29:
857:
86:
330:
In her first race of 2012 she gave a varying performance in Osaka. She was down the order at the start of the race, then resurged in the second half of the race to lift herself into the runner-up spot, but again slowed in the final stages and ended up third behind
220:, where she was 21st in the 15 km classic and 35th in the 5 km free race. She pursued an Olympic berth in the sport, but at age 25 she re-considered her options and instead aimed to try her Olympic chances in
790:
322:– an area affected by the earthquake but sufficiently cleaned up to hold the event. Nojiri ran the second to last leg and, having preserved the lead for Dai-Ichi Life, helped the team to the corporate title.
488:
248:
343:
and in response to her exclusion she left her running team and skipped competition for the rest of the year, looking to find a way to improve her running further.
887:
902:
897:
306:) and her run was the fastest ever recorded for such a placing in a marathon. This gained Nojiri her first international selection for the marathon. At the
438:
272:
184:
787:
892:
750:
298:
was cancelled. The race was to be used to select the national team, but Nojiri and several other
Japanese were allowed as late additions to the
263:. She was close to the leaders in the first part of the race and eventually finished in 2:29:12 hours in eighth position. Under the tutelage of
700:
474:
307:
291:
169:
366:
in
November saw an improvement as she led for a large portion of the race before being overhauled at the 30 km mark by eventual winner
917:
912:
283:, take the team bronze medals. She returned for Dai-Ichi Life at the Corporate Ekiden Championships and placed second in her stage behind
240:
302:
instead. In an extremely competitive field she came twelfth in a time of 2:25:29 hours. She was the second placed
Japanese runner (after
28:
370:– although Nojiri took second in 2:28:47 hours, she vowed to improve the end part of her race to be competitive with foreign runners.
340:
586:
526:
501:
833:
363:
315:
213:
176:
239:
corporate running team around this time. The following year she improved to 70:53 minutes, taking tenth place at the
295:
260:
775:
618:
820:
807:
762:
734:
721:
685:
672:
659:
646:
339:. In spite of this her time of 2:24:57 hours was a new personal best. This was not enough for a place on the
404:
232:
217:
180:
907:
877:
336:
168:
races. Her personal best for the distance is 2:24:57 hours. She represented Japan in the marathon at the
244:
113:
882:
355:
299:
161:
347:
697:
101:
264:
209:
50:
314:, she crossed the line in 19th place and was part of the fourth-placed Japanese team for the
862:
856:
852:
794:
704:
590:
367:
359:
362:(running 2:40:59 hours at the latter race – easily the worst outing of her career). The
271:
at the
Sapporo Half Marathon. This performance earned her an international debut at the
351:
332:
284:
247:(having led early on). She helped her team to third in the rankings at the end-of-year
871:
555:
531:
506:
276:
236:
228:
188:
303:
280:
275:
and her thirteenth-place finish at that event helped the
Japanese team, including
848:
633:
583:
602:
409:
268:
259:
Her first marathon race came at the beginning of 2010, when she entered the
808:
Recovering from earthquake and tsunami, Sendai stages Ekiden
Championships
346:
Upon her return the following year, she appeared to be out of form at the
561:
221:
165:
443:
319:
192:
746:
479:
311:
91:
776:
Japanese World
Championships Marathon squad selected – Daegu 2011
708:
834:
Marathoner Nojiri Leaves
National Champion Team Daiichi Seimei
187:
and shared in the team bronze medal. She formerly ran for the
183:
but switched to distance running instead. She competed at the
287:
of
Tenmaya – an outcome matched in the final team rankings.
