tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post1676906272453964224..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: Toyo Takes First-Ever Hakone Ekiden WinBrett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-3993120308466488752009-01-04T02:40:00.000+09:002009-01-04T02:40:00.000+09:00I agree with the other commenters. I started out ...I agree with the other commenters. I started out kind of rooting for Waseda and some great individual performances. By the end of the first day, though, I was pulling for Toyo.<BR/><BR/>Your Hakone preview was invaluable in helping me watch with an informed eye!<BR/><BR/>Kashiwabara stole the show for me. I can't believe he is just a freshman. Mogusu was predictably amazing, and Gitau also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-89381678145486092312009-01-03T23:57:00.000+09:002009-01-03T23:57:00.000+09:00i was going for the underdog toyo also..great race...i was going for the underdog toyo also..great race and glad they pulled it off...thanks for great commentary Brett!David 元三 Rubensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-27020858584322075462009-01-03T23:04:00.000+09:002009-01-03T23:04:00.000+09:00Well, I have been a Waseda fan ever since Seko was...Well, I have been a Waseda fan ever since Seko was running for them...even before that, since I studied Japanese there 35 years ago. But I guess I am not a diehard fan, because I was rooting for Toyo to hang on and win their first title. Great that they did, despite the fact that their anchor runner had the weirdest running form I have ever seen.TokyoRacerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293712044402763377noreply@blogger.com