"Citizen runner" upsets conventional way of training for marathoners

"Citizen runner" upsets conventional way of training for marathoners

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi, a top "citizen runner" in Japan, runs toward a railway station in Saitama Prefecture on his way to work on Oct. 3, 2013.

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