August 19, 2026
Team Member Selection – Harrisson – Confidence Team member selection is always tricky and difficult. Around March, I received the invitation from the organizers to take part in this Ekiden, […]
August 30, 2025
Pre-race context – Harrisson: Team formation This year again, we received an invitation to participate in the Fuji Ekiden, which meant that I needed to think about the recruitment process. […]
August 22, 2024
Pre-race context – Harrisson: Team formation When I set out to assemble a team to represent Namban Rengo for our second participation in this prestigious Ekiden, I quickly came to […]
July 13, 2024
The first UK Ekiden was run along the Thames from Oxford to Windsor on June 24th, 2024. Our club did not disappoint as we placed 5th overall, behind 3 elite […]
August 21, 2023
Background: Vincent Towards the end of last year, in prime ekiden season (after Okutama ekiden and leading to Hakone ekiden), I was so fascinated by this part of the Japanese […]
August 3, 2021
• Yasuo Hayakawa ran back-to-back Halfs, on the 4th and the 10th. The first one was at Korya Tama in 1:39:44 and the second was Toyosu in 1:45:56. Well, it […]
July 1, 2021
• Moeka Nakamura ran the Sainokuni 5K on the 5th in 23:49, placing 2nd overall in the female category. First race in a long time! • 2019 Namban Rengo Runner […]
November 30, 2020
• The Nov. 8th Atami Aquathlon starred a few Namban runners. It was a 1500m ocean swim and 10km run. 1st Phil English 56:193rd Gary Wilberforce 56:297th Mike Trees 59:4711th […]