Winners
- Key: Stage winner
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Ethiopia | New Zealand |
| 1990 | Japan | Romania |
| 1991 | Australia | Kenya |
| 1992 | Australia | Japan |
| 1993 | Morocco | Japan |
| 1994 | Ethiopia | Japan |
| 1995 | Australia | Japan |
| 1996 | South Africa | Japan |
| 1997 | Kenya | Japan |
| 1998 | Japan | Japan |
| 1999 | Japan | Japan |
| 2000 | Japan | Japan |
| 2001 | South Africa | Japan |
| 2002 | Ethiopia | Ethiopia |
| 2003 | Ethiopia | Ethiopia |
| 2004 | Ethiopia | Ethiopia |
| 2005 | Kenya Josephat Ndambiri, Martin Mathathi Daniel Mwangi, Mekubo Mogusu Onesmus Nyerere and John Kariuki |
Kenya Philes Ongori, Evelyn Wambui ?, Catherine Ndereba ?, ? |
| 2006 | Kenya Martin Mathathi, Gideon Ngatuny Josephat Ndambiri, Sammy Korir Mekubo Mogusu, Cyrus Njui |
Kenya Philes Ongori, Evelyne Kemunto Kimwei Sally Kaptich Chepyego, Catherine Ndereba Jane Wanjiku, Lucy Wangui |
| Year | Winner | Time | Athletes (Winning Team Members) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Japan | 2:05:56 | Yuichiro Ueno, Kayoko Fukushi, Kenji Noguchi, Megumi Kinukawa, Kensuke Takezawa, Yukiko Akaba |
| 2008 | Ethiopia | 2:05:27 | Ali Abdosh, Sule Utura, Dejen Gebremeskel, Belaynesh Fekadu, Hunegnaw Mesfin, Tsega Gelaw |
| 2009 | Japan | 2:05:58 | Yuichiro Ueno, Yuriko Kobayashi, Kensuke Takezawa, Yukiko Akaba, Atsushi Sato, Yurika Nakamura |
| 2010 | Japan Collegiate | 2:07:52 | Taku Fujimoto, Risa Takenaka, Yo Yazawa, Kasumi Nishihara, Shota Hiraga, Hanae Tanaka |
| 2011 | Kenya | 2:04:40 | Thomas Longosiwa, Lidia Mathathi, Patrick Mutunga Mwikya, Pauline Kahenya, Edwin Mokua, Pamela Lisoreng |
| First.stage......5.0km........................... | Second.stage......5.0km.women.................... | Third.stage......10.0km.......................... | Fourth.stage......5.0km.women.................... | Fifth.stage......10.0km.......................... | Sixth.stage......7.195km.women....................... | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1. Moses Masai (KEN) - 13:22 2. Yuichiro Ueno (Japan) - 13:29 3. Ed Moran (USA) - 13:32 |
1. Emily Chebet (KEN) - 15:38 2. Kayoko Fukushi (Japan) - 15:34 3. Elena Zadorozhnaya (Russia) - 15:37 |
1. Barnaba Sigei (KEN) - 28:32 2. Evgeny Rybakov (Russia) - 29:00 3. Scott Bauhs (USA) - 28:31 |
1. Catherine Kirui (KEN) - 16:20 2. Megumi Kinukawa (Japan) - 16:03 3. Olesya Syreva (Russia) - 16:38 |
1. Joseph Birech (KEN) - 29:21 2. Kensuke Takezawa (Japan) - 28:49 3. Ryan Sheehan (USA) - 29:31 |
1. Yukiko Akaba (Japan) - 22:39 2. Catherine Ndereba (KEN) - 23:53 3. Lilia Shobukhova (Russia) - 23:15 |
| 2008 | Ali Abdosh (ETH) - 13:34 | Yuriko Kobayashi (Japan) 15:08 - new stage record |
Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) 28:20 - new stage record |
Belaynesh Fikadu (ETH) 15:34 - new stage record |
Hunegnaw Mesfin (ETH) - 28:54 | Maria Konovalova (Russia) - 23:31 |
| 2009 | Craig Mottram (Australia) - 13:23 | Yuriko Kobayashi (Japan) - 15:09 | Kensuke Takezawa (Japan) - 29:07 | Yukiko Akaba (Japan) 15:34 - ties stage record |
