Noriko Higuchi Home: Kyoto, Japan Bib: #F22 Pronunciation: Noh-ree-koh hee-goo-chee Birthdate: 23 May 1985 Personal Best: 2:28:49 (Tokyo Marathon)

World Marathon Majors:

27Feb11

Tokyo Marathon

1st

2:28:49

Additional Marathon Highlights:

17Nov13	Yokohama Women's Marathon	8th	2:37:56
27Jan13	Osaka International Ladies Marathon	7th	2:32:16
11Mar12	Nagoya International Women's Marathon	21st	2:33:55
28Aug11	Sapporo Hokkaido Marathon	12th	2:48:45
17Jul11	Pattaya International Marathon	2nd	2:44:10

Career Notes:

Earlier this year Noriko Higuchi won the Osaka Half Marathon in 1:12:44. In 2013 she won the Virginia Beach Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and finished runner up at the Sendai International Half Marathon. Her career highlight remains her win at the 2011 Tokyo Marathon. Higuchi competed for her country at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2010. If she wins in her Boston debut, she will be the first Japanese woman to earn the title.

Personal Notes:

Higuchi trains in Kyoto, Japan, but for her Boston training she prepared in Boulder, Colorado, with marathon elite Lidia Simon and her coach Liviu Simon. Higuchi began running at age 13 and after graduating from Ritsumeikan University with a degree in economics; she affiliated with the Wacoal Corporate team. Higuchi currently works for Wacoal in the International Department.