Jake Robertson has enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2018, including personal bests over 10k, half marathon and a New Zealand record-breaking marathon debut.

The Kiwi’s marathon performance of 2:08:26 in Otsu, Japan saw him smash the 34 year-old national record held by Rod Dixon.

Robertson, who has been based in Kenya since 2007, followed it up by equalling the Pacific Ocean island’s 10k road best with a superb 27:28 clocking in New Orleans, before breaking his brother’s 10,000m national best, running 27:30.90 at the Commonwealth Games.

Finally, he ran under 60 minutes for the first time at the Great North Run, where he crossed the line in 59:57, finishing second to Mo Farah.

Fast Running spoke to Robertson about his training approach, strength and conditioning, and his favourite session.

Fast Running: Big picture, what is your approach to training?

Jake Robertson: My training approach is all about putting in the hard work consistently, while also being careful not to do one or many workouts where you push over the limit.

To quote Bruce Lee, “long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity”.

FR: Could you tell us a bit about your training set-up, the role of strength and conditioning in your program and your training group?

JR: I’m self-coached now, and strength and conditioning plays a major role in my program and prehab. Basically if I don’t do it my injury will come back.

I have to activate every morning early in the gym before I can go out to train.

Training in a group is a major reason I’m able to hit times in the toughest sessions. Without helping each other we would not be able to train at the same level or feel as comfortable doing the workouts.

Our training crew have a great team spirit and always have a laugh. Many stories but none I can think of that are suitable for the public.

FR: On specific training sessions, what is your favourite and least favourite, and what distance is your longest run?

JR: A favourite would something we call a continuous session, something like 5-6 x 4km @ race pace, 1km moderate recovery @ 3.40-3.30km

Sometimes I struggle on days I still haven’t recovered from the day prior, but I don’t have a dislike to any particular session.

40km is the longest run we do.

Photo: Kevin Morris/Beach to Beacon 10k

FR: Is there a particular session you like to do in the build-up to an event that helps feel in race shape?

JR: I usually know if I’m in shape coming up to an event by the series of training upon weeks and weeks.

I don’t need to prove I’m in shape to gain confidence just before a race to gain confidence, that would only waste energy.

FR: Is your training different compared to your brother Zane’s training?

JR: We both know most of the same methods, but if we’re not training in the same group then it differs.

FR: Competing in marathons is now your main goal, but does your training differ at all in the build-up to a 10k race or half marathon?

JR: These days the pace of training for a marathon is approaching the half / 10km.

Mainly the marathon is usually the target so I personally don’t change too much and just use the other races as a hard training or preparation for the main goal.

FR: What is your diet and nutrition like?

JR: I take my diet very seriously. I don’t eat fibrous foods the night before hard sessions and eat healthy all other days.

Sometimes I get a craving for pizza or something and I’ll hit that after a hard workout as a reward or cheat day. It’s only healthy like that.

FR: Does performance data play a part in your program? Do you analyse your workouts?

I tend to analyse my feeling afterwards rather than data.

If you’re in touch with your body and are mature enough to listen to it, then consistency happens.

FR: Who have been the most influential people in your running career so far?

JR: The most influential people for me have been Eliud Kipchoge, Patrick Sang & Shaheen.

Eliud helped me to believe in myself, and while I was training with him for some years, Patrick Sang really helped me to understand some major points about training and that’s why I’m able to be self-coached today.

Shaheen paid rent for us, bought food and while staying with him I got to see how serious you have to be to make it in this sport.

FR: How has training been going ahead of your second marathon in Toronto (October 2018)?

JR: After my vacation in New Zealand training back in Kenya has been very positive.

I’ve gathered the same shape, if not better, than I was in before.

RELATED: Jake Robertson is finally enjoying the fruits of his labour

Are you a fan of Fast Running? Then please support us and become a patreon. For as little as the price of a monthly magazine you can support Fast Running – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.

The post How I train: Jake Robertson appeared first on Fast Running.

In 2007, Jake Robertson and his twin brother Zane decided they wanted to best in their sport and headed to the home of distance running in Iten, Kenya. It was a dream the two teenagers shared, and a serious one at that, not an audacious pipe dream beyond their reach.

