brad m“one major factor: the visibility of elite races. #Running has long been both a participatory sport and a spectator sport on TV in #Japan. The #Hakone #Ekiden, a two-day collegiate men’s road relay held at the start of the year, is its symbolic embodiment”
“There’s no other country where #running is covered so extensively in the media”
“there is an entire annual circuit of races with finely tuned entry standards that motivate high-level amateurs and sub-elites” https://run.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/why-is-japan-so-much-better-at-running-than-everyone-else/
“There’s no other country where #running is covered so extensively in the media”
“there is an entire annual circuit of races with finely tuned entry standards that motivate high-level amateurs and sub-elites” https://run.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/why-is-japan-so-much-better-at-running-than-everyone-else/
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The Japan Times
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