Daichi Atsuura wins Nagano Marathon in 2:12:08 PB after 1:02:54 half PB in Incheon last month.

In the middle of moving for first time in 13 years, the longest I’ve ever lived in one place, because our building is being torn down in June. We’re at the point now where it feels like the “I don’t think they’re coming back” scene in A Ghost Story.

Mashiko Breaks U20 5000 m NR - Weekend Track Roundup Saturday's Kanakuri Memorial Meet in Kumamoto was the weekend's main event in Japanese track, but there were good results at the Nittai U...

18-yr-old Yota Mashiko 13:22.87 U20 NR at Kanakuri Memorial - weekend track roundup japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/mash...

Congrats to JRN associate editor Mika Tokairin on her age group win at Ironman Penghu!

Kanakuri Memorial Meet Streaming and Start Lists Japan's outdoor Grand Prix season kicks off Saturday in Kumamoto at the Kanakuri Memorial Meet . Streaming will be at the link above startin...

Streaming and start lists for Saturday's Kanakuri Memorial Meet japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/kana...

Kanakuri Memorial Meet Streaming and Start Lists Japan's outdoor Grand Prix season kicks off Saturday in Kumamoto at the Kanakuri Memorial Meet . Streaming will be at the link above startin...

Streaming and start lists for Saturday's Kanakuri Memorial Meet japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/kana...

Aoyama Gakuin University Launches Women's Ekiden Team With Goal of "Stopping the Declining Numbers in the Sport" 2026 Hakone Ekiden champion Aoyama Gakuin University held a press conference Apr. 4 at its Sagamihara campus announcing that it was adding ...

Hakone Ekiden champ Aoyama Gakuin University launches women's ekiden team with goal of "stopping the declining numbers in the sport." japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/aoya...

懐かしい。Blast from the past: an old marathon-themed coffee commercial I was in alongside a million legends of Japanese athletics.

Weekend Track Roundup There were 2 decently competitive meets in the Tokyo area this weekend. Saturday saw the new year's first edition of the Setagaya Time Tri...

Weekend track roundup - Waseda dominates Tokyo Big 6 meet, Ethan Shuley 5000m debut and more japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/week...

Kipyegon and Yamaguchi Win Kanto Regionals D1 and D2 Half Marathon Titles The men's half marathon component of the Kanto Region University Track and Field Championships relocated this year away from the main par...

Kipyegon and Yamaguchi win Kanto Regionals D1 and D2 half marathon titles japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/kipy...

Keita Sato Joins Swoosh TC After appearing at a Nike event on Apr. 3, U20 1500 m NR and indoor 3000 m and 5000 m NR holder Keita Sato , 22, updated his Instagram profi...

Keita Sato joins Swoosh TC japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/keit...

Ethan Shuley 13:57.12 for 6th in fast heat at Setagaya Time Trials meet in Tokyo in his first-ever track 5000m.

First Setagaya Time Trials meet of the season.

Updates on Transfers April 1 is the start of Japan's new academic and fiscal year, and there's always a wave of transfer announcements to go with it. Some notab...

Some notable team transfers announced at the start of Japan's new academic and fiscal year yesterday japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/upda...

Really interesting mini-documentary on Fuji TV just now on a women-only night 5k held around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in 1964.

JAAF Announces World Road Running Championships Half Marathon Team The JAAF announced the men's and women's half marathon teams today for this fall's World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen: Women Y...

JAAF announces Copenhagen World Road Running Championships half marathon teams japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/03/jaaf...

Average of 10 fastest men's marathon times by country so far this year:
world 2:03:56
ETH 2:04:11
KEN 2:04:41
JPN 2:06:32
CHN 2:08:28
USA 2:09:26
MAR 2:10:54
ESP 2:14:33
KOR 2:16:09
FRA 2:17:01
GBR 2:17:57
ITA 2:18:50
IRL 2:19:04
>2:20 - MEX, ISR, SWE, IND, POL, PHI, AUS, BEL, HKG, TPE, POR

Average of 10 fastest women's marathon times by country so far this year:
world 2:17:05
ETH 2:17:35
KEN 2:20:00
JPN 2:23:24
CHN 2:27:32
MAR 2:28:22
USA 2:32:31
GBR 2:36:13
KOR 2:38:36
ESP 2:39:41
AUS 2:40:12
FRA 2:40:53
ITA 2:42:07
>2:50 - MEX, HKG, TPE

Chien Breaks TPE NR, Iwata Betters ID-Class WR - Weekend Track Roundup The last weekend of the academic and fiscal year saw at least 5 meets with good results domestically and abroad. Kicking things off Friday w...

Chien Breaks TPE 1500m NR, Iwata betters own ID-class 3000m WR - weekend track roundup japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/03/chie...

Tsujihara Runs 8th-Fastest Collegiate Time Ever at Berlin Half A big group of Japanese men ran the Berlin Half Marathon on Mar. 29. The top finisher among them, Hikaru Tsujihara (Koku Gakuin Univ.) ran...

Hikaru Tsujihara runs 8th-fastest collegiate time ever at Berlin Half japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/03/tsuj...

Hirayama Wins Gold at East Asia Half Marathon Championships The East Asia Half Marathon Championships took place Mar. 29 in Yangzhou, China. Taiga Hirayama won the men's gold medal in 1:02:50 by a ...

Taiga Hirayama wins gold at East Asia Half Marathon Championships japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/03/hira...

Sato and Fukunaga Win Fukui Sakura Marathon The lead group took a shot at sub-2:10 in the men's race at the Fukui Sakura Marathon , with a group of 7 going through halfway in 1:04:40 b...

Koki Sato and Fuka Fukunaga win Fukui Sakura Marathon japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/03/kato...

Fuka Fukunaga 2:37:00 debut to win Fukui Sakura Marathon

Koki Sato wins Fukui Sakura Marathon in 2:11:07 CR/PB

Lead group of 7 plus pacer thru halfway in 1:04:40. Women 54:37 at 15km.

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Streaming of Fukui Sakura Marathon starting in 1 hr 45 min www.youtube.com/live/Sd_rYAR...