Their trip didn’t really have a well-crafted plan or a return date for that matter, the only intention was to live and train in Rift Valley, 2400m above sea level, ahead of the 2007 World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, Kenya.

Fast forward 11 years and both brothers are still on the African continent enjoying happy lives alongside their running ambitions. This is now home, far away from the island in the Pacific Ocean where they were born and grew up.

However, it hasn’t all been plain sailing, far from it. Most in their shoes would have been on the first plane back to safe surrounds if they encountered the same challenges, including having their possessions stolen and a battle with a life-threatening illness.

But the Robertsons persevered with grit and determination and stayed on the journey, with all its up and downs, focused on their goal of reaching the top of the distance running world.

Zane went on to win bronze in the 5000m at the Commonwealth Games in 2014. He was the first of the brothers that everyone really took notice of, and between 2015 and 2016 he set national records in the 10,000m, 10k, 15k, 20k and the half marathon.

During Zane’s golden period, Jake spent most of the time injured, and while delighted for his brother, he was frustratingly unable to make his own mark.

Finally, after getting to the bottom of his injury woes, the fast times soon materialised, and this year has well and truly been the breakthrough period Jake has yearned for.

It began with victory at the renowned Houston Half Marathon, which was followed by a stellar marathon debut in Japan, where he clocked 2:08:26 to break the 34 year-old New Zealand record.

Weeks later he clocked 27:28 over 10k in New Orleans to equal the NZ record held by his brother. Who could have predicted that? Twins jointly holding the national record!

The 28 year-old wasn’t done with the record-breaking performances, and at the Commonwealth Games in April, he broke his brother’s 10,000m national best, running 27:30.90. Following a short break, he returned to racing and won the Beach to Beacon 10k in August, a classic road race organised by American great Joan Benoit Samuelson, the winner of the first-ever Olympic women’s marathon.

September saw a return to the Great North Run, where he finished second to Mo Farah in a new half marathon PB of 59:57. He now has eyes on his second tussle with 26.2 miles at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in October.

Fast Running chatted with the distance running titan to find out more about his journey from New Zealand to Kenya, his marathon debut, and holding a joint national record with his twin brother.

Fast Running: Firstly, congratulations on breaking the New Zealand marathon record, on your debut over the distance no less. Could you talk us through the race?

Jake Robertson: I felt that I got confused about my main goal, and that was to win the Lake Biwa Marathon [Robertson finished third, just 30 seconds behind the winner].

After 30km when the pacemakers dropped out, I began hitting the front to keep the pace on for a fast time, but each time I ducked behind, it slowed by about 12 seconds per km.

I became frustrated and felt I couldn’t go with the move at 37.9km, although I still ran my fastest km of the race.

I knew how I was feeling and kept coming strongly, but the other two on that day were just more patient.

At the end of the race I knew I could have run faster. My training had suggested around 2:05 was possible, but so many little things can change the outcome of a marathon. On that day it was 20 degrees in the sun.

FR: The running world was eagerly watching to see what you could do in the marathon. Did you feel any pressure going into the race?

JR: I only felt the excitement. I always change any pressure or nervousness into that.

FR: How was breaking Rod Dixon’s 34 year-old national record received in New Zealand?

JR: New Zealand doesn’t really publicise the sport, so there wasn’t really a mention.

However, among the athletes and fans they really showed some love and respect.

FR: At the start of 2018 you ran 60:01 at the Houston Half Marathon to equal your PB. Were you disappointed not to break the 60-minute mark?

JR: I was focused on the main goal in Houston and that was to win, that’s why I was so overwhelmed by emotion afterwards.

I know when the time’s right and if the weather is perfect then I might even run 58 minutes for the half.

Photo: Houston Half Marathon

FR: At the end of March, weeks after your marathon debut, you equalled your brother’s national 10k record of 27:28 to win the Crescent City Classic in New Orleans. That must have felt special?

JR: It really was a special moment and not only because of equalling my brother’s time, but also because I defended my CCC10k title after my marathon debut. Nobody thought I could do that, except myself and my training crew.

FR: Do you wish you had been just slightly quicker or is the joint record with your brother something special and enough for now?

JR: We both found it funny and instantly started talking about a race that we could both gun for in the future.

FR: You spent two years, in 2015 and 2016, mostly injured. How tough of a time was that?

