Former Japanese national record holder Yuta Shitara set a race record to win the Gold Coast Marathon on Sunday.The 27-year-old finished the men's race in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 50 seconds, shaving almost one minute off the previous record set in 2015 by Kenyan Kenneth Mungara."It's definitely a confidence builder, and I have had a lot of things to make me confident, but this is a big one heading into the Japanese Olympic trials," said Shitara.Shitara, who stayed with the lead group of four throughout the 42.195-kilometer race, said although he was not aiming for a particular time or result,…READ FULL ARTICLE