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Japan is one of the top countries in the world for marathoning. There are multiple examples of Japanese races with literally hundreds of people running under 2:20. Why is this so? This week, Brett Larner, the writer behind Japan Running News, came on the podcast to discuss the historical and cultural reasons that Japanese marathon fields are so deep. It was a fascinating conversation.
Vi har lenge vært imponert over populariteten og nivået på langdistanse i OL-landet Japan. Nå forteller ekspert Brett Larner, som har bodd 21 år i Tokyo, oss hvorfor det er blitt sånn og hvordan det japanske systemet fungerer. Hør mer om historien, stafettene som kalles Ekiden, tv-dekning, skolelagene, omfanget av sponsorlag, OL og værforhold, Covid-19 og selvfølgelig trening. Vi har også snakket med Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal som løp under verdensrekorden på 5 km. Både hun og treneren forklarer hvordan alternativ trening gjør at hun løper mindre enn noen gang, men er i sitt livs form.
Russian version can be found here https://soundcloud.com/acrosstheruniverse/sushi_from_japan/s-guOQH7cYS2q
Brett Larner is the man behind Japan Running News – ” the world’s window into elite japanese distance running.”In this podcast episode, Brett answers our questions:Where did the Japanese reverence for long distance road racing come from?What is Ekiden all about and how did the road running scene revolve around this eventWhat is it about the running system and infrastructure in Japan that produces so many high level athletes?Why is there a relative lack of talent in the shorter distances?Are the university athletes paid? Are their grades taken into account when selection is occurring? Ie. If their marks aren’t great will they be cut from the team?How do the corporate teams operate? What kind of wages are the corporate athletes on?What are the typical traits Japanese are associated with of discipline, honour etc, how much does this play into their success? Japan Running News: http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/ Read The Perplexing Depth Of Talent In Japanese Running: www.sweatelite.co/the-perplexing-depth-of-talent-in-japanese-running-part-1/ SUBSCRIBE to Sweat Elite to learn much more about elite distance running.
Brett Larner is the man behind Japan Running News - ” the world's window into elite japanese distance running.” In this podcast episode, Brett answers our questions: Where did the Japanese reverence for long distance road racing come from? What is Ekiden all about and how did the road running scene revolve around this event? What is it about the running system and infrastructure in Japan that produces so many high level athletes? Why is there a relative lack of talent in the shorter distances? Are the university athletes paid? Are their grades taken into account when selection is occurring? Ie. If their marks aren't great will they be cut from the team? How do the corporate teams operate? What kind of wages are the corporate athletes on? What are the typical traits Japanese are associated with of discipline, honour etc, how much does this play into their success? Japan Running News: http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/ Read The Perplexing Depth Of Talent In Japanese Running: www.sweatelite.co/the-perplexing-depth-of-talent-in-japanese-running-part-1/ SUBSCRIBE to Sweat Elite to learn much more about elite distance running: www.sweatelite.co/subscribe-now.
We announce the winners of our special Episode 500 runr kit bundle, do a special extra-long shout-out for your Kit Around the World, you Rate Your Run, Holly speaks to leading sports dietician Renee McGregor, Brett Larner shares a few thoughts on the Tokyo Olympic marathon route, distance running legend Kenenisa Bekele offers advice to his younger self, and a 14-year-old runs a 76-minute half marathon.
Yuki Kawauchi, Japan's citizen runner. My thanks to Brett Larner of Japan Running News, for helping me connect with Yuki, and Yoshimi Kobayashi of Destination Gold Coast for translating our conversation.
On this week’s show Martin's back from run camp Austria, Tom’s back from parkrun conference, there’s a staggering new record at the Bob Graham Round, Brett Larner looks at the top marathons in the first half of 2018, Sonia O’Sullivan’s daughter is following in her Mum’s footsteps, we’re joined by Anji Andrews who captained team Marathon Talk at the London Relay and runner, triathlete and vegan Ben Wickham.
Julian's jogging along with the 2 year anniversary of Run Club and hits the trails of Anglesea. Brad's bouncing after pacing Gold Coast despite contending with the headwind for the reps session, plans his racing for 2018 and family Brady comes down from Byron to race half the distance at Sandown and the campaign for the Berlin Marathon officially begins with some intense banter. NSW XC Champs were held at Wollongong with Bankstown taking the points over Sydney University, Jordan Gusman once again taking out another win while Paige Turner took line honours in the women's race. http://nswathletics.org.au/News/waratah-series-short-course-cross-country-gusman-again http://nswathletics.org.au/News/waratah-series-short-course-paige-powers-to-win Listener Question of the week asks the boys for recommendations in books and social media and the return of Moose is Confused as the boys scratch their heads after the call to halve the race at Sandown, assessing the nuances of the decision & future implications. This week's guest is Brett Larner, the man behind Japan Running News chatting with Brad about how he started with the website and his involvement with the Japanese running scene. Brett gives insight into the culture around running in Japan and the depth of talent, especially around the half marathon-distance and the national significance of the Hakone Ekiden. He goes on about how Japanese athletes develop through both the education and corporate levels and how they look to progress in the future. Brett also talks about his relationship with Yuki Kawauchi, with the particular focus on the leadup to the 2018 Boston Marathon and what drove Yuki's decision to follow professional running. You can find out more about Japan Running News via http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/ and on Twitter @JRNHeadlines Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/insiderunningpodcast To donate and show your support for the show: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9K9WQCZNA2KAN Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of my skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com For shoes or running apparel contact Julian at: https://www.facebook.com/therunningcompanyballarat/ Join the conversation at: https://www.facebook.com/insiderunningpodcast/
In Episode 119 of the Just Japan Podcast, host Kevin O'Shea talks with Brett Larner of the Japan Running News. With the Rio Summer Olympics kicking off this week, Kevin gets the analysis of the Japanese Athletics team (specifically runners) from Brett. Brett is the "go to guy" when it comes to expertise in the running world in Japan in English. Brett talks a little bit about his site, "Japan Running News" as well as the Japanese athletes to watch out for in Rio. We briefly touch on the Russian doping scandal and talk about what to expect this summer in Rio! Just Japan Podcast: Shownotes/Website: http://justjapanstuff.com RSS Feed: http://justjapan.libsyn.com/rss Twitter: http://twitter.com/jlandkev Instagram: http://instagram.com/jlandkev Email: justjapanpodcast@gmail.com
We have been to the Zurich Marathon and met the Japanese great, Yuki Kawauchi. Boston Marathon was tight. Manchester marathon was this past weekend and the Virgin London Marathon is this weekend coming. Of course our interview is with Yuki Kawauchi (with the help of Japan Running News, Brett Larner), you Rate YourRun and the Jabra Podium is stacked.
The second week of the IAAF World Championships, we speak to Brett Larner and Tom Bedford, we hear from Mike Tomlinson with just 61 days to go until the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon, Mo does the Double Double, the men's marathon gets Kipped, plus we've got the usual Rate Your Run, Tony's Trials and an amazing Video of the Week.
The Virgin London Marathon announce their elite field. Five break 2:05 in Dubai. We speak to the creator of Japan Running News, Brett Larner. There is a Jantastic update at the end of week 3. Tony brings his trials, you rate your run and we rave.