ATHLETICS NEWS - Yuki Kawauchi's improbable victory at the Boston Marathon on Monday is the crowning glory in the career of an amateur Japanese runner who has defied every convention in modern athletics and taken the road less travelled to make his mark.
The 31-year-old from Saitama, who becomes the first Japanese man to win the Boston Marathon since Toshihiko Seko in 1987, holds down a fulltime job working at a local school, and trains without the aid of a coach or sponsorship.
And he has competed in more than 80 marathons.
