Yeah, this was a good one.Last year’s CR-breaking Morinomiyako Ekiden winner and national university women’s champion Ritsumeikan University had a lackluster run at the Kansai Region qualifying race at the end of September, finishing only 3rd. That turned out to be a sign of where it is this season and not a peaking issue. Ritsumeikan was in 2nd for the first 2 legs in the 6-stage 38.0 km race
Source: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com