Namban race to Mt. Fuji summit

Several Nambanners participated in the grueling Mt Fuji race held on July 22. Billed as one of Japan toughest half-marathons, the full summit race features a course that starts in front of Fuji-Yoshida city hall (750m altitude). The 21km route follows a road with a gradual incline for the first 11.4km, a steeper forest trail for 5km to 5th station (2,200m altitude) and then a non-runnable volcanic trail to the top of Mt. Fuji (3,776m altitude).