by Brett Larner photos by @t_tsuki Less than 24 hours after world record-setting 10000 m depth in Hachioji , another record fell at the 40th anniversary Kumamoto Kosa 10-Miler . Expectations were high that the talented Kenta Murayama (Team Asahi Kasei) would follow up on his twin brother Kota's 10000 m national record in Hachioji by breaking the 45:40 Japanese 10 mile national record set back in 1984, almost a decade before the Murayamas were born. Murayama came out swinging, running side-by-side with defending champion Jeremiah Thuku Karemi (Team Toyota Kyushu) through a 2:47 opening km, 44:47 pace. Karemi pushed on but Murayama soon let go and dropped back behind another Kenyan, Charles Ndungu (Team Komori Corp.), picking up company from teammate Kenjiro Mogi . Running alone Karemi couldn't sustain his course record pace but had no trouble taking a second-straight win. His time of 45:19 was 32 seconds better than last year and the seventh-best winning ti...
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