High School Runner Hit by Car During Ekiden in Oita
On Oct. 27 in Kunisaki, Oita at a regional qualifying race for the prefectural high school ekiden, a male 2nd-year high school runner was struck by a car and injured. Although the athlete did not suffer career-ending injuries, the incident has raised questions about how it could have happened. A spokesperson from the prefectural high school athletics association said that there had been “a lack
Nelson, B.C., runner becomes first Canadian athlete to sign collegiate deal with Nike
University of Oregon middle-distance runner Matti Erickson is making history for Canadian athletes in the NCAA
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Ritsumeikan Women End Meijo Dynasty at Morinomiyako Ekiden
Nobody can stay on top forever, and after 13-straight wins across the two major national-level university women’s ekidens, 7-time defending champion Meijo University was knocked out of the top spot Sunday’s Morinomiyako Ekiden in Sendai by a course record-breaking run from Ritsumeikan University.There was an element of more of the same, with last year’s top 4 teams Meijo, Daito Bunka University,