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Nagoya Women’s Marathon Preview

The Nagoya Women’s Marathon, the world’s largest women-only marathon and the last race in the selection cycle for September’s Tokyo World Championships, happens Sunday. Weather conditions are looking better than what they had in Tokyo and Osaka the last two weekends, 7˚ at the start and rising to 12˚ with sunny skies. The wind looks a bit stronger than ideal, but it could be worse. Fuji TV has

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Spotlight on Lucky 7’s Race Partners: PepsiCo

By: Greg Koch​At 605 Running Company, we are incredibly grateful for the support of our local business partners who make events like the Lucky 7’s Race possible. Today, we’re excited to feature PepsiCo, a company that has long been dedicated to community involvement and is joining us as a race partner this year. We spoke with Mike Weygand, a sales representative for PepsiCo, to learn more about their commitment to supporting local events, their personal connection to running, […]

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90% of National H.S. Ekiden Runner-Up Omuta H.S. Team to Transfer in Protest Over School’s Treatment of Head Coach

A close 2nd at December’s National High School Ekiden, 90% of the members of the five-time national champion Omuta H.S. team in Fukuoka will transfer to Tottori Johoku H.S. in Tottori at the start of the new school year next month. The mass transfer comes as a backlash against Omuta’s treatment of head coach Ken Akaike, 52, with most team members and parents choosing to continue running under