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Welcome to 2025 at 605 Running Company!

By: Greg Koch​As the owner, I’m entering this new year energized and excited for what’s ahead. After a year of transformation and growth, we’ve emerged stronger than ever—and I can’t wait to share what’s in store.One of the most exciting developments will be the debut of a new brand coming in 2025 that will represent the very best in running and fitness. This collaboration has been years in the making and will complement our commitment to quality and per […]

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Defending Champ Aoyama Gakuin Leads Hakone Ekiden Day One

complete report coming shortly101st Hakone Ekiden Day OneTokyo-Hakone, 2 Jan. 202521 teams, 5 stages, 107.5 kmcomplete resultsTop Individual Stage ResultsFirst Stage (21.3 km)1. Shunsuke Yoshii (Chuo Univ.) – 1:01:072. Yudai Kiyama (Komazawa Univ.) – 1:02:393. Ryuto Hirashima (Nittai Univ.) – 1:02:404. Junpei Maseda (Waseda Univ.) – 1:02:435. Teruki Shimada (Teikyo Univ.) – 1:02:45Second

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Asahi Kasei Outkicks Honda to Win New Year Ekiden

No big surprises at the New Year Ekiden, where 2025 kicked off with a battle between favorites Toyota, Honda and Asahi Kasei that came down to a sprint finish in the last 800 m of the 7-leg, 100 km race.2017-2020 New Year Ekiden winner Asahi Kasei took the lead from the start with an opening leg win by Sonata Nagashima. On the longest leg, the 21.9 km Second Stage, Yuto Imae from the team most