She was scheduled to run the Nagoya Women 's Marathon to attempt to make the Japanese national team , but the race was called off following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . Her hometown Oshu was badly affected and an old training partner of hers was killed alongside her daughter . Though deeply affected , Nasukawa vowed to run at the 2011 London Marathon , which had offered to host the national selection race . In London she placed 18th overall in a time of 2:30:00 hours and did not make the Japanese Olympic team . She gave strong performances in 2012 , running 2:28:44 hours for twelfth at the Nagoya Marathon , winning the Rock 'n' Roll Denver Marathon , and being runner-up to Lydia Cheromei at the Yokohama Women 's Marathon with 2:26:42 hours ( the second fastest of her career ) . Good form continued with a run of 2:30:27 for fourth at the 2013 Yokohama race
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Mizuho Nasukawa