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Fujisan GX Breaks CR to Win 79th Towada Hachimantai Ekiden


The 79th edition of the Towada Hachimantai Ekiden took place Aug. 1 in Akita. Covering a 5-leg 71.4 km course, the race hosted 14 teams. Yamanashi's Fujisan GX took the overall win in a 3:42:17 course record. The best-placing team from within the prefecture, the Akita T&F Association team made the podium at 6th overall. The women's race was canceled again this year due to lack of participation.

79th Towada Hachimantai Ekiden

Akita, 1 Aug. 2026
5 stages, 71.4 km, 14 teams

Top Team Results
1. Fujisan GX - 3:42:17 - CR
2. Corporate Select Team - 3:46:24
3. Tokyo Police A - 3:48:00
4. Comodi Iida - 3:48:41
5. Tokyo Police B - 3:50:14
6. Akita T&F Assoc. - 3:57:58
7. Fukushima T&F Assoc. - 4:08:20

Top Individual Stage Results
First Stage (13.0 km)
1. Ryota Seki (Tokyo Police A) - 39:47
2. Takuma Nakayama (Fujisan GX) - 40:01
3. Ryota Sato (Tokyo Police B) - 40:02

Second Stage (13.0 km)
1. Yuki Seto (Fujisan GX) - 37:03
2. Shunsuke Watanabe (Comodi Iida) - 37:28
3. Masaki Watanabe (Corp. Select Team) - 37:36

Third Stage (15.7 km)
1. Edwin Kisalsak (Fujisan GX) - 45:02 - CR
2. Jun Kojima (Corp. Select Team) - 46:48
3. Haruki Kuniyasu (Tokyo Police B) - 47:05

Fourth Stage (15.9 km)
1. Tatsuya Tsunashima (Corp. Select Team) - 48:33 - CR
2. Kaede Shinohara (Fujisan GX) - 49:05 (CR)
3. Minoru Kameda (Tokyo Police A) - 49:51

Fifth Stage (13.8 km, uphill)
1. Akihiro Kaneko (Comodi Iida) - 49:56
2. Koki Yoshimoto (Fujisan GX) - 51:06
3. Shunhei Ebara (Corp. Select Team) - 52:23

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