JR: Injuries are always frustrating but two consecutive years getting the same calf problem just before or at a race was devastating.

Myself and the many physios I saw, could never work out what the problem was, and I was left wondering if I would ever compete again.

Finally I got the right diagnosis, thanks to Dr. Webbourn. It was actually a back issue! Which made sense! So I got to work on the rehabilitation and it’s never come back.

FR: Going back to your early years, before you moved to Kenya, could you tell us a bit about your childhood?

JR: I had a very healthy upbringing by my parents and while they worked I had the same healthy lifestyle on the farm with my grandparents.

I was bullied most of my childhood along with Zane, so we used to hangout together watching each other’s backs. I was very good at any sport I attempted, but running came naturally to both of us. We would always be first or second throughout our school years.

By high school everyone had started proper training and I didn’t even know what that meant in running.

I got to the High School Island Championship in 2004 and got beaten, I despised that feeling and decided then that I wanted to be the best in the world and started to actually train. The next year, aged only 15, I made the New Zealand team for the World under-18 Championships.

FR: Why did you and Zane decide to move to Kenya? Whose idea was it?

JR: In 2006, I was selected for the World Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, and this was where I met all the Kenyan athletes, including Augustine Choge, Benjamin Limo and possibly most importantly met Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar (formally Stephen Cherono of Kenya).

I was very interested in how they trained and where. They trained in the highlands of the Rift Valley and I asked them if it would be okay for me to train with them before the next World Cross Country Championships due to be held in Mombasa, Kenya. This is when I made the plan.

Zane had the same intentions as me and wanted to make it as a professional athlete. So when I told him about the plans, he had my back when no one else did.

FR: What was your training and living arrangements like in those early days?

JR: At the start, we were staying in a bad camp and had almost everything stolen little by little, until I met Shaheen in the streets of Eldoret.

He took us out to dinner, heard our situation and said: “Tomorrow I’m finding you a place to stay at my camp, don’t worry.”

We moved into a 12 by 12 ft single room right beside him and he paid the rent. We had a small foam mattress on the floor, a sleeping bag each, and a rope to hang out clothes across the middle of the room.

FR: Was there a low point when you regretted the move? And now a decade later has there been a particular high where you can say ‘this has all been worth it’?

JR: Even when I had malaria along with another illness at the same time and thought I could die, I didn’t think it was a mistake, because I’d really given my all to the dream of being the best professional athlete I could be.

When I set out to try and achieve what I wanted, I was aware of the challenges that there could be.

When I won Houston Half Marathon in 2018 against the most stacked field ever assembled on American soil, then I felt 11 years of pain had all been worth it. The celebration when I crossed the line showed that.

FR: How would you compare where you live in Kenya to a typical ‘western’ set-up?

JR: I live on about half an acre of land in a small but nice house. It has everything I need while I’m training.

I focus only on the positives of this place. Whenever I think of what’s easy and nice in other countries, I remember what I’m doing here and that’s to train hard at high altitude with a group of world-class athletes in an incredibly beautiful landscape.

Also, the best thing about my move to Kenya is that I’ve found myself. I’ve got what I was looking for, and that’s more than just being a professional athlete. I’ve got a life. I’ve met my loving wife and I’m on an upward swing towards my athletic goals.

FR: You memorably proposed to Magdalyne Masai at the Great North Run in 2017. How did you meet?

JR: Magz and I met while I was training with her brothers in late 2010. In May 2011 we started dating.

We both had the same interests, same humour, understood each other and just clicked. She stands by me and understands the sacrifices I have to make to be the best I can.

FR: Now, Zane and yourself live and train separately. What is your relationship like today?

JR: We both have our own lives as we always did, even when we lived together. We are still close and the space away from each other makes the time when we do meet up only better.

Zane and I are burnt together forever because we survived together.

FR: Who have been the most influential people in your running career so far?

JR: The most influential people for me have been Eliud Kipchoge, Patrick Sang & Shaheen.

Eliud helped me to believe in myself, and while I was training with him for some years, Patrick Sang really helped me to understand some major points about training and that’s why I’m able to be self coached today.

Shaheen paid rent for us, bought food and while staying with him I got to see how serious you have to be to make it in this sport.

FR: Finally, how would you sum up your journey and experiences over the last decade?

