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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...