Second wind AC
The Second Wind AC ( Japanese セ カ ン ド ウ ィ ン ド AC ) is a Japanese running club from the Chiyoda district in Tokyo Prefecture .
history
The Second Wind AC has a special position in Japan. Japanese elite runners are traditionally employed by the company teams of large commercial enterprises. Apart from international championships such as the Olympic Games and World Athletics Championships , they start almost exclusively in domestic races. The sponsors attach particular importance to good results at the Ekiden , especially long-distance relay races that are popular in Japan.
The Second Wind AC itself emerged from a company team, that of the cosmetics manufacturer Shiseido . Their coach Manabu Kawagoe founded the new club with some of their runners in April 2007 in order to be able to put more emphasis on the individual interests of the athletes. Second Wind AC runners regularly compete in major international road races .
Without a main sponsor, the association is mainly financed by participating in the prize money of its elite athletes and by membership fees.
Well-known athletes
The most successful members of Second Wind AC include Yuri Kanō , Akemi Ozaki , Kiyoko Shimahara and the British Mara Yamauchi .
Web links
- Official website of Second Wind AC
- Official website of Second Wind AC LLP
- Globe Runner: Second Wind , November 24, 2009
- New York Times : Yuri Kano Leads Elite Japanese Runners' Return to New York , October 28, 2009
- Japan Running News: Yuri Kano and Mary Wittenberg Discuss Kano's New York Debut , September 29, 2009