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Meet the 605 Run Collective: Heather Edmunds Reed

​Our 605 Run Collective series continues with a leader who brings curiosity, creativity, and a deep love for community — Heather Edmunds Reed.About HeatherHeather describes herself as a curious person, educator, community cultivator, reader, crafter, and runner. A Sioux Falls native, she spent a decade away before family — and the welcoming Sioux Falls lifestyle — drew her back home.She’s a proud mom to three kids — Owen (16), James (14), and Andrew (10) &mda […]

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Ekiden Weekend Breakdown

October is the official start of ekiden season, and this past weekend had the first 3 big races. Saturday in Chiba was the Kanto Region University Women’s Ekiden, the regional qualifier for the Morinomiyako Ekiden in Sendai at the end of the month. Daito Bunka University, Josai University, Takushoku University and Tsukuba University were already qualified thanks to podium finishes at Morinomiyako

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Four New Meet Records on National Sports Festival Day 2

4 meet records fell on the second day of the 2025 National Sports Festival in Shiga. In the junior men’s pole vault, Naoya Inoue (Anan Hikari H.S.) was the only one to go higher than 4.80 m, and massively so. Inoue cleared 5.32 m on his 3rd attempt, setting a new MR and beating his closest competition by 52 cm.800 m NR holders Rin Kubo (Higashi Osaka Keiai H.S.) and Ko Ochiai (Komazawa Univ.)