April 3, 2012
James Midgely and Satohi Numasawa, who love trail running, participated in the Ome Takamizu 15km trail race in western Tokyo on April 1st. This beautiful course is only about 60 […]
March 4, 2012
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD FEBRUARY • First, apologies for forgetting to mention the Shibuy Ekiden in January. Held on Jan. 15th in Yoyogi Park, it featured four Namban Rengo teams, […]
March 1, 2012
Namban Rengo was out in force at the Tokyo Marathon, with 35 members running and many more cheering at various places along the course, which really is a big help. […]
February 1, 2012
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD JANUARY • The Tanigawa Mari Half Marathon (Mari is a still-popular former top marathoner) was held along the Arakawa River on the 8th. 7 Nambanners battled […]
January 15, 2012
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD DECEMBER • The first Sunday in December is always the Okutama Ekiden, a 6-men/3-women road relay that takes place in the Okutama hills 90 minutes west […]
December 14, 2011
Left: 4:12 team of Keren, Harrisson, Greg and Michael. Right: 3:56 team of Joe, Jay, Stan and Petr. For our pre-bonenkai (year-end party) fun run this year, we decided to […]
December 9, 2011
It was a beautful day on December 4th when ten Nambanners made the trip to Yokohama for a popular Half and 10k. Not popular with the police, however, as the […]
December 8, 2011
Okutama, one of the oldest ekidens in Japan, saw its 73rd running on December 4th. Held in the countryside far west of Tokyo proper (but still Tokyo), it has a […]
December 6, 2011
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD NOVEMBER • Harrisson Uk and Satohi Numaswa ran in the Shonan Half Marathon on November 3rd. Held on a course that hugs the coast south of […]