Noguchi honored as best marathon runner of 2004

Noguchi honored as best marathon runner of 2004

MARUGAME, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi receives the ''Golden Shoes'' on Feb. 5 at a hotel in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, after being named female marathon runner of the year by the Association of International Marathons and Road Races. Noguchi is the second Japanese to win the award, after Naoko Takahashi was honored for her victory in the Sydney Olympic women's marathon in 2000.

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