Namban ladies tough it out in final Tokyo International Women’s Marathon

The last ever Tokyo International Women’s Marathon was run on Sunday November the 16th, 2008. TIWM was the very first women’s only marathon in the world and it has produced many memorable moments such as the glory and despair of Q-chan (Japan’s marathon darling, Naoko Takahashi) and Mizuki Noguchi’s record breaking victory in 2007.  While the pointy end of the race was a fascinating duel won by Yoshimi Ozaki, Namban Rengo had eight of our fairest representatives having their own battles with this challenging race that features a 3 hour 35 minute cutoff time.