Boulder Wave Athletes Featured in Japan's "Gekkan Rikujyo" Magazine
Cover Shot for Tokyo Winner Yoshimi Ozaki; Five-Page Profile Article on Constantina Dita and Coach Valeriu Tomescu
December 30, 2008

The January 2009 issue of Japan's top track and field magazine, Gekkan Rikujyo Kyogi, is chock full of articles and photographs of Boulder Wave athletes. Recent Tokyo International Ladies Marathon champion Yoshimi Ozaki graces the cover breaking the tape in Tokyo, with the headline, "Ozaki is the New Queen at the Final Tokyo." Inside, a three-page article covers Ozaki's Tokyo race and her development as an athlete under the guidance of coach Sachiko Yamashita.

Olympic marathon gold medalist Constantina Dita is also featured in the issue, with a five page article entitled, "The 38 Year Old Super-Mom Who Ruled the Beijing Olympics." Writer Ayako Oikawa spent several days last autumn visiting Dita, and writes at length on the Olympic champ's training, home life, a and the keys to her long career. Coach Valeriu Tomescu also discusses Dita's development as an athlete and the key components of her training.

The issue also features photo stories on Yuriko Kobayashi Race MVP performance in sparking Japan to the team title at November's Chiba International Ekiden and Satoshi Irifune's 2nd-place finish at Fukuoka earlier this month.

Click here for the Gekkan Rikujyo Kyogi website