Run an Ekiden in Japan, and it’s hard to shake off over a century of history and tradition. For many runners, slipping on the tasuki...

Running on Halloween (I guess no one else got the memo) For years, running was something I did alone. Early morning solo jogs, treadmill...

Understanding Aoyama Gakuin's dominance in the iconic Hakone Ekiden with insight from current coach and a past legend.

Stage one of the Hakone Ekiden 2025 in Otemachi Tokyo. (Photo by Haruka Miki) Day one of the 2025 Hakone Ekiden was a stark reminder that...

In 2024, I learned that numbers alone don't tell the whole story. Running is as much about mindset as it is about results.

The lung-busting challenge of high-altitude training in Japan with the Reto Running Club.

In the few years I've been running, I've tried different sorts of training runs. But the most challenging has to be the "no-ego run."

Last week, I embarked on two seemingly disparate yet surprisingly interconnected endeavors. Firstly, I started an online digital...

I've long been a fan of Ekiden, and my passion for the long-distance relay race grew even more when I started running a couple of years...