What u talk wrote:
Lol. Is Jake not committed to full marathoning now? He was training for one in the fall and he has one coming up in 5-6 weeks.
He is not doing a fast one-Lake Biwa but we'll see what happens if he does something like Amsterdam or Berlin in the fall.
Lake Biwa isn't a fast marathon?
winning times in the entire race history
2017 2:09
2016 2:09
2015 2:09
2014 2:09
2013 2:08
2012 2:07
2011 2:06
2010 2:09
2009 2:10
2008 2:08
2007 2:10
I'd say it's pretty much the perfect race for an elite white dude to come to. Less pressure than a major, good course, no bad press if you blow up, and you have a chance at winning if you run very well.