In-person marathons might be canceled this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t obtain a new personal record, even while engaging in some friendly competition with your fit fam. ASICS is launching a ...

Each year amateur and professional teams of runners compete in various long-distance relay races called ekiden. The most prestigious of these is the grueling two-day Hakone Ekiden held on January 2 ...

It is Sunday morning, Dec. 25, and all across Japan TV sets are tuned in to the spectacle of high school distance running championships held in the streets of Kyoto. Thousands of spectators line the ...

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When people mention running relays, it’s likely that your first thoughts are of athletes sprinting round a running track for either 100m or 400m. But there does exist another type of relay. It can ...

The 16th anniversary of the Rotorua Ekiden Relay takes place this Saturday starting at the Novotel Rotorua Lakeside and finishing on the Village Green at Rotorua’s lakefront. The team relay follows a ...

Bermudian sprinter Jessica Lewis has been chosen by the World Para Athletics as part of the second team selected for the ASICS World Ekiden 2020. The event is a free global relay race meant to inspire ...

Rotorua's most colourful road race is back for its 10th running this weekend as the Rotorua Ekiden tears around Lake Rotorua. The Hi-Tec Rotorua Ekiden Relay will be run around the roads circling Lake ...

- New ASICS World Ekiden 2020 unites teams from all four corners of the globe in pursuit of a shared goal - A specially created virtual race platform will vividly bring to life the connection and ...