Yokohama International Women's Ekiden Explained

The Yokohama International Women's Ekiden held in Yokohama, Japan, was one of the prominent ekiden races of the year. It was held annually from 1983 to 2009, and was discontinued because of the replacement of the Tokyo Women's Marathon by the Yokohama Women's Marathon.^[1]

The traditional Ekiden relay consists of two laps of ten kilometers, three of five kilometers and one of 7.195 meters, the total adds up to a traditional marathon.

Winners

Year	Country	Time
1983
1984
1985		2.18.27
1986		2.16.42
1987		2.16.49,
1988		2.15,41
1989		2.18.33.
1990
1991		2.16.23
1992		2.16.41
1993
1994
1995		2.17.31
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000		2.15.14
2001
2002
2003		2.15.10
2004
2005		2:13:40^[2]
2006		2:13:55^[3]
2007		2:14:48^[4]
2008		2:14:47
2009		2:15:05^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Nakamura . Ken . JPN wins the final edition of the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden . In the News . Road Race Management . February 2009. 2010-01-12 .
Web site: Japan wins Yokohama ekiden. The Japan Times. 28 February 2005 .
Web site: Russia wins Yokohama International Women's Ekiden; U.S. women finish 13th . Cool Running . The Active Network . February 2006. 2010-01-12 .
Web site: Nakamura . Ken . Onishi, Akihiro . Ethiopia dethrones Russia at Yokohama Women's Ekiden . News Centre . IAAF . 24 February 2008 . 2010-01-12 .
Web site: Yokohama International Women's Ekiden Final . Results . NTV . 22 February 2009 . 2010-01-12 .