WITH 18 YEARS OF WORKING with Japanese athletes, corporate sponsors, and media, preceded by six years of living in Tokyo, Boulder Wave president Brendan Reilly has a deep network of Japan connections. We are able to introduce foreign event directors to Japanese media contacts, assist other agents in bringing their athletes to Japanese events, and serve as a resource for non-Japanese media to gain information on Japan. Brendan also provides commentary and writes occasionally on the Japanese scene, such as the January 2008 Running Times feature on Japanese distance running, “Where the Marathon Matters.”
We also worked closely with the Virgin London Marathon office in the immediate aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan to bring a delegation of 15 top athletes and their coaches to the Virgin London Marathon, which stepped up and served as a 2011 IAAF World Championships qualification race for the Japanese women affected by the cancellation of the 2011 Nagoya International Women’s Marathon.
