Ironman Japan in Lake Biwa

The 1997 Ironman Japan in Lake Biwa
Bike 180.2Km - Run 42.2Km (Swim was canceled by the influence of Typhoon!!! )

Men:
 Plc  Name                        Total      Bike      Run 
  1. Peter Kropko        (HUN)   7:47:18    5:02:18   2:45:00
  2. Michael McCormack   (USA)   7:48:26    4:44:32   3:03:54
  3. Yoshinori Tamura    (JPN)   7:57:28    5:02:39   2:54:49
  4. Tibor Lehmann       (HUN)   7:58:29    5:04:40   2:53:49
  5. Osamu Sakai         (JPN)   8:07:53    5:11:45   2:56:08
  6. Shingo Tani         (JPN)   8:10:50    5:16:59   2:53:51
  7. Jason Shortis       (AUS)   8:11:30    5:03:07   3:08:23
  8. Yuji Fujiwara       (JPN)   8:13:29    5:20:06   2:53:23
  9. Shinichi Ide        (JPN)   8:14:25    5:18:31   2:55:54
 10. Mitsuhiro Yamamoto  (JPN)   8:20:28    5:12:56   3:07:32
 11. Kaoru Matsuda       (JPN)   8:22:56    5:07:07   3:15:49
 12. Shinzo Tsuji        (JPN)   8:26:02    5:16:54   3:09:08
 13. Norimitsu Shiromoto (JPN)   8:26:31    5:18:39   3:07:52
 14. Makoto Komatsuzaki  (JPN)   8:27:15    5:15:11   3:12:04
 15. Benjamin Weule      (AUS)   8:29:10    5:14:43   3:14:27
 16. Teruyuki Suzuki     (JPN)   8:29:35    5:26:55   3:02:40
 17. Kevin Cutjar        (CAN)   8:30:18    5:19:12   3:11:06
 18. Toshihiko Terasaki  (JPN)   8:30:24    5:26:37   3:03:47
 19. Masahiro Onozawa    (JPN)   8:32:03    5:21:51   3:10:12
 20. Yukihito Kobayashi  (JPN)   8:32:48    5:27:07   3:05:41

Women:
 Plc  Name                        Total      Bike      Run 
  1. Heather Fuhr        (CAN)   8:45:51    5:34:41   3:11:10
  2. Marci Aitken        (CAN)   9:28:19    5:45:18   3:43:01
  3. Ayako Suzuki        (JPN)   9:33:17    6:08:25   3:24:52
  4. Sher Fraser         (CAN)   9:39:06    5:39:38   3:59:28
  5. Yoko Hori           (JPN)   9:39:20    5:55:29   3:43:51
  6. Kiriyo Suzuki       (JPN)   9:48:34    5:51:34   3:57:00


Race impression (Japanese)

Nobuyasu Narashima(nara@airnet.ne.jp)