High Schooler Mashiko 13:34.84 – Weekend Track Roundup
The National Sports Festival was the main thing happening this weekend, but with ekiden season just kicking off there were track time trial meets everywhere as teams shift focus from summer mileage to sharpening speed. Haruki Niizuma (Nishiwaki Kogyo H.S.) made news with a 13:35.33 win in the junior men’s 5000 m Friday at the National Sports Festival, but at Sunday’s Nittai University Time Trials
Koga 13.07 110 mH U20 NR at National Sports Festival
Day 4 of the National Sports Festival in Shiga saw more records fall. In the junior men’s 110 m hurdles, Jeremiah Koga (Tokyo H.S.) ran a stellar 13.07 (+0.7) U20 NR, high school record and meet record for the win. Koga bettered current NR holder Rachid Muratake’s U20 NR by 0.21, making his prospects in the event look pretty exciting. And it wasn’t just him. In 2nd, Koki Takajo (Miyazaki Nishi
Formerly banned Olympic medallist becomes Iran’s head coach
Botswanan middle-distance star Nijel Amos, the 1:41.73 man, appears to be hanging up the spikes to coach Iran’s national team
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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 […]