Yoshida, Kaori (JPN) DOB: 4 Aug 1981; Born in Saitama Prefecture; Height: 155cm; Weight: 38Kg Team: Sekisui -> Shiseido-> Second Wind->Amino Vital AC->Runners Pulse->Team RXL Personal Bests: 5000m: 15:55.85 (2000); 10000m: 32:01.23 (2001); Half marathon: 1:10:18 (2001); Marathon: 2:28:24 (2017) International Championships Highlights: Progressions (since 2005): Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon 2017 2:28:24 2016 1:15:55 2:32:33 2015 1:14:28 2:28:43 2014 2013 2012 1:11:16 2:30:36 2011 1:11:24 2:33:57 2010 1:12:29 2:29:45 2009 1:14:06 2:35:46 2008 1:12:57 2:30:58 2007 1:15:43 2:43:21 2006 1:13:26 2:32:52 2005 34:06.82 1:10:54 Marathon career Time Venue Place Date 2:46:50 Saitama 12th 13 Nov 2017 Personal Best 2:28:24 Nagoya Women 7th 12 Mar 2017 DNF Tokyo DNF 26 Feb 2017 DNF Osaka Women DNF 29 Jan 2017 2:38:37 Saitama 9th 13 Nov 2016 2:32:33 Hokkaido – Sapporo 1st 28 Aug 2016 2:35:14 Nagano 3rd 17 Apr 2016 2:28:43 Saitama 2nd 15 Nov 2015 2:33:14 Hokkaido – Sapporo 2nd 30 Aug 2015 2:37:37 Seoul 12th 15 Mar 2015 DQ Honolulu DQ 9 Dec 2012 2:37:10 Yokohama Women 14th 18 Nov 2012 2:32:11 Chiba 1st 21 Oct 2012 2:30:36 Gold Coast 1st 1 July 2012 2:33:55 Nagoya Women’s 20th 11 Mar 2012 DNF (pace) Beppu-Oita DNF (pace) 5 Feb 2012 DNF Honolulu DNF 11 Dec 2011 2:33:14 Yokohama Women’s 7th 20 Nov 2011 2:35:49 Hokkaido Marathon – Sapporo 4th 28 Aug 2011 2:33:57 Yokohama Women’s 9th 20 Feb 2011 2:39:02 Honolulu 3rd 12 Dec 2010 2:29:45 Chicago 8th 10 Oct 2010 2:31:31 Gold Coast – Brisbane 1st 4 July 2010 DNF Tokyo DNF 28 Feb 2010 2:35:46 Honolulu Marathon 4th 13 Dec 2009 2:37:33 Hokkaido Marathon – Sapporo 11th 30 Aug 2009 DNF Osaka Ladies marathon DNF 25 Jan 2009 2:34:35 Honolulu Marathon 2nd 14 Dec 2008 2:31:44 Casablanca Marathon 1st 26 Oct 2008 2:33:37 Hokkaido marathon – Sapporo 3rd 31 Aug 2008 2:30:58 Nagoya Women’s Marathon 12th 11 Mar 2008 2:43:21 Honolulu Marathon 4th 9 Dec 2007 Debut 2:32:53 Hokkaido marathon – Sapporo 1st 27 Aug 2006 2017 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 13 Nov Saitama Marathon Marathon 12th 2:46:50 12 Mar Nagoya Women’s Marathon Marathon 7th 2:28:24 26 Feb Tokyo Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 29 Jan Osaka Women’s Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 2016 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 13 Nov Saitama Marathon Marathon 9th 2:38:37 23 Oct Chiba Marine half marathon Half marathon 1st 1:15:55 28 Aug Hokkaido Marathon – Sapporo Marathon 1st 2:32:33 17 Apr Nagano Marathon Marathon 3rd 2:35:14 27 Mar Nerima half marathon Half marathon 1st 1:13:04 21 Feb Oume Road Race 30Km DNF DNF 2015 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 15 Nov Saitama marathon Marathon 2nd 2:28:43 30 Aug Hokkaido Marathon – Sapporo Marathon 2nd 2:33:14 17 May Gifu Seiryu half marathon Half marathon 6th 1:14:28 29 Mar Nerima Half marathon 1st 1:16:12 15 Mar Seoul Marathon Marathon 12th 2:37:37 2012 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 9 Dec Honolulu Marathon Marathon 4th (DQ) 2:34:01 DQ 18 Nov Yokohama Women’s Marathon Marathon 14th 2:37:10 21 Oct Chiba Aqualine marathon