EKIDEN E1 - Japan's Running Mecca - Training Session w/ Hosei University 法政大学

[@hamishm5188]

Can't believe this content hasnt been delivered to the mainstream Western Audience yet, seems like there is lots of untapped potential here!! Very excited

[@pmcmeanders7116]

Relay races have kinda come and went here in the US. Ragnar was real popular a few years back but the interest has dropped off since 2018ish. Covid also didn't help. But relays are a ton of fun and a great experience for any level of runner

[@greganikin7003]

For what?

[@KingKuus]

The mountains of Hakone are the steepest in the world!

[@Vallrick]

There’s an anime series based on this. It’s called run with the wind. Great history and there’s a lot of fun and interesting details in it. Loved the video btw!

[@mohammadsweileh284]

More OF thIS needed, make a full series! i've come to know about it from an anime called "Run with the Wind" VERY Highly recommended!

[@hamishm5188]

It would be very interesting to see a comparison between American/European/Western training styles and the Japanse styles, particularly in relation to nutrition, gear etc

[@Jaime_Uirindi_Omar]

No Africa?

[@alexanders4911]

Mr Finn wrote an awesome book about it...

[@MacaSkys]

There is a book about this

[@Leeroy49]

Multistage races are so much fun. There should be more of these :).

[@iFlarsky]

Huge thumbs up! Super excited to learn more about the Ekiden! Great coverage so far.

[@mathieucorre1215]

Congrats, that's the best contend on internet... You can be proud of you and your team 👏👏

[@jasonbennett3624]

This is the kind of content I want to see - except any chance of subtitles rather than voiceover when the people (Japanese) are speaking

[@brokenfreddy1262]

Great video and look forward to the series..I watch Japanese ekiden almost every day when I am on the treadmill..our ice and snow lasts 3 to 4 months so it's the best way to stay fit..in addition to ekiden racing there are a lot of japanese runners with you tube channels and wear a camera on their hat so it's much like what you see in a real..gets me thru the dark and cold winters..

[@worldblazin4209]

Man thanks for this Comprehensive video. Forreal this deserves KZbin Trending. If only if Music Videos weren't flying on Trending page instead.❤❤

[@arceus54321]

great video matt. really looking forward to the rest of this series. would it be possible to have subtitles instead of a voice over when the coach speaks/ when someone is speaking in japanese? i think it would make it easier to watch for native japanese speakers. personally, i'm learning japanese so it would be good to hear what the coach is directly saying as well

[@やまさん-f3z]

I have watched Hakone ekiden on TV every year since I was an elementary school student. I like ekiden very much and now I run 10km every day. I am looking forward to watching the next episode.

[@SagasuRunning]

Great content. Happy to see the elite road racing training lens turned to Japan finally.

[@SendingStache]

What a fantastic series. Thank you for documenting and sharing this - I learned loads today! What an admirable and beautiful approach to running. Coach was fascinating!

[@randyevermore9323]

T.V. coverage of the Hakone Ekiden lasts 5 to 6 continuous hours a day on Jan. 2 and 3. Distance running is just that popular here (I live a 6-minute jog from the 3rd leg of the course). That kind of prime-time T.V. coverage is simply unimaginable in the U.S., where so-called minor sports like T&F, cross-country, and road racing have been forsaken for big-money sports like football, basketball, baseball -- and even golf and tennis. Young Japanese grow up seeing their high-school, college, and corporate running heroes on T.V. week after week. That gives them enormous motivation, which goes far in explaining the country's incredible depth at the longer distances, particularly the marathon.

[@lisakobayashi28]

I’m so excited for this series! Been watching Ekiden since I was a kid and absolutely my inspiration for running!

[@mhn4498]

Japan, most underrated running culture?

[@germaniacov]

First time hearing about this race. There should be an Ekiden based anime!

[@mohammadsweileh284]

There’s. It’s called "Run with the wind“

[@eliasmunoz5284]

Thanks so much for doing a video on Ekiden. Its like the Superbowl in Japan and the college race is the most popular. Japanese are really passionate about running.

[@takeru1442]

Thank you for introducing Japancese Ekiden culture.

[@RaabStephan]

This is absolutely fantastic content. Can't wait for more episodes!!

[@ChairmanAntelope]

Great series, looking forward to this. Like most people my only exposure to ekiden is Adharanand Finn’s brilliant book The Way of the Runner, so it’ll be great to see video coverage.

[@sweatelite]

Brilliant book. Thanks for the note

[@its1027]

I just finished that book a couple of weeks ago, so I'm looking forward to watching this video!

[@rturrado]

Sweat Elite, you came here to a new dimension of footage. Wow! 🙌🙌🙌

[@gusmontano]

Absolutey brilliant mate! I was glued to the screen! Great and unique content, Matt + Sweat Elite team! Doing running a great service, and looking forward to the next video!

[@flocav6962]

Excited about this series! I read ‘the way of the runner’ by Adharanand Finn’ at the beginning of this year, and got really impressed by ekiden. Your series is only going to strenghten my feelings towards this event!

[@jimmywu5924]

Fascinating, Matt! Sweat Elite really has the best online running content, and you keep upping your game! Super impressed. Keep up the great work! Looking forward to the next episode.

[@alfredosanchez-tojar3132]

A really interesting docu. Looking forward to the next episodes.

