tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post900148769102285429..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: Toyo University Takes Eight Minutes Off Hakone Ekiden Course Record In Historic WinBrett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-83801102147686702832012-02-09T16:14:15.172+09:002012-02-09T16:14:15.172+09:00I was just playing with Toyo's numbers some mo...I was just playing with Toyo's numbers some more for some other work. If you take out the two mountain stages Toyo's average time drops to 2:58/km, an average of 1:02:38 for the eight remaining guys. Only seven Americans on the list above beat that time.Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-48579366125019000042012-02-05T09:04:27.875+09:002012-02-05T09:04:27.875+09:00I think 20 minutes is right, although I'd have...I think 20 minutes is right, although I'd have to look it up to be sure. It varies based on the ekiden and stage but I think that's right for Hakone.Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-9233410626186133942012-02-03T16:11:08.624+09:002012-02-03T16:11:08.624+09:00Thanks for the explanation, Brett. That friend als...Thanks for the explanation, Brett. That friend also told me that the runner must reach the next station to pass his sash to his team-mate within 10 minutes. But when I looked up wikipedia, it says "within 20 minutes." I am confused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-17852072357072420782012-02-02T13:21:23.157+09:002012-02-02T13:21:23.157+09:00No, that's not true. The first team to finish...No, that's not true. The first team to finish the Fifth Stage starts first on Day Two. The remaining teams start Day Two in the order they finished with the same margin with which they finished Day One, up to a time limit of ten minutes. Any schools more than ten minutes behind the leader at the end of Day One start Day Two together ten minutes after the first team, with the difference Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-39667192220311852292012-01-30T23:07:59.255+09:002012-01-30T23:07:59.255+09:00I heard that the top runner of the first day has t...I heard that the top runner of the first day has the advantage of starting the race 5 minutes earlier than the rest on the second day of the race. Is this true? What time does the race start on both days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-6703579210098890262012-01-09T09:00:55.011+09:002012-01-09T09:00:55.011+09:00Two interesting things about Toyo's preparatio...Two interesting things about Toyo's preparations for Hakone came out of the "Mo Hitotsu no Hakone Ekiden" documentary yesterday. <br /><br />-Coach Sakai said that everyone always focuses on 3 min pace as a target in Hakone, but he told the Toyo runners to think in terms of a number starting with 2:**. <br /><br />-9th stage runner Tanaka, one of the seniors Toyo loses this year, Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-68526438516692165542012-01-04T11:25:14.158+09:002012-01-04T11:25:14.158+09:00Fantastic coverage, Brett! I totally agree with y...Fantastic coverage, Brett! I totally agree with your point about how refreshing it was to see a team not settle for good-enough. A great run by Toyo.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-20708045290874578062012-01-04T08:12:06.978+09:002012-01-04T08:12:06.978+09:00Thanks, Phil. Yamamoto vs. Yazawa was my personal ...Thanks, Phil. Yamamoto vs. Yazawa was my personal favorite part. Kashiwabara won MVP again for his CR, but I think Yuta Shitara getting the 7th Stg record is bigger news. No real surprise that Kashiwabara is stronger than when he was a sophomore or that Cosmas was able to get the 3rd Stg record as a senior, but Yuta Shitara as a sophomore taking away Yuki Sato's junior-year record? We never Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-57902853656092691392012-01-04T00:17:09.888+09:002012-01-04T00:17:09.888+09:00Fantastic as always, Brett. Thanks for your covera...Fantastic as always, Brett. Thanks for your coverage and commentary. <br /><br />An amazing race with lots of the drama: Aoyama Gakuin's Deki in Stage 2 as he relentlessly moved up the pack; <br /> Yamamoto and Yazawa duelling in Stage 3; Kashiwabara's triumphant run up the mountain for one last time. <br /><br />It was good to see Kokugakudai keep their seed ranking (I will forever be a Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-36197803476028231292012-01-03T23:31:26.637+09:002012-01-03T23:31:26.637+09:00My pleasure, Colin.
Toyo's ten men at Hakone ...My pleasure, Colin.<br /><br />Toyo's ten men at Hakone this year, their stage lengths and times followed by a simple flat conversion of their pace to a half-marathon. Following that, for comparison, the top ten American half-marathoners of 2011.<br /><br />Toyo Univ. 2012<br />1st-Hiroyuki Uno 1:02:34 (21.4k) -> 1:01:41 half<br />2nd-Keita Shitara 1:08:04 (23.2k) -> 1:01:54 half<br />Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-5679761059744839362012-01-03T21:59:12.472+09:002012-01-03T21:59:12.472+09:00Thanks for the great previews, reports, and the tw...Thanks for the great previews, reports, and the twitter commentary, Brett. I've never followed Hakone before, but found this really interesting. There's no way that it would have been comprehensible without your commentary.Colinnoreply@blogger.com