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イーサン・シューリー選手が日本を離れ、アメリカに戻りました。これからユタ州でプロ選手として世界を目指します。これからも応援よろしくお願いします。Ethan Shuley has moved back to the U.S. from Japan to focus on becoming the best runner he can be. Next up is August’s TCS Sydney Marathon.
Haftu Strintzos 2:06:20 Australian NR to win ASICS Gold Coast Marathon japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/07/stri...
Shumpei Tomita breaks China Airlines Gold Coast Half Marathon CR japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/07/tomi...
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon press conference ahead of Sunday’s race.
Pretty close to sold-out crowd for day 2 of Japan’s National Championships
2025 Morinomiyako Ekiden 3rd leg breaker Nazuki Sasaki on her 35:31 U.S. debut at the Mastercard New York Mini 10k.
Batt-Doyle and Strintzos break records at Launceston Half japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/batt...
Top 10 men and women at Launceston Half. All-comers record for Haftu Strintzos, CR for Isobel Batt-Doyle
New race bringing the ekiden to Monterey in July. montereyekiden.com
Ethan Shuley is joining the ASICS family in his pro debut at tomorrow’s McGrath Launceston Running Festival Peppers Silo Half Marathon. 東京拠点にしているイーサン・シューリー選手が明日のローンセストンハーフでアシックスプロ選手としてデビューします。
Pour one out for Ran to Japan. A lot of good content gone just like that, along with his income. Hope he can recover somehow.
Team Japan heading out for Sunday’s McGrath Launceston Running Festival Half Marathon. 日本のチームは日曜日にオーストラリアで開催されるローンセストンハーフマラソンに向けて羽田空港を出発します。
Tohoku Fukushima Univ stars Amisa Murayama and Nazuki Sasaki making U.S. debuts at June 6 Mastercard New York Mini 10km. 2025年富士山女子駅伝2位の東北福祉大学の佐々木美月と村山愛美沙世は6月6日開催ニューヨークミニ10キロに出場。世界記録保持者のAgnes Ngetichなども出場。https://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/murayama-and-sasaki-making-us-debut-at.html?m=1
Nagiya Mori leads 3 under Osako's 3000 m NR - weekend track roundup japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/mori...
Air quality in Tokyo has been bad the last few days but this is the worst I’ve seen in a long time. Can’t see the mountains, can barely see Skytree, and even Shinjuku looks hazy.
Keita Sato of Swoosh TC on his 3:40.10 win at the Portland Twilight meet on Saturday that qualified him for Japan’s National Championships 1500m. Next up is another 1500m at the May 23 L.A. Track Fest.
Robi Syianturi breaks own Indonesian marathon record by ~3 min with 2:12:20 in Copenhagen.