Feng Peiyou at the Tokyo Marathon has propelled Chinese marathon running into the 2:05 era, finishing as the top Asian — a promising sign for the future. The Tokyo stage still offered many memorable performances. Guan Yousheng (2:11:09) and Lu Ying (2:26:35) also recorded PBs. Former women's world record holder Brigid Kosgei is back, taking a new Tokyo Marathon course record of 2:14:29. The final 100‑metre sprint has become almost routine: from Seville to Tokyo, men's marathons have been decided by fractions of a second, and Taklay successfully defended his title. Japan's national record holder Suguru Osako and former national record holder Kengo Suzuki were the top two Japanese finishers. Since leaving the corporate team, Kengo Suzuki seems to have gradually regained his former form. Sosei Ota and Ryuichi Hashimoto, two well‑known Japanese "pacing pioneers," took very different approaches this time. Ryuichi Hashimoto stuck to his style and went solo when the pacemakers were slow, passing the half in 1:01:29 and holding a 33‑second lead over the chase group, only to be caught at 27 km. Sosei Ota shadowed Suguru Osako closely but lost his way during the surge after 30 km, ultimately finishing in 2:10:07. A full marathon is still very different from the Hakone Ekiden, and he failed to meet his pre‑race goal of qualifying for the MGC. Waseda's Shinsaku Kudo secured an MGC spot in his debut marathon by finishing as Japan's fifth — it seems leaving the Hakone mountains has done him good. Some arrive as others depart: Ai Hosoda finished in 2:23:39 as Japan's top woman, a very dignified final dance. #Tokyo Marathon#Feng Peiyou breaks record#Suguru Osako#Sosei Ota