Namban ladies make the podium at Katsunuma

It was a successful day last Sunday, October 25th, at the Katsunuma Budou kyo Marathon in scenic Yamanashi-ken with two strong efforts by Nambanners Rei Onodera and Chika Kanai. Rei-san held on bravely for second place in a great time of 1:29:36 in the half marathon after leading until the 12km mark. Chika-san also made the podium in the 10km race after taking 6th place with a time of 44:48. Both ladies were very pleased to win 4kg boxes of grapes and bottles of wine, along with large medals.