marathon in December, 1949. He was 22, and finished in 2:42:21.
In 1953, Yamada won the Boston Marathon in 2:18:51 over a course that was roughly 1000 yards short.
He returned to Boston many times. At the centennial Boston in 1996, Yamada ran 3:05:27 at age 68. A decade later he ran 4:06:17 at age 78 in 2006.
In 2008, Yamada ran 5:00:17 at Boston (age 80), and in 2010 he ran 6:16:56 (age 82).
