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Streaming, entry lists and live results for today's Hachioji Long Distance meet: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/hach...
Hachioji Long Distance Streaming and Entry Lists
The Hachioji Long Distance time trial meet always produces fast 10000 m, with last year's A-heat winner Gulveer Singh running a 27:14.88 t...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Streaming, entry lists and live results for today's Hachioji Long Distance meet: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/hach...
Streaming and preview of Sunday's Queen's Ekiden corporate women's national championships: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/quee...
Queens Ekiden Streaming and Preview
Championship ekiden season kicks off Sunday with the Queens Ekiden , the corporate women's national championship race in Sendai, 42.195 km i...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Streaming and preview of Sunday's Queen's Ekiden corporate women's national championships: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/quee...
Rotich and Chelal win Kobe Marathon, American Shuley 2nd in 2:11:30: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/roti...
Rotich and Chelal Win Kobe Marathon, American Shuley 2nd in 2:11:30
Kenyans Elisha Rotich and Jackline Chelal made it a Kenyan double at the Kobe Marathon , Rotich outrunning American Ethan Shuley by 28 se...
japanrunningnews.blogspot.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Rotich and Chelal win Kobe Marathon, American Shuley 2nd in 2:11:30: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/roti...
433 people sub-1:10 at Ageo City Half Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/kgus...
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
433 people sub-1:10 at Ageo City Half Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/kgus...
After Ageo 3 schools now have a 10-runner half marathon avg under 62 min:
Koku Gakuin Univ 1:01:20
Komazawa Univ 1:01:35
Teikyo Univ 1:01:55
Komazawa’s avg doesn’t include Keita Sato, who ran equiv of 59:22 at Hakone ‘24 (60:13 for 21.4k) but hasn’t run a half marathon yet.
Koku Gakuin Univ 1:01:20
Komazawa Univ 1:01:35
Teikyo Univ 1:01:55
Komazawa’s avg doesn’t include Keita Sato, who ran equiv of 59:22 at Hakone ‘24 (60:13 for 21.4k) but hasn’t run a half marathon yet.
KGU's Rui Aoki cracks Ageo City Half CR in 1:00:45, Kenshin Noda 1:01:29 U20 NR in debut, and over 100 go sub-64: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/kgus...
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
After Ageo 3 schools now have a 10-runner half marathon avg under 62 min:
Koku Gakuin Univ 1:01:20
Komazawa Univ 1:01:35
Teikyo Univ 1:01:55
Komazawa’s avg doesn’t include Keita Sato, who ran equiv of 59:22 at Hakone ‘24 (60:13 for 21.4k) but hasn’t run a half marathon yet.
Koku Gakuin Univ 1:01:20
Komazawa Univ 1:01:35
Teikyo Univ 1:01:55
Komazawa’s avg doesn’t include Keita Sato, who ran equiv of 59:22 at Hakone ‘24 (60:13 for 21.4k) but hasn’t run a half marathon yet.
KGU's Rui Aoki cracks Ageo City Half CR in 1:00:45, Kenshin Noda 1:01:29 U20 NR in debut, and over 100 go sub-64: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/kgus...
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
KGU's Rui Aoki cracks Ageo City Half CR in 1:00:45, Kenshin Noda 1:01:29 U20 NR in debut, and over 100 go sub-64: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/kgus...
Aoki/KGU 1:00:44 Ageo event record unoff, Kuwata/Komazawa a second or 2 behind
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Aoki/KGU 1:00:44 Ageo event record unoff, Kuwata/Komazawa a second or 2 behind
1 hour to start.
Streaming of tomorrow’s Ageo City Half: www.youtube.com/live/TZDLr93...
第38回2025上尾シティハーフマラソン
YouTube video by テレ玉
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November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
1 hour to start.
This crew (minus one) puts on the best half marathon in the world.
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This crew (minus one) puts on the best half marathon in the world.
Streaming of tomorrow’s Ageo City Half: www.youtube.com/live/TZDLr93...
第38回2025上尾シティハーフマラソン
YouTube video by テレ玉
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November 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Streaming of tomorrow’s Ageo City Half: www.youtube.com/live/TZDLr93...
Sweet home Ageo
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Sweet home Ageo
Happy birthday to Japan’s Naoto Hasegawa, in his Diamond League here in Silesia this summer.
