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(From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri)
Russian women run to 2nd straight Yokohama international ekiden title
Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter
Yomiuri
YOKOHAMA
Like the biting wind that swept in from Siberia, Russia blew away the field for the second straight year.
Lilia Shobukhova and Galina Bogomolova turned in record-setting runs in the first two legs and Russia never looked back in winning the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden on Sunday.
The Russians toured the full marathon course in 2 hours 14 minutes 48 seconds for their ninth title overall, tying host Japan for most in the meet's 25-year …