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Fun in the Kamakura Sun 3 Aug 2013 | 09:35 am
The Barbarian Horde descended on Kamakura on July 27th, where we did not plunder and pilage (as far as is known), but did run, eat and drink quite a considerable amount. After an open-water swim in th...
Mike Trees Sets British 50-54 Mile Record! 3 Aug 2013 | 09:31 am
July 20th, Oxford, England. The hallowed Iffley Road track where Roger Bannister first broke the 4-minute mile. The British Milers Club 50th anniversary Grand Prix series of races. This was the scene...
JULY 2013 3 Aug 2013 | 02:27 am
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD JULY • Brett Larner was an invited runner at the Gold Coast Marathon on the 6th, and finished at his goal time of 2:55. • Obuse used to be a popular Namban race but now ...
JUNE 2013 2 Jul 2013 | 03:24 am
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD JUNE • Dan Newman is back in New York and is cleaning up in the local races. On the 1st (I think) he “sprinted” to victory in the hilly Spring Sprint for St. Vincent’s Ho...
MAY 2013 2 Jun 2013 | 03:43 am
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD MAY • The TELL Charity Runathon was held on May 4th —see story to the right. • May 12th saw 16 Nambanners complete the Fuji Sosono 10K and Half Marathon. Although a fun ...
19 Nambanners Support TELL and Welcome New Honorary Member Sean Astin 6 May 2013 | 01:52 am
The TELL (Tokyo English Life Line) Charity Runathon was held on May 4th in beautiful weather. Namban Rengo runners took home good prizes in 3 of the 4 divisions. In the Men’s 10K, Brett Larner showed ...
APRIL 2013 30 Apr 2013 | 07:40 pm
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD APRIL • Two major marathons on the April calendar: Boston and London. This year’s Boston turned out to be memorable for the wrong reason, but fortunately the five Nambann...
MARCH 2013 3 Apr 2013 | 02:32 am
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD MARCH • The Tachikawa Half Marathon was on the 3rd, and Stan Chow, prepping for Boston, ran a good PB in 1:23:58. • Five Nambanners traveled to Kansai on the 10th for th...
FEBRUARY 2013 5 Mar 2013 | 05:14 pm
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD FEBRUARY • Looking farther back to January, the Osaka Women’s Marathon was on the 27th. Namban Rengo was represented by two strong runners, Aki Hoshino who ran 3:14:08, a...
JANUARY 2013 2 Feb 2013 | 07:41 am
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD JANUARY • Tadhg Meany started the year off right with a 10K on New Year’s Day in Carmel, California. He ran 39:07 for 10th place and 4th in his age group. • Jay Johannes...
