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Josai Runs Down DBU in Last Km to Win First Morinomiyako Ekiden National Title Since 2000

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

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Is This Daito Bunka’s Year? Morinomiyako Ekiden Preview

University men’s ekiden season got started with the Izumo Ekiden two weeks ago and last weekend’s Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai qualifying race. This week it’s the first national-level university women’s ekiden of the season, the Morinomiyako Ekiden in Sendai. Because of Hakone’s popularity and Tokyo’s massive size the Kanto Region dominates men’s running to the point that it’s almost impossible for a