February 4, 2017

41st Chiba Marine Half Marathon – 22nd January 2017

Net Time 1:35:37 This was the 5th time that I had run the Chiba Marine Half Marathon since my first time in 2012. I was supposed to run last year, […]
February 4, 2017

2017 Shinjuku City Half Marathon

January 29th marked the 15th running of the Shinjuku City Half Marathon (plus 10km and family/children’s events). The convenience and novelty of running in the center of the city and […]
January 17, 2017

DECEMBER 2016

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD DECEMBER This year, as in the past 28 years, the first Sunday of December saw several Namban Rengo teams participating in the Okutama Ekiden out in […]
December 4, 2016

NOVEMBER 2016

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD NOVEMBER Marathon season is upon us, in fact, this could be called Marathon Month But we start with the La France Half Marathon in Yamagata pref. […]
November 12, 2016

90+ Enjoy Annual Run & BBQ

Unlike last year, for this year’s Namban Rengo Run & BBQ (Nov. 6), we got the beautiful weather we deserve. A strong wind was in our faces on the return […]
November 6, 2016

OCTOBER 2016

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD OCTOBER On the first day of the month, 10 club members had a lot of fun running the Special Olympics Charity Ekiden — see the report […]
October 6, 2016

SEPTEMBER 2016

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD SEPTEMBER Rika Homma ran the Karuizawa Half Marathon in 1:55 — good! At the Tazawako Marathon on the 18th, Terry Minegishi finished in 3:38:09, with Alan […]
October 4, 2016

Special Olympics Charity Ekiden in Odaiba

Namban Rengo participated in this 3-hour relay charity ekiden in Tokyo’s Odaiba district and came away with a surprising 5th position overall out of 184 teams. The event was held […]
September 8, 2016

AUGUST 2016

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD AUGUST Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in Cebu saw Keren Miers finish in 5:13:41 – victorious in his age group! A week later, Stan Chow completed Ironman 70.3 […]