How long is the Ekiden?
218 km
The 218 km Hakone Ekiden is not only the longest, and most important long-distance relay race in Japan, it is considered to be one of the top races to take place in the world. The two-day, round-trip race is limited to teams of university students.
How do you qualify for Hakone Ekiden?
Ten of them are seeded teams that qualify by virtue of finishing in the top ten the previous year. Ten more teams qualify through their team results at the Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai, a 20 km qualifier held in the October preceding the race.
What is Nike Hakone?
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Where was the first ekiden relay race held?
Ekiden (駅伝) is a long-distance running multistage relay race mostly held on roads. The Japanese term originally referred to a post-horse or stagecoach which transmitted communication by stages. The first ekiden was held in Japan in 1917 as a 3-day, 23-stage run from Kyoto to Tokyo for more than 507 kilometres,…
How many people run a half marathon in ekiden?
In the national inter- prefecture championships, 9 women run 42.195 kilometers and 7 men run 48 kilometers. For the collegiate Hakone Ekiden, a 2-day event, 10 male athletes for each team run 219 kilometers. Each runner covers just over a half marathon.
Where is the East Japan high school Ekiden held?
In the boys race, the 31st annual Nihonkai Ekiden, 128 teams participated in the 7 stage race. Both the boys and girls races are exactly the same configuration as the national high school championships. The annual East Japan Women’s Ekiden is held in Fukushima, Fukushima.
When is the national ekiden championship in Japan?
A series of city, prefecture and regional championships in November select the representative school teams for the national championship in late December. Although there is no single definition of ekiden format, for purposes of the Japanese national championships for junior high school and high school, the format has been set.