33:
619:
Fourth Japanese Marathon victory for Mayorova in Yokohama
350:, coming ninth in a time of 2:31:15 hours. A trip to the
318:. That year's Corporate Ekiden Championships was held in
605:. 2005 Winter Universiade FISU. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
647:
Ngatuny and Nakamura take Sapporo Half Marathon titles
267:, she continued to progress and was a close second to
235:
in a time of 74:12 minutes. Nojiri signed up with the
722:
Tenmaya team wins Japanese Corp Women's Ekiden Champs
354:
was similarly underwhelming as she came tenth in the
241:
All Japan Corporate Team Half Marathon Championships
124:
119:
107:
97:
79:
74:
66:
58:
43:
38:
821:Shigetomo takes Osaka as favourite Fukushi falters
863:Image of Nojiri competing in cross-country skiing
243:in the process, and also finishing eighth at the
249:All-Japan Women's Corporate Ekiden Championships
686:Njui and Kano take Sapporo Half Marathon titles
660:Team Mitsui-Sumitomo wins seventh title in Gifu
153:
836:. Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
673:With late race charge Gobena triumphs in Osaka
147:
735:Japanese women added to London Marathon field
8:
216:. Her first international races came at the
19:
765:. London Marathon. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
294:affected her preparations that year as the
273:2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
185:2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
855:
377:
212:, Nojiri started her sporting career as a
27:
18:
613:
611:
788:Official World Cup Results Marathon - W
751:Association of Road Racing Statisticians
636:. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
629:
627:
573:
579:
577:
888:Japanese female long-distance runners
308:2011 World Championships in Athletics
231:in her mid-twenties and won the 2008
170:2011 World Championships in Athletics
7:
903:Japanese female cross-country skiers
898:Sportspeople from Toyama Prefecture
763:Virgin London Marathon Results 2011
195:corporate title with them in 2011.
292:2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
14:
603:Resultsbook: Cross Country Skiing
439:World Half Marathon Championships
62:1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
893:Japanese female marathon runners
823:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
810:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
797:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
778:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
737:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
724:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
711:(2010). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
688:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
675:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
662:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
649:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
621:. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-29.
593:. JAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
374:International competition record
84:
459:
1:
747:Best Time For Place- Marathon
698:Results Half Marathon - Women
527:Borneo International Marathon
502:Borneo International Marathon
16:Japanese long-distance runner
832:Larner, Brett (2013-03-22).
819:Nakamura, Ken (2012-01-29).
806:Nakamura, Ken (2011-12-18).
774:Nakamura, Ken (2011-04-21).
720:Nakamura, Ken (2010-12-19).
684:Nakamura, Ken (2010-07-04).
671:Nakamura, Ken (2010-01-31).
658:Nakamura, Ken (2009-12-13).
645:Nakamura, Ken (2009-07-05).
316:2011 IAAF World Marathon Cup
918:21st-century Japanese women
913:20th-century Japanese women
733:Okey, Nicola (2011-03-23).
617:Marantz, Ken (2013-11-17).
191:corporate team and won the
154:
136:Updated on 30 November 2013
934:
753:. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
540:Full Marathon, Woman Open
515:Full Marathon, Woman Open
179:, she participated at the
793:December 3, 2013, at the
589:December 2, 2013, at the
442:
437:
434:
408:
403:
400:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
364:Yokohama Women's Marathon
148:
135:
26:
131:Marathon: 2:24:57 (2012)
703:April 27, 2011, at the
418:15 km classic ski
296:Nagoya Women's Marathon
227:She began competing in
218:2005 Winter Universiade
181:2005 Winter Universiade
120:Achievements and titles
337:Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko
261:Osaka Women's Marathon
233:Hakodate Half Marathon
341:Japanese Olympic team
245:Sapporo Half Marathon
114:Long-distance running
356:Prague Half Marathon
300:2011 London Marathon
162:long-distance runner
39:Personal information
584:野尻 あずさ Azusa Nojiri
475:World Championships
428:5 km free ski
348:2013 Tokyo Marathon
214:cross-country skier
177:cross-country skier
158:, born 6 June 1982)
23:
405:Winter Universiade
172:, coming in 19th.