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Happy birthday to Japan’s Naoto Hasegawa, in his Diamond League here in Silesia this summer.
5 min til Tango University Ekiden start. No bears yet. www.youtube.com/live/9eB1M0u...
丹後大学駅伝2025｜第87回関西学生対校駅伝競走大会
YouTube video by 【公式】あすリートチャンネル
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November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
5 min til Tango University Ekiden start. No bears yet. www.youtube.com/live/9eB1M0u...
Mayo H.S. representing in Shimokita.
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Mayo H.S. representing in Shimokita.
Entry lists for next weekend's Hachioji Long Distance 10000m time trial meet. A-heat will target 27:10, JPN NR pace: hachioji-10000.com/wp-content/u...
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Entry lists for next weekend's Hachioji Long Distance 10000m time trial meet. A-heat will target 27:10, JPN NR pace: hachioji-10000.com/wp-content/u...
Elite fields for Sunday’s Borobudur Marathon in Indonesia.
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Elite fields for Sunday’s Borobudur Marathon in Indonesia.
Entry list highlights for Sunday's Ageo City Half Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/ageo...
Ageo City Half Marathon Entry List Highlights
Ekiden season rolls on with Sunday's Ageo City Half Marathon . Most of the universities bound for the Hakone Ekiden, including this season'...
japanrunningnews.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Entry list highlights for Sunday's Ageo City Half Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/ageo...
Dec. 7 Fukuoka International Marathon elite field: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/fuku...
Fukuoka International Marathon Elite Field
The Fukuoka International Marathon is back Dec. 7 with exactly the kind of boutique field it's had over the decades. Up front are two of ...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Dec. 7 Fukuoka International Marathon elite field: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/fuku...
Saturday's Tango University Ekiden, the Kansai Region championships, to be stopped if bear appears along course. A serious bear attack happened in the area on Nov. 2. japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/satu...
Saturday's Tango University Ekiden to be Stopped If Bears Appear on Course
Following a bear attack that critically injured an area man on Nov. 2, this week the Kansai Collegiate Athletics Association announced meas...
japanrunningnews.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Saturday's Tango University Ekiden, the Kansai Region championships, to be stopped if bear appears along course. A serious bear attack happened in the area on Nov. 2. japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/satu...
Big changes coming to the New Year Ekiden: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/big-...
Big Changes Coming to the New Year Ekiden
Yesterday the national corporate federation JITA announced major changes to the New Year Ekiden, the corporate men's national championship...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Big changes coming to the New Year Ekiden: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/big-...
Regional corporate ekidens wrap up New Year Ekiden corporate men's national championship qualification: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/regi...
Regional Corporate Ekidens Wrap Up New Year Ekiden Qualification
Following last weekend's East Japan and Kyushu Region corporate ekidens , qualification for the New Year Ekiden corporate men's national c...
japanrunningnews.blogspot.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Regional corporate ekidens wrap up New Year Ekiden corporate men's national championship qualification: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/regi...
Olympian Kentaro Nakamoto wins Fukuoka Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/olym...
Olympian Kentaro Nakamoto Wins Fukuoka Marathon
A record-breaking number of participants ran the Fukuoka Marathon yesterday. In its 12th edition, the mass-participation race welcomed 15,1...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Olympian Kentaro Nakamoto wins Fukuoka Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/olym...
Yamaguchi wins Setagaya 246 Half, Orita takes Miyako Salmon Half in debut: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/yama...
Yamaguchi Wins Setagaya 246 Half, Orita Takes Miyako
It's the point in the season where Hakone Ekiden-bound university coaches are farming out their squads to half marathons to sort through the...
japanrunningnews.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Yamaguchi wins Setagaya 246 Half, Orita takes Miyako Salmon Half in debut: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/yama...
Watching 3 ekidens at once. #livingthedream
November 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Watching 3 ekidens at once. #livingthedream
Dec.7 Hofu Yomiuri Marathon elite field: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/hofu...
Hofu Yomiuri Marathon Elite Field
Everything in Japanese marathoning is already about qualifying for the MGC Race, Japan's trials race for the L.A. Olympics. Scheduled the sa...
japanrunningnews.blogspot.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Dec.7 Hofu Yomiuri Marathon elite field: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/hofu...