JR: Never regret an experience – plain and simple. Why would I doubt the 11 year journey I’ve been on now?

When I look back, I see everything as a positive, and it’s made me who I am today. I’m a happily married man who is known as a beast or monster when it comes to my profession.

RELATED: How I train: Jake Robertson

Are you a fan of Fast Running? Then please support us and become a patreon. For as little as the price of a monthly magazine you can support Fast Running – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.

The post Jake Robertson is finally enjoying the fruits of his labour appeared first on Fast Running.

Mo Farah will be looking to make it five wins in a row when he returns to Tyneside for the Simplyhealth Great North Run on Sunday (September 9), but it will not be a foregone conclusion as his competition includes Jake Robertson, Daniel Wanjiru and Stanley Biwott.

The ten-time Olympic and world champion became the first runner to win four consecutive times when he beat Jake Robertson on the iconic 13.1 mile course last year – and victory on Sunday will put him clear at the top of the roll of honour in the event’s history.

As revealed on Fast Running last Friday (August 31), New Zealander Robertson will return to line up against Farah once again on Sunday.

The 28-year-old has been in stellar form in 2018, including a New Zealand record-breaking marathon debut in Japan, followed by a superb 10k performance in New Orleans that equalled his twin brother’s national record.

Robertson came within a whisker of beating Farah a year ago, with the British 35-year-old having to produce one of his trademark sprint finishes to come home six seconds ahead of his suitor on the South Shields coast.

Daniel Wanjiru, who won the London Marathon in 2017, will take on Farah and Robertson on Tyneside, while 2012 New York Marathon winner Stanley Biwott has also been added to the field.

Commonwealth marathon champion Mike Shelley will make his debut at the world’s biggest half marathon on Sunday, while British interest will come in the shape of Andy Vernon, Jonny Mellor and Mohamud Aadan.

RELATED: Mo Farah clinches fourth Great North Run win

Men’s elite field (Subject to change)

1) Mo Farah
2) Daniel Wanjiru
3) Stanley Biwott
4) Jake Robertson
5) Mike Shelley
6) Naoya Takahashi
7) Hiroyuki Yamamoto
8) Scott Fauble
9) Scott Smith
10) Ryan Vail
11) Bashir Abdi
12) Mohamud Aadan
13) Pat Tiernan
14) Brett Robinson
15) Mohamed Ali
16) Andy Vernon
17) Jonny Mellor
18) Richard Weir
19) Ross Skelton
20) Dominic Shaw
21) Ryan Burling
22) Chris Sloane
23) Abdishakur Abdulle
24) Liam Rabjohn
25) Stuart Robinson
26) Luuk Metselaar
27) Michael Cayton
28) Martin Hoare
29) Chris Oddy
30) Nick McCormick
31) Karl Darcy
32) Tom Charlton
33) Gary Foster
34) Michael Coltherd
35) Jack Gray
36) Mark Long
37) Dan Kestrel
38) Sephen Blake
39) Rob Danson
40) Steven Bayton
41) Chris Madden

Are you a fan of Fast Running? Then please support us and become a patreon. For as little as the price of a monthly magazine you can support Fast Running – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.

The post Great North Run men’s elite field announced appeared first on Fast Running.

Jake Robertson and Mo Farah will renew their rivalry at the Great North Run on Sunday, September 9.

In last year’s race, the New Zealander led Great Britain’s Farah into the final 400m before the four-time Olympic champion outsprinted his challenger with a trademark kick to take the win in 60:06, six seconds clear.

Robertson also memorably proposed to his girlfriend Magdalyne Masai at the end of the half marathon.

Farah, who previously announced his return to Tyneside, is bidding to become the first runner to win five consecutive titles.

Since last year’s race, Robertson has taken the roads by storm winning the renowned Houston Half Marathon in a personal best equalling time of 60:01, before he made his marathon debut in Japan, where he broke the New Zealand record clocking 2:08:26.

The 28 year-old followed that performance with another PB at the Crescent City Classic 10k in New Orleans at the end of March. His winning time of 27:28 amazingly equalled the New Zealand record held by his twin brother, Zane.

Farah has also made history this year, and broke the long-standing British marathon record with a superb 2:06:21 performance at the London Marathon in April.

