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 […]
March 26, 2020
• Not The Tokyo Marathon efforts on the 1st included Colin Hickey running a PB! of 2:56:19 at the Matsudo Marathon, Stan Chow running 2:47:44 on the Arakawa and Roger […]
March 2, 2020
• Lots of Namban members ran the Kanagawa Half on the 2nd. Ryudo Tsukizaki 1:12:31,Emmanuel Obser 1:21:33 (big PB), Renaud Isman 1:22:01 (PB 4th AG), Yuichi Kanamori 1:28:16 (PB), Rie […]
December 22, 2019
• December began with the Osaka Marathon on the 1st with a lot of good performances. Tony Collins 3:18:16 (PB) Yuko Takamuki 3:36:26 (18min PB), Ayano Onodera 3:54:17 (PB), Makiko […]
December 1, 2019
• Kota Torii was at the Gunma Marathon on the 3rd, where he set a new PB of 3:13:45. Kim Dumont was also there and ran the 10K. • Also […]