- Teferi Becomes Fukuoka Marathon's First Israeli Winner, Brett Robinson Breaks Rob De Castella's Aussie NR Teferi won in 2:06:43 while Robinson finished 4th in 2:07:31 to break the Aussie record by 20 seconds. 40-year-old two-time world champ Abel Kirui was 5th (2:07:38).
*MB: Both Australian marathon records smashed on the same day. Brett Robinson 2:07:31 and Sinead Diver 2:21:34
- Benard Koech Breaks Halie Gebrselassie's 10 Mile World Best At The Kumamoto Kosa 10-Mile Road Race Koech ran 44:04 (4:24 pace) to break Gebrselassie's 17-year-old record in a very deep race that saw 100 runner sub-49:30.
- 16-Year-Old Lucy Nduta 8:59.03, 20-Year-Old Reishi Yoshida Joins Sub-28 Club at Nittai University Time Trials Nduta won her race while Yoshida finished 3rd in 27:58.60 in the race won by Shoya Kawase (27:55.97).
- Yuki Nakamura (2:08:29) And Momoko Watanabe (2:32:05) Win Hofu Yomiuri Marathon