Atsushi Sato (Japan) - 28:57 | Hikari Yoshimoto (Japan Univ. Select) - 23:12 |
| 2010 | Yuichiro Ueno (JPN) - 13:23 | Yuriko Kobayashi (JPN) - 15:27 | Titus Mbishei (KEN) - 28:57 | Kasumi Nishihara (JUT) - 16:02 | Tsuyoshi Ugachi (JPN) - 28:51 | Pauline Korikwiang (KEN) - 23:20 |
| 2011 | 1. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) - 13:36 2. Egor Nikolaev (RUS) - 13:38 3. Robert Cheseret (U.S.A.) - 13:38 |
1. Kasumi Nishihara (JPN) - 15:17 2. Risa Takenaka (UNIV) - 15:36 3. Lisa Corrigan (AUS) - 15:48 |
1. Patrick Mutunga Mwikya (KEN) 28:08 -new stage record 2. Evgeny Rybakov (RUS) - 28:42 3. Kensuke Takezawa (JPN) - 28:53 |
1. Yuriko Kobayashi (JPN) - 15:46 2. Hikari Yoshimoto (UNIV) - 15:49 3. Elena Korobkina (RUS) - 16:21 |
1. Edwin Nyandusi Mokua (KEN) 27:43 - new stage record 2. Tetsuya Yoroizaka (JPN) - 28:47 3. Bobby Mack (U.S.A.) - 28:55 |
1. Hitomi Niiya (JPN) 22:36 - new stage record 2. Pamela Chesopich Lisoreng (KEN) - 22:52 3. Emily Brichacek (AUS) - 23:46 |
| First.Place...................... | Second.Place..................... | Third.Place...................... | Fourth.Place..................... | Fifth.Place...................... | Sixth.Place...................... | Seventh.Place.................... | Eight.Place...................... | Ninth.Place...................... | Tenth.Place...................... | Eleventh.Place................... | Twelfth.Place.................... | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Japan - 2:05:56 | Kenya - 2:07:06 | Russia - 2:08:00 | USA - 2:09:05 | Japan University Select - 2:09:22 | Great Britain - 2:10:11 | Australia - 2:11:56 | Chiba Prefecture - 2:11:57 | Romania - 2:12:17 | China - 2:13:59 | Belarus - 2:14:32 | Poland - 2:15:10 |
| 2008 | Ethiopia - 2:05:27 new course record |
Japan - 2:06:39 | Russia - 2:08:04 | Japanese University Select - 2:08:47 | Australia - 2:09:36 | Chiba Prefecture - 2:10:00 | Great Britain - 2:10:12 | U.S.A. - 2:11:54 | Canada - 2:11:56 | China - 2:12:11 | Sweden - 2:12:16 | Brazil - 2:14:15 |
| 2009 | Japan - 2:05:58 | Japanese University Select - 2:07:47 | Kenya - 2:08:34 | Chiba (Japan) Prefecture - 2:09:26 | U.S.A. - 2:09:42 | Russia - 2:11:19 | Australia - 2:11:35 | Canada - 2:12:24 | Italy - 2:13:13 | Romania - 2:14:28 | China - 2:14:47 | Belarus - 2:15:11 |
| 2010 | Japan University Select - 2:07:52 | Kenya - 2:08:06 | Japan - 2:08:12 | Russia - 2:09:35 | U.S.A. - 2:10:54 | Chiba Prefecture - 2:12:56 | Australia - 2:14:07 | Italy - 2:14:55 | Romania - 2:15:02 | Canada - 2:15:13 | Czech Republic - 2:15:23 | Norway - 2:17:01 |
| 2011 | Kenya - 2:04:40 - CR | Japan - 2:04:59 (CR) | Japanese University Select- 2:07:26 | Russia - 2:07:56 | U.S.A. - 2:09:06 | Australia - 2:09:56 | Chiba Prefecture - 2:11:55 | Poland - 2:12:53 | Romania - 2:13:39 | Canada - 2:13:52 | New Zealand - 2:14:37 | Czech Republic - 2:16:33 |
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