Marathon 1st 2:32:11 16 Sept Rock n Roll Half marathon – Philadelphia Half marathon 5th 1:12:16 1 July Gold Coast Marathon Marathon 1st 2:30:36 11 Mar Nagoya Women’s Marathon Marathon 20th 2:33:55 19 Feb Oume Road race 30Km 2nd 1:45:01 5 Feb Beppu-Oita Marathon Marathon DNF (pace) DNF (pace) 8 Jan Mari Tanigawa Half marathon Half marathon 1st 1:11:16 2011 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 11 Dec Honolulu Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 20 Nov Yokohama Women’s Marathon Marathon 7th 2:33:14 28 Aug Hokkaido Marathon – Sapporo Marathon 4th 2:35:49 20 Feb Yokohama Women’s Marathon Marathon 9th 2:33:57 9 Jan Tanigawa Mari half marathon - Tokyo Half marathon 1st 1:11:24 2010 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 12 Dec Honolulu Marathon Marathon 3rd 2:39:02 10 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 8th 2:29:45 26 Sept Hakodate half marathon Half marathon 1st 1:12:48 4 July Gold Coast Marathon – Brisbane Marathon 1st 2:31:31 28 Feb Tokyo Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 10 Jan Tanigawa Mari half marathon – Tokyo Half marathon 1st 1:12:29 2009 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 13 Dec Honolulu Marathon Marathon 4th 2:35:46 22 Nov Kobe women’s Half Marathon Half 3rd 1:14:06 30 Aug Hokkaido Marathon – Sapporo Marathon 11th 2:37:33 25 Jan Osaka Ladies Marathon Marathon DNF DNF 2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 14 Dec Honolulu Marathon Marathon 2nd 2:34:35 30 Nov Great Australian Run – Melbourne 15Km 4th 51:44 26 Oct Casablanca Marathon Marathon 1st 2:31:44 31 Aug Hokkaido Marathon – Sapporo Marathon 3rd 2:33:37 15 Sapporo half marathon Half marathon 13th 1:12:57 11 Mar Nagoya International Women’s Marathon Marathon 12th 2:30:58 3 Feb Marugame Half Marathon Half marathon 21st 1:14:30 20 Jan Kitakyushu Women’s Ekiden Section 5 – 11.7Km 6th 38:59 13 Jan Tanigawa Mari Half Marathon Half marathon 1st 1:15:14 Kaori Yoshida’s marathon debut was a sensational one. She won the 2006 Hokkaido Marathon by nearly six minutes with 2:32:53. The slow winning time was attributed to the temperature exceeding 30C during the race. In Sapporo, Yoshida surged after 13Km to breakaway from the lead pack and continued to extend her lead throughout the race. A year later Yoshida was a guest commentator for the 2007 Hokkaido Marathon. She explained, on air, her intention to run the 2008 Nagoya Women’s Marathon to make the Olympic team. Although she improved her personal best to 2:30:58 in Nagoya, bothered by blister on both feet Yoshida was only 12th and thus were unable to make the Olympic team. Five month later, Yoshida returned to Sapporo, the venue of her splendid marathon debut. Although Yoshida lost contact with the leader as early as 5.5Km, she held on to finish respectable third. Yoshida started five more marathons, and although she won the 2008 Casablanca Marathon and consistently ran mid-2:30 in all four completed marathons, Yoshida failed to improve her personal best. Considering the fact that she recorded 2:32 marathon in hot weather, her new personal best may be imminent. .