December 4, 2017
HAIKU OF THE MONTH December so soon? Yearly goals unfulfilled, but… There’s always next year. DECEMBER MENU At Oda Field track near Yoyogi Park from 730pm. 6 — 1000 x […]
November 4, 2017
HAIKU OF THE MONTH Blue skies have returned. Typhoons are finished (we hope!). Serious racing starts. DELAYED SEPTEMBER I neglected to mention a great result in September: Takeshi Koide completed […]
October 7, 2017
HAIKU OF THE MONTH Dusk brings a slight chill. But the sun still warms our runs. Long-awaited Fall. SEPTEMBER RESULTS Namban Rengo was represented by four ultra-fit ultra runners at […]
September 4, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD AUGUST Chih Liew competed in the OSJ Itamuro 100K trail race — a grueling test of physical and mental endurance. He somehow completed it in 22hr […]
August 6, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD JULY On the 1st, Eric Lebrasseur ran the Utsukushigahara 80K Trail Run in 8:48:42, placing 45th. Then on the 2nd, Padraig MacColgain finished his first ultra, […]
July 4, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD JUNE June began with four intrepid Nambanners in South Africa for the Comrades ultra marathon. This year was an “up” year, plus it was unusually hot. […]
June 3, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD MAY On the May 4th holiday, Stuart Brady took part in the Kasukabe Half Marathon, finishing in a respectable 1:33:33, despite it being a very warm […]
May 8, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD APRIL No April Fool’s Day runs, but on the 2nd, Eric Lebrasseur did the Hasetsune 30K trail run in 1:23:32. And Stefano Coradeschi ran the Rome […]
April 3, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD MARCH At the Shizuoka Marathon on the 5th the trash talk was flying and the runners were flying for, well, 3/4 of the race. Except for […]