Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan-based Kenyan Joseph Gitau (R) shakes hands with Hiroyuki Horibata of Japan after the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2012. Gitau won with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 58 seconds for his first victory in a marathon, while Horibata placed second with a time of 2:08:24.

Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan-based Kenyan Joseph Gitau wins the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2012, posting a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 58 seconds for his first victory in a marathon.

Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hiroyuki Horibata of Japan places second in the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2012, with a time of 2:08:24.

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