HÜBSCH JESS BABY

Last year, Baby and I took part in our first Mizuno Ekiden Race , running approximately 5.3km as the second and fourth runner respectively for our Team MESUGOI. This year, we returned to Mizuno Ekiden 2017 to participate in the 21.1km group race with another couple, Tracy and Yixiang. We called ourselves, Team 4-EVERSUKI !     Mizuno Ekiden  is a long distance relay race, and for this event, there were two categories of a 21.1KM run and a 42.195KM run for a group of 4 members. Ekiden is a long-held Japanese tradition, and this race is used to promote the importance of Japanese values such as teamwork and perseverance. Through this race, Japanese culture is promoted in Singapore! I love the Japanese value of having 4 people in a team and run as one, in order to complete the race! This required a great amount of teamwork and cohesion!     Mizuno Ekiden 2017 was held at  The Promontory @ Marina Bay,  ...

The second edition of the Mizuno Ekiden Run this year took place at The Promontory @ Marina Bay . This year, Mizuno Ekiden is part of a year-long SJ50 Celebration  in commemoration of 50 years of diplomatic ties and good relations between Singapore and Japan. This race helps to bring and promote unique Japanese culture in Singapore. It was encouraging to see many people enjoying themselves. as well as experiencing a sporting event that promotes strong Japanese core values.      I experienced my first Japanese-themed race,  Mizuno Ekiden in the evening around 4pm, and I met up with my team members at the Matsuri Race Village  prior to our run. There was a taiko drum beat playing at the village, which added to the atmosphere!     Mizuno Ekiden is a long distance relay race, and for this event, there were two categories of a 21.1KM run and a 42.195KM run for a group of 4 members. The race is used to...

The second instalment of the Mizuno Ekiden will take place on 16th of July, 2016 at The Promontory @ Marina Bay! This year, the race is making its first full-fledged Ekiden race in Singapore, at 4pm in the evening.   Ekiden is a term referring to a long distance relay running race in Japanese culture. There are two running categories (half marathon - 21.1km ; full marathon - 42.195km) for  Mizuno Ekiden Singapore 2016 . I signed up for the half marathon with my two running buddies (Tracy and Jasmine) together with my Baby. I will be the second runner for my team in this relay run.   To help us in preparation in our forthcoming run, Mizuno organised a series of running clinics for the runners. I attended the first running clinic that took place on a Saturday morning at the Singapore Sports Hub .   Coach Sham led us through the warm up exercises before our 4km/8km run training. We did the cool down exercise under hi...

After a successful inauguration in 2015, the Mizuno Ekiden race returns for a second installment this year, and the event will take place on 16th July 2016  at The Promontory @ Marina Bay . The Mizuno Ekiden 2016 is making it Singapore’s first full-fledged Ekiden race in the evening at 4pm .        Ekiden is a term referring to a long distance relay running race in Japanese culture. The Mizuno Ekiden 2016 portrays remarkable Japanese values such as individual perseverance, teamwork and the ability to showcase a high level of performance in intense and challenging situations.                                                          Runners will participate in teams of four where the first runners of each team will start at The Promont...

Good news for all Marathon lovers and Team Relay Race lovers, as Mizuno is introducing their first fully -fledged Ekiden race in Singapore, and they are targeting at least 5,000 participants. This inaugural race will be held on the  18 July 2015 at The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay .     The Mizuno Ekiden 2015 focuses on Japanese values such as teamwork, performance and perseverance, and it will showcase the concept of relay running that has stemmed from Japan and has been incredibly popular since its inception. Ekiden is a term referring to a long-distance relay running race in the Japanese culture. Although the concept is not new in Singapore, it will be the first time a race in Singapore features only Ekiden-based categories, namely the Open Category (42.195km), Corporate and Schools Category (21.1km).   The first runner from all categories will start from The Meadow at Gardens by the Bay donning the traditional tasuki sash and race along a sce...