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Saitama Wins Final East Japan Women’s Ekiden With Dramatic Anchor Stage Turnaround by Yamanouchi

The final edition of the East Japan Women’s Ekiden was held Nov. 10 in Fukushima, with teams of 9 athletes ranging from junior high school students to corporate leaguers representing the 18 prefectures in eastern and northern Japan competing over 42.195 km. For the first time in 18 years Saitama took the win, running 2:19:07 to score its fourth title in the event’s 39-year history despite not

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Saku Chosei High School’s Hamaguchi Runs 13:31.62 at Nittai

2023 National High School Ekiden champion Saku Chosei H.S. was out in force Sunday in the 5000 m fast heats at the 317th Nittai University Time Trials meet in Yokohama. 3rd-year Yamato Hamaguchi ran 13:31.62, the 4th-fastest time ever by a Japanese-born high schooler, and 3rd-year Tetsu Sasaki went under 14 minutes for the first time with an excellent 13:40.02.The race took place as light rain

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Podium Perfection & Cardiff Classic – Weekend Round Up

A weekend where cross country racing features alongside some speedy road times as the racing highlights. James Rhodes runs through the highlights. How does one hold a celebration of ten years of Podium 5k? Hold a race, of course! Podium 5k returned to its birthplace in Barrowford and once more delivered a series of fast […]

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