RECORDS came tumbling in the “Tokyo Speed Race” presented by ASICS as 125 elite athletes took to the streets of the Japanese capital to push their speed limits testing the all new METASPEED™ Tokyo Series running shoes.
No less than three area records, 10 national records and 48 personal bests were recorded in the unique race certified by World Athletics.
Among the record-setters was the Philippines’ Eduard Flores, who, in his first-ever international competition, clocked an official time of 31:41 in the men’s 10-kilometer race that was run under ideal conditions.
Flores sets personal best
Flores had a terrific start with a time of 2:57 in his first 1.3km loop. He kept a steady pace of 4:08-4:10 per 1.3km, then capped it off by sprinting all the way to the end with an incredible speed of 2:51 for his final stretch.
Initially, Flores’ target was a sub-31 mark as his previous fastest was 31:50, but he easily surpassed that goal.
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Meanwhile, Ayn Bernos also set a personal best of 33:26 in the 5km run while wearing ASICS’ latest METASPEED™ Tokyo Series, which includes the METASPEED™ RAY, METASPEED™ SKY TOKYO, and METASPEED™ EDGE TOKYO shoes.
The METASPEED™ Tokyo Series—pinnacle racing shoes were created through a rigorous design and testing process led by the ASICS Institute of Sport Science, with the involvement of numerous third-party testers and more than one hundred elite athletes from around the world.
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The full list of race winners is below:
5km Men – Harbert Kibet, 13:00
5km Women – Caroline Nyaga, 14:19
10km Men – Jemal Yimer, 27:10
10km Women – Joy Cheptoyek, 30:22
Olivier Mignon, director of Sports Marketing at ASICS, said: “The Tokyo Speed Race was a true celebration of what speed can unlock — not just in performance, but in confidence.”
To see a full recap of ASICS’ elite race, re-watch the live stream asics.tv/tokyo or via https://www.youtube.com/@WorldAthletics.
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