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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 13h

>2:20 POR, ARG, COL, NZL, EST, HKG, URU, CZE, GRE, SVK, UKR, FIN, ROM, TPE, SLO, HUN, THA

Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 13h

NED 2:12:21
RUS 2:13:00
AUS 2:13:02
RSA 2:13:13
TAN 2:13:35
ITA 2:14:57
TUR 2:15:12
KOR 2:15:50
PRK 2:16:17
PER 2:16:19
CHI 2:16:30
BRA 2:16:33
IND 2:17:07
AUT 2:17:11
ZIM 2:17:26
LES 2:18:05
MEX 2:18:37
SUI 2:18:57
DEN 2:19:04
MGL 2:19:37
NOR 2:19:45
POL 2:19:50

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 13h

Average of 10 fastest men's marathon times by country so far this year:
world 2:03:19
KEN 2:03:44
ETH 2:04:29
JPN 2:06:06
UGA 2:07:20
ERI 2:07:34
USA 2:07:47
MAR 2:07:58
GER 2:08:41
ISR 2:08:47
CHN 2:09:50
CAN 2:10:22
FRA 2:11:08
GBR 2:11:30
IRL 2:11:37
ESP 2:12:02
BEL 2:12:18
SWE 2:12:18

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 13h

CAN 2:35:11
POL 2:35:19
ITA 2:37:46
IRL 2:40:01
ARG 2:40:32
SWE 2:40:48
MEX 2:40:50
NOR 2:42:26
ISR 2:42:44
SUI 2:43:23
ECU 2:43:44
CHI 2:43:54
BRA 2:44:48
FIN 2:45:13
CZE 2:45:14
HUN 2:45:44
COL 2:46:21
AUT 2:47:08
HKG 2:47:20
RSA 2:47:24
POR 2:47:41
>2:50NZL, GRE, IND, TAN, ROU, CRO, TPE, SLO, SVK

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 13h

Average of 10 fastest women's marathon times by country so far this year:
world 2:16:55
ETH 2:17:10
KEN 2:18:30
JPN 2:23:15
USA 2:24:29
BRN 2:24:34
GER 2:26:43
GBR 2:26:49
MAR 2:27:01
CHN 2:27:04
AUS 2:28:53
NED 2:29:08
PRK 2:29:12
FRA 2:30:16
ESP 2:30:33
RUS 2:31:18
PER 2:34:31
KOR 2:34:49

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 14h

Landed at Haneda and Air Force 1 was there. Got home to find an endless procession of military helicopters circling over our neighborhood.

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 2d

Josai University women run down DBU in last km to win first Morinomiyako Ekiden national title since 2000: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/josa...

Josai Runs Down DBU in Last Km to Win First Morinomiyako Ekiden National Title Since 2000

Yeah, this was a good one. Last year's CR-breaking Morinomiyako Ekiden winner and national university women's champion Ritsumeikan Unive...

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 3d

Two things I learned today:
1. There’s a 6-lane 400m track on Murano.
2. iPhone pano doesn’t like scanning across a chain link fence.

Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 3d

The Daito Bunka University women have been 2nd 10 times in the last 12 years at the Morinomiyako Ekiden national championship race. Is 2025 their year to win it? Preview and streaming: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/is-t...

Is This Daito Bunka's Year? Morinomiyako Ekiden Preview

University men's ekiden season got started with the Izumo Ekiden two weeks ago and last weekend's Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai qualifying race...

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 8d

Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo breaks Princess Ekiden CR: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/mits...

Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo Breaks Princess Ekiden CR

31 corporate women's teams were in Fukuoka this weekend to go for the 16 remaining spots at November's Queens Ekiden, the corporate women'...

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 9d

Selemon Barega and Rebecca Mwangi win Tokyo Legacy Half, Osako debuts in Li Ning: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/bare...

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 9d

Selemon Barega 1:01:22, Rebecca Mwangi 1:08:46 to win Tokyo Legacy Half.

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 9d

Love this finish at Tokyo Legacy Half. Gotta run this one sometime.

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 9d

Tokyo Legacy Half is rolling.

Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 9d

Tokyo Legacy Half wheelchair start.

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 9d

Heading out to start of Tokyo Legacy Half.

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 9d

<1 hr til start of Tokyo Legacy Half.

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 11d

Preview and streaming of Sunday's Princess Ekiden, the qualifying race for November's corporate women's national championship race: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/prin...

Princess Ekiden Preview and Streaming

Sunday's Princess Ekiden is the qualifying race for November's Queens Ekiden corporate women's national championship race. In contrast to ...

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 11d

Preview and streaming of Sunday's Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/toky...

Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon Preview and Streaming

Following Saturday's Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai qualifier half marathon, the weekend's other big half is Sunday's Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon ...

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 10d

Depth at today's Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai half marathon qualifying race made up of the #11 to #52-ranked universities in greater Tokyo area with each team fielding 10-12 student runners.
More here: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/chuo...

Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 10d

Chuo Gakuin University and Brian Kipyegon take Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai qualifying race wins: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/chuo...

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 10d

Top team and individual results from the Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai half marathon qualifying race for January's main event: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/chuo...

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 10d

1 hr to start of Hakone Ekiden qualifying race.

Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 11d

Preview and streaming of Sunday's Princess Ekiden, the qualifying race for November's corporate women's national championship race: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/prin...

Princess Ekiden Preview and Streaming

Sunday's Princess Ekiden is the qualifying race for November's Queens Ekiden corporate women's national championship race. In contrast to ...

japanrunningnews.blogspot.com

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Japan Running News @jrnheadlines.bsky.social · 11d

Preview and streaming of Sunday's Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/toky...

Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon Preview and Streaming

Following Saturday's Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai qualifier half marathon, the weekend's other big half is Sunday's Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon ...

japanrunningnews.blogspot.com

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