March 3, 2015

FEBRUARY 2015

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD FEBRUARY February’s calendar was full of marathons and half marathons, including of course, the big one, Tokyo, plus the Ome 30K. The first day of the […]
February 5, 2015

JANUARY 2015

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD JANUARY Back in Istanbul over the holidays, Engin Yenidunya ran in the first Adim Adim Run of the year on January 3rd. At a freezing -2 […]
January 1, 2015

DECEMBER 2014

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD DECEMBER The first Sunday in December is traditionally the Okutama Ekiden, a race that has been held for 76 years in the Okutama district, about 90 […]
December 13, 2014

NOVEMBER 2014

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD NOVEMBER Yuichi Kanamori ran the Shonan International Marathon (12,600 runners) on the 3rd, recording a time of 3:19:15. Lawrence Schneck was also there, a bit ahead […]
November 27, 2014

Strong Namban Showing at Toda Marathon

The popular Toda Marathon (Half and 10K) was held on November 16th in wonderful sunny weather with a bit of wind. 18 Nambanners were on hand, along with several supporters, […]
November 3, 2014

OCTOBER 2014

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD First we have some results from last month. On Sept. 20th, Dennis Schulz ran the Hamburg HEK Half Marathon in nice late summer conditions, finishing in […]
October 28, 2014

Sun, Run and Loads of Fun — the Namban Fall Race &  BBQ

The club’s annual 10K and Half Marathon, followed by a barbecue, was held on Sunday, October 26th along the banks of the Tama river. Indian summer came to Japan, with […]
October 22, 2014

Nambanners Enjoy the Fruits, and Fruit Products, of Katsunuma.

Fruit products meaning, as you can see in the photo above, wine. The occasion was the Koshu Fruit & Wine Marathon, held in the wine country of Katsunuma in Yamanashi […]
October 3, 2014

SEPTEMBER 2014

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD September Bernard Plagge was in Germany on the 6th and ran Brockenlauf 2014, 26km up and down Mt. Brocken, winning his age group in 2:12:40. On […]