Upon his return to Japan from the United States, Kawauchi said one year from now he will become a full-time marathon runner instead of working for the Saitama Prefectural Government, his current employer who bars him from accepting sponsorships or appearance fees.
“The No. 1 reason is that I want to compete at the global level”. Kawauchi works 40 hours a week and trains in his downtime, paying his own way instead of competing for a corporate team.
After years of juggling duties and struggling to make ends meet, Kawauchi said he saw the $150,000 prize money he received for winning the Boston Marathon — his first major title — as an opportunity to commit fully to the marathon.
Nell’articolo originale non trovo tutti i numeri indicati da Orlando e nemmeno tanti commenti, anzi uno solo, che coglie appieno l’impresa del fenomeno Kawauchi (stessa maglia da 3 anni?).
No amateur is ever supposed to beat dozens of professionals in any sport, and not only did he win, he obliterated the field which included Olympic medalists and many very famous runners.
I don’t think the sports world has any perspective on how impressive of a feat this is. This is like a club level soccer/football team beating FC Barcelona on a muddy field. Simply amazing.
Vediamo se Yuki Kawauchi raggiunge Yuta Shitara – anche nei bonus – quando non avrà più il problema di prendersi le ferie per gareggiare: c’è speranza anche per i nostri.
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