> heavy rain, Yuki frontruns entire first 35k with almost suicidal ~14:45 first 5k and ~29:45 first 10k
> gets caught by group, but hangs in
> still stays with the front when it gets serious, one of four to break away
> battles Suguru Osako, Japan's best marathon runner in the last few years, for final (provisional) Paris spot
> narrowly looses out, but still finishes in front of dozens of corporate runners with better PBs and much better speed
Yuki is the best