Kensuke Takahashi DOB: 30 May 1978; Born in Hyogo Prefecture; Height: 176cm; Weight: 55Kg; Team: Toyota (since 2001); College: Juntendo University Personal Bests : 5000m: 13:46.92 (2002); 10000m: 28:36.60 (2008) Half : 1:01:54 (2005); Marathon: 2:11:25 (2009)

International Championships Highlights: World Cross Country Championships: 49 th in junior in 1996; 42 nd in 2005

Progressions : Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon 2011 1:04:14 2:21:47 2010 29:22.29 1:03:24 2009 13:58.94 29:00.37 1:02:54 2:11:25 2008 13:48.47 28:36.60 2:21:55 2007 28:57.60 1:02:23 2:11:52 2006 2005 14:00.62 28:57.56 1:01:54

Marathon Career Time Race Place Date 2:21:47 Lake Biwa 41 st 6 Mar 2011 DNF DNF 28 Feb 2010 2:13:00 9th 20 Sept 2009 Personal Best 2:11:25 Tokyo 3 22 Mar 2009 2:21:55 Sapporo (Hokkaido) 17 31 Aug 2008 2:25:18 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 61 2 Mar 2008 2:11:52 Fukuoka 6 2 Dec 2007 2:14:16 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 20 3 Mar 2002 2:16:57 Sasayama 1 7 Mar 1999

2011 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 6 Mar – Otsu Marathon 41 st 2:21:47 6 Feb Marugame Half Marathon Half marathon 37 th 1:04:14

2010 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 24 Nov Hachioji Distance 10000m 5r4 29:22.29 28 Feb Marathon DNF DNF 7 Feb Marugame Half Marathon Half marathon 21 1:03:24 1 Jan New Year Section 5 – 15.9Km 11 th 47:58

2009 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 8 Nov Chubu district Corporate Men’s Ekiden – Gifu Section 1 – 10.4Km 2nd 31:09 20 Sept Marathon 9th 2:13:00 5 July Half marathon 10 th 1:02:54 16 May Chubu district corporate team T&F champ – Gifu 10000m 6th 29:00.37 29 Apr Oda – Hiroshima 5000m 14 th 13:58.94 22 Mar Tokyo Marathon Marathon 3rd 2:11:25 1 Jan New Year’s Ekiden Section 5 – 15.9Km 6th 48:16

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 29 Nov Tokyo 100000m 2nd r3 28:43.72 9 Nov Chubu district corporate team men’s Ekiden – Gero Section 4 – 13.9Km 7th 42:57 18 Oct Fukuroi 10000m 9th 28:36.60 28 Sept Yokohama 5000m 17r33 14:00.06 31 Aug – Sapporo Marathon 17 th 2:21:55 8 June Hokuren Distance Challenge – Shibetsu 10000m 6th rA 28:56.41 31 May Golden Games Nobeoka 5000m 9rA 13:54.19 10 May Gifu 10000m 7th 28:59.34 26 Apr Kobe 10000m 5r1 29:11.47 20 Apr Nittai University distance meet – Yokohama 5000m 10 th r25 13:48.47 2 Mar Lake Biwa Marathon – Otsu Marathon 61 st 2:25:18

Kensuke Takahashi ran eight in his career so far, and the best was his third place finish at the 2009 Tokyo Marathon. Not only Takahashi recorded a personal best of 2:11:25 despite the windy condition, but he also ran very aggressively. Takahashi made the race when he surged after the 30Km aid-station to break the race open. Takahashi’s marathon debut was at the 1999 collegiate marathon championships in Sasayama, which he won. Three years later, for his second marathon, Takahashi ran 2002 Lake Biwa Marathon and improved his personal best to 2:14:16. Takahashi did not run another marathon for five and half years. In the 2007 , Takahashi was able to stay with the leader until 30Km and improved his personal best again to 2:11:52. Although his next two marathons – 2008 Lake Biwa Marathon and 2009 Hokkaido Marathon – left a lot to be desired, Takahashi came back strongly in Tokyo to set a personal best by nearly 30 seconds. His goal for the year is to win the marathon with sub-2:09 clocking.