tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post6662102576120633034..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: End of an Era - Hakone Ekiden Qualifier to Switch from 20 km to Half MarathonBrett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-68451978794137451202019-10-01T14:15:43.775+09:002019-10-01T14:15:43.775+09:00i did as well, i used to be a marathon runner in h...i did as well, i used to be a marathon runner in highschool but in college i got the Freshman 15, the weight gain and school got in the way of doing what i loved, that along with a slight runners knee issue. i thought i was done for with running, now in my senior year ive gotten back to running despite it all and have fixed my form and did some work to relive my knee issue. then i discovered the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-25682619582472068482019-05-16T18:28:49.660+09:002019-05-16T18:28:49.660+09:00I didI didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-53049480309110673552019-05-07T04:37:50.787+09:002019-05-07T04:37:50.787+09:00Did anyone end up here after watching Run With The...Did anyone end up here after watching Run With The Wind anime?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-64801059219972176022018-07-12T09:03:18.024+09:002018-07-12T09:03:18.024+09:00Thank you! I guess there is something for everyone...Thank you! I guess there is something for everyone in Japan related to running. But its good to see that even the non-elite university teams can still strive to do something and try to improve throughout the year.d Its too bad, but I guess that's the way it is, you see teams in a mournful pose, such as Chuo, the one instance I remember lately, when the results are announced if they don't Mettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065599585180038625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-28717143072387796002018-07-10T20:33:17.387+09:002018-07-10T20:33:17.387+09:00About 20 years ago I knew a team from an essential...About 20 years ago I knew a team from an essentially non-sporting University that just happened to have about 6 runners who were capable of perhaps 1:12 to 1:20 for half marathon. The pure pride of getting a team together to finally enter the Yosenkai was what their year was all about. Seem to remember something about a few fabricated entry times for a couple of additional weaker runners who wereCKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-3445730685965674242018-07-10T17:00:25.072+09:002018-07-10T17:00:25.072+09:00There's a pretty big difference between the te...There's a pretty big difference between the teams going for Hakone and the ones just trying to make it to the Yosenkai, so sub-34 isn't that surprising for the back of the field. They're like lower-level D3 schools in the NCAA or something.<br /><br />After the Yosenkai there are a lot of small ekidens through the winter where you're bound to find the lower-level universities. Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-59272780043742857852018-07-10T11:26:17.613+09:002018-07-10T11:26:17.613+09:00Brett, I think I've asked this question before...Brett, I think I've asked this question before, but the 50+ teams who show up for the qualifier and only 10 can go, after that, what do the other 40 teams do through the year, the time trials, such as Nittai, road races etc. Do they just continue to prepare for the next year? Also 34:00 seems kind of weak, but I guess it gives everyone a chance to enter the qualifier. Mettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065599585180038625noreply@blogger.com