Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira defends her 1,500-meter crown in a meet record time to complete a treble on the final day of the speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 25, 2009. Kodaira, who claimed the 500 and the 1,000 titles in the first two days of the three-day meet, clocked 1 minute, 59.34 seconds to beat Maki Tabata by 0.30. Masako Hozumi came in third with 2:00.06.

Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira defends her 1,500-meter crown in a meet record time to complete a treble on the final day of the speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 25, 2009. Kodaira, who claimed the 500 and the 1,000 titles in the first two days of the three-day meet, clocked 1 minute, 59.34 seconds to beat Maki Tabata by 0.30. Masako Hozumi came in third with 2:00.06.

Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira defends her 1,500-meter crown in a meet record time to complete a treble on the final day of the speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 25, 2009. Kodaira, who claimed the 500 and the 1,000 titles in the first two days of the three-day meet, clocked 1 minute, 59.34 seconds to beat Maki Tabata by 0.30. Masako Hozumi came in third with 2:00.06. (Kyodo)

Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira defends her 1,500-meter crown in a meet record time to complete a treble on the final day of the speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 25, 2009. Kodaira, who claimed the 500 and the 1,000 titles in the first two days of the three-day meet, clocked 1 minute, 59.34 seconds to beat Maki Tabata by 0.30. Masako Hozumi came in third with 2:00.06. (Kyodo)