The last big dynasty school in Japanese women’s university ekiden racing, Ritsumeikan University put an end to Meijo University’s 6-year streak at the Mt. Fuji Women’s Ekiden national championships with a course record-breaking win that put them back on top for the first time since 2017.Running for the National University Select Team, the talented Haruka Ogawa from Rikkyo University led early
The last big race of the year is Monday’s Mt. Fuji Women’s Ekiden, the season-ending national championship race for university women. Between Mt. Fuji and October’s Morinomiyako Ekiden, up to this season Meijo University was undefeated in 13-straight championship ekiden races, with 7-straight wins at Morinomiyako and 6 at Mt. Fuji. But nothing lasts forever, and at this year’s Morinomiyako the
It is the last Weekend Round Up of 2024! Plenty of athletes took to the roads in search of a fast time to end the year. James Rhodes brings you the racing highlights of the past week. Racing in the Ribble Valley One of the racing highlights of the Christmas period is the Ribble Valley […]
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Gene Dykes, 76, racked up an astounding 43 races in 2024
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The biggest road race of the year is days away, with the Hakone Ekiden entering its second century on Jan. 2 and 3. 20 university teams and one select team race 217.1 km in 10 legs from central Tokyo to the mountains near Mt. Fuji and back, with Nippon TV broadcasting the whole thing live and nationwide to an audience in the tens of millions. TVer is streaming Day One here starting at 7:50 a.m.
