Ando, Miyuki (JPN) DOB: 25 Mar 1980; Born in Kanagawa Prefecture; Height: 154cm; Weight: 40Kg Team: Dai-ichi Life Insurance; Coach:

Personal Bests : 5000m: 15:39.4 (2002); 10000m: 33:01.46 (2006); Half : 1:11:14 (2006); Marathon: 2:29:07 (2008)

International Championships Highlights:

Progressions (since 2005): Year 5000m 10000m Marathon 2011 2:36:34 2010 1:13:38 2009 15:53.18 1:13:05 2008 16:06.63 1:11:41 2:29:07 2007 16:09.20 34:29.00 1:11:58 2:34:03 2006 16:01.61 33:01.46 1:11:14 2005 15:58.99 1:12:31

Marathon career Time Venue Place Date 2:36:34 Yokohama Women’s Marathon 12 th 20 Feb 2011 2:34:25 Nagano Marathon 4th 20 Apr 2008 Personal Best 2:29:07 Osaka Ladies Marathon 12th 27 Jan 2008 Debut 2:34:03 Osaka Ladies Marathon 9th 28 Jan 2007

2011 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 20 Feb Yokohama Women’s Marathon Marathon 12 th 2:36:34

2010 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 19 Dec All JPN Corporate team Women’s Ekiden – Gifu Stage 6 – 6.595K 5th 21:18 3 Nov East JPN Corporate team Women’s Ekiden Stage 4 – 3.8Km 3rd 12:19 7 Feb Marugame Half marathon Half marathon 26 th 1:13:38

2009 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 13 Dec JPN Corporate team Women’s Ekiden Champ - GIfu Stage 6 – 6.595Km 4th 21:29 3 Nov East JPN Corporate team Women’s Ekiden Section 6 – 6.3Km 3rd 21:02 25 Oct Nittai University Distance meet – Yokohama 5000m 5th 15:53.18mx 30 May Golden Games – Nobeoka 5000m 2nd rB 15:55.63mx 10 May Sendai International Half Marathon Half marathon 5th 1:13:05 29 Apr Kumagaya 5000m 1r2 15:54.06 15 Mar JPN Corporate team Half Marathon Champ - Yamaguchi Half marathon 44 th 1:17:58

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 23 Dec Sanyo Women’s Road Race – Okayama Half marathon 6th 1:11:41 14 Dec JPN Coroporate Women’s Ekiden Champ – Gifu Section 6 – 6.595Km 4th 21:11 3 Nov East JPN Corporate team Women’s Ekiden Section1 – 6.795Km 8th 21:39 11 Oct 5000m 3r3 16:06.97 28 Sept Yokohama 5000m 14r28 16:09.68 15 June Sapporo Half Marathon Half marathon 12 th 1:12:41 1 June Yokohama 5000 1r25 16:06.63 20 Apr Nagano Marathon Marathon 4th 2:34:25 27 Jan Osaka Ladies Marathon Marathon 12 th 2:29:07

Miyuki Ando made her marathon debut in the 2007 Osaka Ladies marathon, where she finished ninth with 2:34:03; it may be considered as a respectable debut marathon, but it is far from an exceptional one. A year later in the 2008 Osaka Ladies Marathon, although she was only twelfth, Ando improved her personal best by nearly 5 minutes to 2:29:07. It was one of the memorable races for Ando. Three months later, Ando run the Nagano Olympic memorial marathon and finished fourth. Ando is coached by Sachiko Yamashita, 1991 World Championships silver medalist at the marathon. Her team-mate includes Yoshimi Ozaki, a silver medalist at the marathon in the 2009 World Championships in . With knowledge of marathon training by Sachiko Yamashita, and Yoshimi Ozaki as a role model and a training partner, Ando’s dramatic progress in the marathon may be imminent.