The duo will hope for impressive outings at the Great North Run before taking on Autumn marathons. Farah heads to Chicago where he will face defending champion Galen Rupp amongst others, and Robertson races for the second time over 26.2 miles in Toronto.

RELATED: Jake Robertson breaks New Zealand marathon record on debut

RELATED: Mo Farah clinches fourth Great North Run win

Are you a fan of Fast Running? Then please support us and become a patreon. For as little as the price of a monthly magazine you can support Fast Running – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.

The post Jake Robertson and Mo Farah to battle at Great North Run appeared first on Fast Running.

Jake Robertson was just nine seconds off his personal best as he claimed victory at the 21st edition of the Beach to Beacon 10k road race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine on Saturday (August 4).

The race was founded by American great Joan Benoit Samuelson, a native of Cape Elizabeth, who won the first-ever women’s marathon at the 1984 Olympics.

Robertson, who earlier this year broke the New Zealander marathon record on his debut over 26.2 miles, took the win at the popular US road race in 27:37, finishing 50 seconds ahead of Stephen Sambu of Kenya.

The 28 year-old memorably clocked 27:28 at the Crescent City Classic 10k in late March to equal the New Zealand record held by his twin brother Zane Robertson.

American Ben True completed the men’s podium in 28:29, while Shadrack Kipchirchir finished fourth.

Callum Hawkins continued on the road of putting the Commonwealth Games marathon behind him with a strong performance to finish seventh in 29:16. It was the 26 year-old’s second race since Gold Coast 2018, with his only other outing a 31:27 run at the London 10,000 in May.

A solid 29.16 and 7th overall for Callum Hawkins (@callhawk) at the @Beach2Beacon10K in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, this morning. #tdb2b10k #usa #NewBalance

— Moyo Sports (@Moyo_Sports) August 4, 2018

Fellow British athlete Ross Millington made a welcome return to racing to finish ninth in 29:32. It was the Stockport and Team New Balance Manchester runner’s first race since March after injury setbacks.

Kenya’s Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei won the women’s race in 31:21. The 20 year-old finished five seconds ahead of Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia (31:26).

American 10,000m record holder Molly Huddle clocked 31:31 to complete the top three women in Maine.

RELATED: Jake Robertson equals twin brother’s New Zealand 10k record

Are you a fan of Fast Running? Then please support us and become a patreon. For as little as the price of a monthly magazine you can support Fast Running – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.

The post Jake Robertson wins 2018 Beach to Beacon 10k appeared first on Fast Running.

Robertson, a 5000m bronze medalist at Glasgow 2014, has pulled out after failing to adequately recover from a groin injury picked up earlier in the year.

The Kenyan-based Kiwi missed several weeks of training at a key stage of his preparation, and while he has been training since then, he has been unable to make up the time lost.

“I’ve been talking to Zane daily for the last couple of weeks and he really wanted to run on the Gold Coast and put up a performance he could be proud of, but he has not been able to put in the solid track sessions he needs,” said Scott Goodman, Athletics New Zealand High-Performance Director. “Zane has very high standards and he didn’t want to come and put in a below-par race or be forced to withdraw during the race.”

The 28-year-old had been selected for both the 10,000m, in which he holds the New Zealand record, and the marathon.

While it would not have been possible to compete in both, he would have competed in one or the other, with many expecting it to be the marathon, where he would have faced Scotland’s Callum Hawkins amongst others.

Hawkins, who finished fourth in the marathon at the World Championships, has high hopes of winning a first major medal over 26.2 miles.

Determined to do his utmost to acclimatise to the warm conditions, the Scottish half marathon record holder travelled to Australia ahead of his fellow home nations athletes, and come April 15, with one less challenger, has every chance of a podium spot.

Robertson’s twin brother Jake is still set to compete in the 10,000m after equalling his brother’s national 10k road record last Saturday (March 31) at the Crescent City Classic 10k in New Orleans.

The post Zane Robertson pulls out of Commonwealth Games appeared first on Fast Running.

Robertson returned to the US city, where he won and PB’d last year hoping to go even faster, and did just that, taking the win in a lightning fast 27:28, which slices 27 seconds off his previous best.

It was a 48-second win for the 28-year-old ahead of Kenya’s John Muritu and equals Zane’s national record that was set last year in Berlin.

