2018 Boston Marathon: Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi wins men's race I NBC Sports
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Yuki Kawauchi of Japan sets new BMO Vancouver Marathon course record.
Yuki Kawauchi is a Japanese marathon runner. He came to prominence after running the 2011 Tokyo Marathon in 2:08:37, finishing as the first Japanese and third overall. He is known as the "citizen runner" given that he works full-time for the government of Saitama Prefecture and trains in his time off with his own expenses without any sponsorship.