Nothing ushers you deeper into the heart of Ekiden culture than joining a Saturday morning track session with the team, late in the season, ahead of the final major race on the university women's Ekiden calendar. The Fuji-san Women's Ekiden is a best-of-the-best showdown among Japan's top university women's teams, held at the base of Mt. Fuji. The race unfolds over seven legs, ranging from 3.3 to 10.5 km. That means the coaches have a very tricky job to ensure the team's top