From gun to tape equalized my twin bro @runninelvis national 10k record today: 27.28 @CCC10k in Crescent City, New Orleans. #twins #runningfamily #StriveForGreatness

— Jake Robertson (@Jakehtbz) March 31, 2018

It has been a fantastic month for Robertson, who broke the New Zealand marathon record on his debut over the distance clocking 2:08:26 at Lake Biwa Marathon in Japan on March 4.

The previous best of 2:08:59 set by Rod Dixon had stood for 34 years.

Zane is also the national 10,000m and half marathon record holder with 59:47, while Jake has clocked 60:01 for 13.1 miles on two occasions.

The brothers who famously uprooted from uprooted from their home as teenagers and moved to of Iten, Kenya, are set to compete at the Commonwealth Games, with Jake competing in the 10,000m on April 13, and Zane the marathon on April 14.

Wow what a feeling! Winning for the second year straight & equalling my twin brothers national record 27.28 today at the @ccc10k #runningfamily #striveforgreatness . . . . . . . . #twoyearsinarow #ccc10k #champion #mambamentality #NewOrleans #twin #bros #allthewayup #hardworkpaysoff #ontherise #greatday #positivevibes #motivated #healthylifestyle #rightframeofmind #fitness #fitspiration #fitspo #twins #running #runnersspace #cardio #runningcommunity #runningterritory #runnersworld #whynot #2018 #goingforgold

A post shared by Jake Robertson (@jake_robertson_htbz) on Mar 31, 2018 at 3:17pm PDT

Top men’s results

Jake Robertson, New Zealand, 27:28
John Muritu, Kenya, 28:14
Edwin Soi, Kenya, 28:18
Reid Buchanan, USA, 28:56
Isiah Koech, Kenya, 29:07
Kevin Castille, USA, 29:15,
Bernard Lagat, USA, 30;23,
Donn Cabral, USA, 30:29

Top women’s results

Monicah Ngige, Kenya, 32:05
Iveen Chepekemoi, Kenya, 32:27
Hiwot Ayalew, Ethiopia, 32:31
Magdalyne Masai, Kenya, 33:05
Sarah Pagano, USA, 33:06

The post Jake Robertson equals twin brother’s New Zealand 10k record appeared first on Fast Running.

New Zealander Robertson crossed the line in third to finish in just over 2:08 with Japan-based Kenyan Macharia Ndirangu winning the IAAF Gold Label road race in 2:07:53.

It’s been a long time coming with Rod Dixon’s previous New Zealand record of 2:08:59 standing for 34 years.

With temperatures hot and as a strong international line-up and also plenty of domestic Japanese talent on show Robertson should take credit with his first venture over the historic distance.

The 28-year-old is well known in the distance running world as one of Robertson twins, Jake and Zane that uprooted from their home as teenagers and moved to lofty heights of Iten, Kenya to live and train with a dream to become the best runners they can possibly be.

Ten years on, the hard work paid off and Robertson has recorded a 60:01 half marathon personal best at the Lisbon Half Marathon in 2017, before winning the renowned Houston Half Marathon in the exact same time earlier this year. While brother Zane holds the New Zealand record over the half marathon and 10,000m.

Plans were in place to run the Fukuoka Marathon last year, but he had to withdraw just weeks before the race.

Thankfully Robertson made the start line this time in Japan and now marathon fans have some data beyond 13.1 miles to study.

The race

Robertson was in the lead pack, often at the front, until very late in the race. With about 5km to run the lead two of Ndirangu and Albert Korir put an effort in to leave the Kiwi behind.

Ndirangu’s lead was unassailable but it looked possible that Robertson might catch Korir in the final stretch, but the 2017 Vienna marathon winner held on for a 2:08:16 finish.

Robertson’s splits

5k: 15:18
10k: 30:22
15k: 45:26
20k: 60:38
Half: 63:57
25k: 75:41
30k: 1:30:50
35k: 1:46:16
40k: 2:01:34
Finish: 2:08:26

The battle of the twins

Robertson wasn’t the only elite distance running twin in the event, with Keita Shitara, brother of Yuta Shitara, the new  Japanese record holder, looking for a PB and Kenta Murayama, brother of Japanese international Kota Murayama in there too.

The post Jake Robertson breaks New Zealand marathon record on debut appeared first on Fast Running.