The university men’s ekiden season dominates the calendar in Japan, three main races spanning an arc from October’s Izumo Ekiden, 6 stages totaling 45.1 km, November’s National University Ekiden, 8 stages totaling 106.8 km, and the biggest of them all, January’s Hakone Ekiden, 10 stages over 2 days totaling 217.1 km.This year’s season kicks off Monday at Izumo, where 2022-2023 winner Komazawa
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