all photos by Brett Larner Two women from the Yamada Denki women's ekiden team, 2:28 marathoner Ayumi Nakayama and 1:10 half marathoner Maki Suzawa , will be running next month's Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Yamada Denki head coach Katsuaki Isobata invited JRN to attend Yamada Denki's altitude training camp in Sugadaira, Nagano the last weekend of August to watch some of Nakayama and Suzawa's training. Below are some photos of the weekend, primarily of a 30 km tempo run Nakayama did with accompaniment from several teammates. Click photos to enlarge. The start point of Sugadaira's main road loop, a course of about 6.5 km in length at 1300 m elevation. Nakayama, left, in singlet, on the first loop of her 30 km run paced by teammates Megumi Kanetomo and Aoi Miyaji . Coach Isobata follows in a car shouting out instructions and pace. Nakayama is wearing pink Mimura brand shoes custom-made by master craftsman Hitoshi Mimura . Miyaji takes a turn leading near the end o...
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