January 4, 2018
HAIKU OF THE MONTH Wise Confucius said: Run far, run fast, but take care Not to get injured!! JANUARY MENU At Oda Field track near Yoyogi Park from 730pm. 3 […]
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 […]
October 4, 2017
After last year’s surprising fifth place showing at the charity Yell Run at Mega Web in the Odaiba district, Namban Rengo was back this year for more – in force. […]
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 10, 2017
It immediately hit me at around the 15-km mark; a sudden realization of the whole experience I was on. It was just after 07:00 am; we had been running for […]