Fujitsu won the championship for the first time in two years, and Kazuya Shiojiri (23), the representative of the men’s 3000m hurdle at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics (Olympics), was a quick race in the section prize in the seventh room (12.6 km) from the anchor. ..

The championship battle is a one-on-one battle. I received a tasuki while being chased by GMO Kurata for 3 seconds. He continued running in parallel, but with a light pace, he moved away from the middle stage. Kurata’s appearance gradually became smaller. The time is 35 minutes 53 seconds. I cut the winning tape 26 seconds apart.

“I’m glad I was able to work as an anchor.” Although he won the right to represent the World Championship (Doha) last fall due to a 3,000-meter men’s hurdle, he injured his right knee and was forced to miss. Last year’s Eastern Japan Business Group Ekiden opposition was not a member, and the team lost the ticket to All Japan Business Group’s Ekiden Opposition the day before. I was relieved that I couldn’t become a force and felt that they bothered me.

The right knee had been operated. It was this summer that I got back on the run. Before the Japan (Osaka) Championships on December 4, when he participated in the men’s 3000m hurdle, the result was a perfect impression.

If the Japanese championship wins with a time less than the standard participation record of 8 minutes 22:00, it will be decided to represent the Tokyo Olympics. The biggest rival is Ryuji Miura (first year) from Jundai, his alma mater. In July, it clocked 8 minutes 19 seconds 37, the second highest in Japan. He showed his full potential in road racing, breaking Japan’s highest half-marathon record in the Hakone Ekiden qualifying session in October and the section record for the first district at All Japan Ekiden University on 1 of this month for 18 seconds.

Shiojiri, who had a personal best of 8 minutes 27 seconds 25, said: “I will challenge myself as a challenger. He knew before entering college that he set a high school record. Currently, they are rivals who race in the same event. I don’t care if they are juniors or younger. I lost the best time, but I hope I can win the Japanese championship. “