70:43 kg (95 lb)
547:
546:
265:Sachiko Yamashita
210:Toyama Prefecture
140:
139:
51:Toyama Prefecture
925:
859:
837:
830:
824:
817:
811:
804:
798:
785:
779:
772:
766:
760:
754:
744:
738:
731:
725:
718:
712:
695:
689:
682:
676:
669:
663:
656:
650:
643:
637:
631:
622:
615:
606:
600:
594:
581:
564:– 2:24:57 (2012)
558:– 1:10:53 (2009)
378:
164:who competes in
159:
157:
151:
150:
128:
110:
90:
88:
87:
54:
31:
24:
933:
932:
928:
927:
926:
924:
923:
922:
868:
867:
853:World Athletics
845:
840:
831:
827:
818:
814:
805:
801:
795:Wayback Machine
786:
782:
773:
769:
761:
757:
745:
741:
732:
728:
719:
715:
705:Wayback Machine
696:
692:
683:
679:
670:
666:
657:
653:
644:
640:
632:
625:
616:
609:
601:
597:
591:Wayback Machine
582:
575:
571:
552:
376:
368:Albina Mayorova
360:Prague Marathon
328:
326:Missed Olympics
257:
255:First marathons
206:
201:
145:
126:
108:
85:
83:
49:
48:
34:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
931:
929:
921:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
870:
869:
866:
865:
860:
844:
843:External links
841:
839:
838:
825:
812:
799:
780:
767:
755:
739:
726:
713:
690:
677:
664:
651:
638:
623:
607:
595:
572:
570:
567:
566:
565:
559:
551:
550:Personal bests
548:
545:
544:
541:
538:
535:
529:
524:
520:
519:
516:
513:
510:
504:
499:
495:
494:
491:
486:
483:
482:, South Korea
477:
472:
468:
467:
464:
461:
457:
456:
453:
452:Half marathon
450:
447:
441:
436:
432:
431:
429:
426:
422:
421:
419:
416:
413:
407:
402:
398:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
375:
372:
352:Czech Republic
333:Risa Shigetomo
327:
324:
285:Risa Shigetomo
256:
253:
229:half marathons
205:
202:
200:
197:
160:is a Japanese
138:
137:
133:
132:
129:
122:
121:
117:
116:
111:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
81:
77:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
45:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
930:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
908:Dai-ichi Life
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
878:Living people
876:
875:
873:
864:
861:
858:
854:
850:
847:
846:
842:
835:
829:
826:
822:
816:
813:
809:
803:
800:
796:
792:
789:
784:
781:
777:
771:
768:
764:
759:
756:
752:
748:
743:
740:
736:
730:
727:
723:
717:
714:
710:
706:
702:
699:
694:
691:
687:
681:
678:
674:
668:
665:
661:
655:
652:
648:
642:
639:
635:
630:
628:
624:
620:
614:
612:
608:
604:
599:
596:
592:
588:
585:
580:
578:
574:
568:
563:
560:
557:
556:Half marathon
554:
553:
549:
542:
539:
536:
533:
532:Kota Kinabalu
530:
528:
525:
522:
521:
517:
514:
511:
508:
507:Kota Kinabalu
505:
503:
500:
497:
496:
492:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
476:
473:
470:
469:
465:
462:
458:
454:
451:
448:
445:
440:
433:
430:
427:
424:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
406:
399:
379:
373:
371:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
344:
342:
338:
334:
325:
323:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
288:
286:
282:
278:
277:Yoshimi Ozaki
274:
270:
266:
262:
254:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
237:Dai-ichi Life
234:
230:
225:
223:
219:
215:
211:
203:
198:
196:
194:
190:
189:Dai-Ichi Life
186:
182:
178:
175:Originally a
173:
171:
167:
163:
156:
144:
134:
130:
123:
118:
115:
112:
106:
103:
100:
96:
93:
82:
78:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
52:
46:
42:
37:
30:
25:
849:Azusa Nojiri
828:
815:
802:
783:
770:
758:
742:
729:
716:
693:
680:
667:
654:
641:
634:Azusa Nojiri
598:
345:
329:
304:Yukiko Akaba
289:
281:Ryoko Kizaki
258:
226:
207:
204:Early career
174:
155:Nojiri Azusa
143:Azusa Nojiri
142:
141:
21:Azusa Nojiri
883:1982 births
534:, Malaysia
509:, Malaysia
384:Competition
47:6 June 1982
872:Categories
569:References
463:Team race
412:, Austria
310:, held in
410:Innsbruck
269:Yuri Kano
224:running.
125:Personal
102:Athletics
791:Archived
701:Archived
587:Archived
562:Marathon
543:3:02:50
518:3:00:04
493:2:33:42
489:Marathon
466:3:33:40
455:1:11:35
446:, China
390:Position
358:and the
222:marathon
208:Born in
166:marathon
444:Nanning
80:Country
53:, Japan
396:Notes
320:Sendai
199:Career
193:ekiden
149:野尻 あずさ
89:
67:Weight
59:Height
523:2017
498:2015
485:19th
480:Daegu
471:2011
449:13th
435:2010
425:35th
415:21st
401:2005
393:Event
387:Venue
312:Daegu
109:Event
98:Sport
92:Japan
75:Sport
709:IAAF
537:1st
512:1st
460:3rd
381:Year
335:and
290:The
279:and
127:best
44:Born
851:at
874::
749:.
707:.
626:^
610:^
576:^
251:.
152:,
146:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.