None of the runners NAZ Elite is sending to the Olympic Trials starting next week started their preparation segments in the same direction, but they all knew where they were heading.
The team is expecting to send four athletes to the Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, and the group is starting to click and reach their training goals all at about the same time -- despite a disjointed start that saw some runners staying on a smooth path and others battle a more twisted trail.
When Olympics organizers shifted the marathon event from Tokyo to the northern city of Sapporo, they did so because of concerns about the intense summer heat in the Japanese capital. But two years down the track, critics say planners have effectively leapt from the frying pan into the fire. Soraya Ali reports.
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