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1950-1954 was without doubt Emil Zatopek's era. He was the male star of the…

1950-1954 was without doubt Emil Zatopek's era. He was the male star of the 1952 Olympics, winning 3 gold medals. However by the middle of that decade he was no longer the dominant force and was unable to repeat his astounding feats at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. His best result of those games was a sixth place finish in the marathon; which was won by his old friend Alain Mimoun of France.

His heir as the the distance king of the 1956 games was a Soviet army officer called Vladimir…

Today, eight members took on the hills at Mt. Takao, it was hot at the station, but the higher we got up the mountain, the better the air felt! But still, I think we drank about one liter per hour of running. Juergen and Robert made it to a pass 2k before Mt. Jinba, but had to return because of time constraints. The others selected shorter routes.

Everybody enjoyed the healthy Soba-noodles…

If anyone is interested in taking part in any event in Korea, then let me recommend the site marathon.pe.kr

On it are heaps of events of all different distances througout the country.

Most of the events are listed in Korean; as is the website. However some do have English options. Nevertheless knowledge of hangeul would certainly be an asset..

Otherwise contact me with a prefered date ( most events need to be entered about a month in advance) and what distance you want…

This was a very unexpected pleasant result; achieving 3^rd overall at the 2010

Tateyama Triathlon in Chiba prefecture, Japan. It surprised everyone that after years of over

indulgence, there can still be an athlete inside me. There were 100 male

participants for this 25.75km race. I was 16^th out of the swim

section, 4^th by end of bike portion, and then just 12…

Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset

It’s supposed to bet he most beautyful ultramarathon in the world…well, it is very beautyful,…

I joined the 12^th Kitatanzawa Mountain Race on 4^th July, 2010. Kitatanzawa is placed in the northern part of Tanzawa Mountain ranges in Kanagawa prefecture. I enjoyed beautiful greens, fresh air, tasty fresh water and cicadas singing in the race. The…

As many of you will know, we are organizing a race at Lake Saiko on Oct. 10. Applications are almost full, but we are still happy about any help, and ideas! Please send me a message if you want to contribute!…

Only three Namban members ran the notoriously difficult Gasubashi 8k today. As usual, it was hot, but a bit overcast, so, it could have been worse. Keren (922) finished in 33:19, Frank made it in 33:49, and Juergen was fastest today in 32:29. Not bad, as all the Garmins agreed that the course was 300m long. Too bad Harrisson got injured...…

We know this kind of thing happens a lot in Yoyogi Park in the early morning, but yes, Saitama has its big guns, and they even run at noon!

Toshinari Suwa, who finished second in the Fukuoka Marathon in 2003 in a time of 2:07:55 (…

So, who is the guy on our default icon?

It is:

Emil Zátopek, the great…