Teshima's charges fare well in Japan half-marathon
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Advertiser Staff
Team Tesh is back in Hawai'i this week after another successful showing at the Ichinoseki International Half Marathon in Iwate, Japan.
Each year, venerable local running coach and photographer Uriel "Tesh" Teshima takes three runners from Hawai'i to Japan to compete in either the 13.1-mile main event or the affiliated 10K race.
This year, Teshima brought along Candes Meijide Gentry, Shelley Grisbrook and Sue Hughes — all fixtures of the local running scene.
Grisbrook placed ninth in the half-marathon with a time of 1 hour, 29 minutes and 55 seconds. Gentry (23rd) finished in 1:36:32. Hughes completed the 10K event in 1:17:25.
HUSSEIN TOPS USA MASTERS 10K RACE
Three-time Honolulu Marathon winner Mbarak Hussein won the USA Masters 10K championship last weekend in Paso Robles, Calif.
Hussein, who became an American citizen in 2004, completed the race in 29 minutes, 54 seconds. Dennis Simonaitis of Utah placed second in 30:08.
