Running in Tokyo/Japan - Marathon/Clubs/Track Races

Monday/Tuesday: Try Wired<>Fit, you can contact us by posting a comment on the group-site or a message to: Juergen

Wednesday: Oda-Field repeats, contacts: Juergen/Matthew/Eco Marron

Thursday/Friday/Saturday: Try Wired<>Fit, you can contact us by posting a comment on the group-site or a message to: Juergen

Sunday: Long Run, contact Juergen

Saturday/Sunday: Long runs, trail runs, mountains: Paul

In order to contact people or groups, just click on the name and write them a comment or message!

For running with Japanese Clubs, contact: Eco Marron

This web-community has a recreational facility in Ogawamachi, about one hour from Tokyo. It is in walking distance from the station and a hot-spring, and you can run to the nearby mountains or cycle to Chichibu.

All members are eligible to use it at discount rates!

Please contact: Juergen/Eco Marron

Women:

Berkut, Nataliya: 5000m - 14:59 (national record)

Konishi, Masako: 3000m - 8:58 (national record for university students)

Men:

Rono, Henry:

3000m - 7:32 (world record)

5000m - 13:06 (world record)

10000m - 27:22 (world record)

3000m steeple chase - 8:05 (world record)

Running Clubs in Tokyo
This site may field the occasional team in relays, but we do not provide membership for the Japanese Amateur Athletic Association. For foreigners, this is available through Namban Rengo, please ask Juergen for details!

Others:

Wired<>Fit Runningteam (on this site!)
Yokota Striders
Tokyo Hash House Harriers

Japanese Clubs: There are many, and lots of options to run with them, contact 

Eco Marron on this site for more info!

Weekly Training Session
Our main group activity is a weekly interval track session on Wednesday nights. A typical workout is 6 x 1,000m, although on the last Wednesday of the month we do a 5,000m time trial with a Japanese club. At these sessions we generally have 20-30 people, both men and women, ranging from fairly strong to rather slow runners. The training is at a nice all-weather track between Harajuku and Shibuya. A locker room with showers is available. We generally start warming up about 7:00 and start the workout at 7:35 (time trial at 7:25). After the workout we go to Shibuya for beer and food.
Map:http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/japan/tokyo/561125361

Monthly time-trials
For these events, you don't need advance application, but you may confim with the organizer by phone. Usually, it's less than 1000Yen to take part and there are several distances (3/5/10k). Apllication is usually until 8am, start at 9am, but this may differ, so, please see the Japanese links below.
shonan(1.sunday)/yokohama(3.sunday)/kawasaki(last)
Akabane(4.Sunday)/Tamagawa(2.Sunday)

Trail and Ultra in Japan

Tokyo Vegan Runners
Toronto Running Club
Hercules WImbledon
olympic harriers nz
Namban in Japan TImes
Mike Trees' Blog
Running in Asia
Running in Taiwan
My favourite coach
Running Info in Japanese
Online Log
Historical Namban Documents
Training Paces/Age-grading
hashiru.jp

Moi University, Eldoret, Kenia, Francis Kemei
Younger Legs For Older Runners
ASC Marathon Friedberg
Adam Osborne's team
Healthy Food for Runners

Racing the Planet

mapmyrun

The Bread Runner

Reasonable Watches

World-wide race-results