After a day of rain on Thursday the 20th, Friday fortunately brought blue skies (plus strong wind) for the Tamako Ekiden. 24 club members traveled 40 minutes out the Seibu […]

The Watarase Half Marathon takes place at a pleasant park and reservoir (which is available for boating) in the “middle of nowhere” up in Saitama. Namban has had a presence […]

The Barbarian Horde descended on Kamakura on July 27th, where we did not plunder and pilage (as far as is known), but did run, eat and drink quite a considerable […]

July 20th, Oxford, England. The hallowed Iffley Road track where Roger Bannister first broke the 4-minute mile. The British Milers Club 50th anniversary Grand Prix series of races. This was […]

The TELL (Tokyo English Life Line) Charity Runathon was held on May 4th in beautiful weather. Namban Rengo runners took home good prizes in 3 of the 4 divisions. In […]

On December 16th, 2012 a group of six Nambanners participated in the Runnet Corporate Ekiden Three Hour Time Relay. The weather was very crisp and clear, so Chika, Thomas, Jelena, […]

On November 3rd, the Namban horde invaded, ravaged, and conquered the innocent southern shores of Formosa, capturing several podium finishes and devouring 10s of thousands of calories at the famous […]