Grade separated meets are a chance for the "JV" athletes to gain competition experience, with separate heats for sophomore, sometimes for juniors. The varsity athletes have been focused on the national championship qualifying rounds, the state levels having just taken place (mid May to early June) and the regionals to take place later in June. Some varsity athletes who did not qualify for regionals take part.
Depending on the locality, the grade-separated JV meets will be held throughout June.
Of the thousands of athletic efforts in these grade-separated JV meets, only the elite marks in the middle distances are recorded here.
Boys 800 2:00 1500 4:02 3000 9:00 3000 Steeple 10:00 5000 15:30
Girls 800 2:22 1500 5:00 3000 10:10
(note that for boys 3000m is considered a junior high distance and sophomore distance; junior high girls do not run 3000m)
Yamanashi June 26 Lowergrade/JVResults
Gunma June 4-5 Results All marks slower than the guidelines. (Gunma does not really have grade-separated meets)
Chiba June 4-6 Results
Tokyo Zones 5&6 (West) June 4-5
Tokyo Zones 1,2,3 June 11-12 Zones 2,3esults - mostly below-range JVs
