▁Ma eb ashi , ▁and ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁She ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁over ▁the ▁half ▁mar athon ▁distance ▁at ▁the ▁K obe ▁Women ' s ▁Half ▁Mar athon ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 1 2 : 2 7 ▁hours . ▁ ▁Ste e ple chas er ▁The ▁women ' s ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Athletics ▁and ▁Hay ak ari , ▁who ▁was ▁inf re qu ently ▁selected ▁for ▁international ▁competition , ▁decided ▁to ▁switch ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁event . ▁She ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁event ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁heat ▁at ▁the ▁champion ships ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁with ▁an ▁Asian ▁record ▁time ▁of ▁ 9 : 4 1 . 2 1 ▁minutes . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Asian ▁particip ant ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁and ▁finished ▁tw elf th ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁Japanese ▁women ' s ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁title ▁and ▁was ▁Asia ' s ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁I A AF ▁World ▁Cup . ▁She ▁also ▁ran ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Cross ▁Country ▁that ▁year , ▁her ▁final ▁out ing ▁at ▁the ▁competition , ▁and ▁finished ▁ 7 7 th . ▁She ▁repeated ▁as ▁national ▁champion ▁the ▁year