Even with some big losses to graduation this year, defending champion Koku Gakuin University found a way to put together a winning lineup to take its 2nd-straight title at the season-opening Izumo Ekiden in Shimane.Favorite Chuo University was expected to be looking at a landslide, but instead of riding it to a blowout win it found itself caught beneath one under sunny skies and
The reigning 100m world champion, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, showed 100 male university students why she’s the fastest woman on earth
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The iconic 100-miler changes a long-debated gear rule
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Ekiden season is well underway, but for university men it kicks off Monday at the season-opening Izumo Ekiden. At 6 legs averaging 7.5 km it’s short and sweet compared to November’s National University Ekiden and January’s Hakone Ekiden, showing off some different skill sets than at the half marathon-centric Hakone.In that regard this year’s race looks pretty interesting. Most of the top programs
On Sunday, the 29-year-old from Alberta will be targeting the Canadian marathon record of 2:05:36
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