[@ChrisDrysdale16]

Another great video. Very interested to see where this goes! Thanks Matt & tempo_jpn

[@RunRaceRadio]

Great video, congrats to Matsunaga running 1:01:56 in Ageo for 4th place, clearly he was in good shape as evident of this workout

[@dr.mohamedaitnouh4501]

The commentator did a great job in this video by exposing Japanese training secrets. I am surprised how fast their 3K (2:48 pace is amazing).

[@dimitarvasilev7957]

In my opinion, it would have been very chill to listen to the interview in Japanese and have subtitles for it. Nothing against Matt's voice though, just a suggestion.

[@sweatelite]

Thanks, we will do this in future episodes 👍🏻

[@ryansacco7780]

my dad ran an ekiden on an ivy league all star team some time in the early 90s, really cool to learn more about how it works and how big it actually is

[@偽べナードコエチ]

出雲駅伝にあなたの父親は参加したのですか？

[@pogiwogi]

Thanks a lot for covering this. Loved it, subscribed and looking forward to next episodes leading up to first week of Jan.

[@ThatRunnerAaron]

Thanks for this Matt, this is absolutely fascinating!

[@russamehta]

Fantastic watching

[@veins91]

Im really excited for this series. I wish we had Ekiden in university here in the states.

[@topherjaynes]

Very excited for this series!

[@francescovuoto1022]

Wow, it sounds complicated but it must be amazing to watch, this could the equivalent of the Tour de France for running

[@dokutaaguriin]

Hope you will spend an episode exploring where these university runners come from, the high school system.

[@diegoosalas]

So fun to watch/learn!

[@malthelangergaard6793]

so exciting.

[@vikroy3777]

Track cycling in Japan is big too, Sir Chris Hoy spent a season there

[@QronoZ713]

Need a "Drive to Survive" Ekiden version.

[@偽べナードコエチ]

箱根駅伝春夏秋冬と言う番組を翻訳して動画で上げてほしいな。彼達学生がどのような大きな気持ちを持って走ってるからわかるからです

[@antoine_btw2370]

incroyable j'attend avec hâte la suite !!!

[@seanruns8555]

man ive been waitibg for this

[@Leeroy49]

This is a great video. Thank you.

[@rahulbarca4112]

Great series. 🙌🏾🔥

[@davidjackson5128]

Great series! Good idea. What is the plan on race day? Would be great to get some english commentary, maybe a live stream.

[@pantaleondomingo5184]

What I understand about ekiden before is place somewhere in Kenya good to know ,thanks, a good place to run Japan 🇯🇵 someday 😊

[@偽べナードコエチ]

よければ日本に来て下さいね😊

[@anthonyviglietta5379]

amazing series of videos !

[@runningwithmarc]

Really great to get these insights, thanks Sweat Elite team who made this happen. Really enjoyed it.

[@MikaNumminen]

Super interesting! ❤

[@fathanwiyoko4404]

it’s about damn time 😮‍💨

[@rlanger]

Fantastic stuff! Really looking forward to this series. Living in Japan, Ekiden is my favorite time of year. Hopefully your Japanese pronunciation will improve during your time here Matt.😂

[@ウェルビーイング池上]

I want to hear Coach Tsubota's voice directly.

[@centimetress]

a runner must watch anime -run with the wind which talks about the ekiden !

[@tomatopastefever3769]

Yes!!

[@DaveTheRunner]

Outstanding piece of content! Im keen to learn more and become a proper Ekiden fan just in time for january :) Cant wait for the next episode in the series!

[@아성이-o5b]

Thank you for the good video other than hard training How do you do other weak training I'd like to know what a week's session is like

[@alexcolbert502]

Good video but would’ve been better just listening to the interview with subtitles

[@sweatelite]

Yep we’ve heard that loud and clear now 😂

[@mkdesu]

Love this

[@alexanders4911]

Are there many East African runners in the teams? Or any limit to foreign competition?

[@偽べナードコエチ]

箱根駅伝に勝つために留学生(ケニア人など)を持つ大学があります。今の留学生で速い選手達では5000mで13分0、10000m27分0を持つ留学生などもありそこで順位を上げたりできます。また箱根駅伝を含めた3大駅伝の出雲、全日本、箱根で一回で使える留学生は各校１人までです

[@jimmyboom2445]

Please leave more of the Japanese language in🙏

[@karpediemxx]

Awesome :)

[@garyutopia]

It might be better to put subtitles on the interviews instead of narrating it in English i reckon.

[@sweatelite]

Thanks, we will do this for future episodes

[@dionong5248]

How is this not an Olympic event?

[@brendancycling12]

Do any of these guys use Strava?

[@lachlanh1153]

How tf are there so many elite runners at a single university? SO wild

[@EnvyTraxus]

komazawa has a 10000 average of 28:08 and hosei ace is 28:28 what a crazy difference between 1st and 7th

[@偽べナードコエチ]

なんでそんなに詳しいのですか？

[@daslafdev]

LMAO I just finished Run like the wind two days ago

[@خالدخالدالجبوري-ر5ص]

❤❤

[@alexanders4911]

These are the modern day samurais. Do you remember that 80s song? 😍 Is their a Ekiden for women too? Japanese women are among the most beautiful in the world.

[@jonrupp7394]

Hosei + Hoe say

[@偽べナードコエチ]

法政大学(Hosei)ですね