The collegiate ekiden championships in Japan are held for women and for men. The women's championship is in late October and the men's championship is in early November. These dates are relatively early in the ekiden season, with several other major races in subsequent months.

All-Japan Collegiate Women's Ekiden Championship (Morinomiyako Ekiden) The annual All-Japan Collegiate Women's Ekiden Championship, begun in 1981 and also called Morinomiyako Ekiden, is held in Sendai Miyage Prefecture at the end of October. It is a 6-stage, 38.6 kilometer race from Miyagi Track and Field Grounds to Sendai City Hall. Video showing Sendai course and terrain. The race is broadcast nationwide from Sendai on Nihon Television broadcast home page (in Japanese).Larner, Brett. National University Women's Ekiden - Preview pt. II: The Top Five Contenders. October 25, 2008 japanrunningnews.blogspot Preview. accessed Feb. 19 2009.Larner, Brett. Ritsumeikan Takes Third Straight National Ekiden Title. October 26, 2008 japanrunningnews.blogspot post-race accessed Feb. 19, 2009. APU's First Triumph. Back Number, Vol.13. 2006 Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Back Number sports information (English). accessed Feb. 19, 2009 2009 Preview in English, 2010 Results in English, 2011 Results in English, 2011 Results in Japanese .

+ Women's National University Ekiden Championships 38.6 km - Stage Winners First stage5.8 km Second stage6.8 km Third stage9.1 km Fourth stage4.9 km Fifth stage4.0 km Sixth stage8.0 km 2010 Chinami MoriBukkyo Univ.18:24 Risa TakenakaRitsumeikan Univ.21:30 Kasumi NishiharaBukkyo Univ.28:56 - CR Rika KawashimaBukkyo Univ.15:24 Akane YabushitaRitsumeikan Univ.12:38 - CR Hikari YoshimotoBukkyo Univ.25:14 - CR 2011 Risa TakenakaRitsumeikan Univ.18:16 - CR Akane YabushitaRitsumeikan Univ.22:26 Hikari YoshimotoBukkyo Univ.30:06 Mutsumi IkedaRitsumeikan Univ.15:20 Chinami MoriBukkyo Univ.12:56 Eri YagiMeijo Univ.26:21

+ Women's National University Ekiden Championships - Top 6 teams automatically seeded for next year First Place Second Place Third Place Fourth Place Fifth Place Sixth Place Seventh Place Eight Place Ninth Place Tenth Place 2010 28th Bukkyo Univ.2:02:44 - CR Ritsumeikan Univ.2:04:20 Meijo Univ.2:08:00 Matsuyama Univ.2:08:55 Josai Univ.2:09:18 Kanoya Taiku Univ.2:10:39 Josai Kokusai Univ.2:10:43 Osaka Gakuin Univ.2:10:56 Hakuo Univ.2:11:16 Fukuoka Univ.2:11:19 2011 29th Ritsumeikan Univ.2:06:29 Bukkyo Univ.2:07:47 Meijo Univ.2:07:58 Kyoto Sangyo Univ.2:11:00 Matsuyama Univ.2:11:15

All-Japan Collegiate (Men's) Ekiden Championship On the first Sunday of November, the men compete in the 8 stage, 106.8 kilometer National Collegiate Ekiden Championship in Aichi and Mie Prefectures.Japanese Wiki page This race is the second of the season's big three, the first being the Izumo Ekiden and the last being the Hakone Ekiden. Here, 27 teams battle for the national title. The race starts in front of Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya City and then proceeds out of the city, along the coast and 106.8 kilometers later to Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture. Two versions of the course map are available: the meet website's own map, and TV Asahi's google map version. TV Asahi provides 2011 video highlights.

The top six teams in the race are automatically seeded for the following year's race. Other teams must qualify in a series of June track meets featuring 10,000 meter races. Kanto Region qualifier

The 2011 (43rd) race featured defending national champion and course record holder Waseda University and Izumo winner and eventual Hakone Ekiden winner Toyo University. However, on this day Komazawa University won, taking its 9th national title is 17 years. Toyo University's anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara almost made up the 1:40 deficit over 19.7 km but came up half a minute short - English meet summary.

+ Men's National University Ekiden Championships - Stage Winners First stage14.6 km Second stage13.2 km Third stage9.5 km Fourth stage14.0 km Fifth stage11.6 km Sixth stage12.3 km Seventh stage11.9 km Eighth stage19.7 km 2010 Keita ShitaraToyo Univ.42:42 Tetsuya YoroizakaMeiji Univ.37:38 CR Ikuto YufuKomazawa Univ.27:02 CR Hiroyuki SasakiWaseda Univ.40:23 Fuminori ShikataWaseda Univ.33:47 CR Shinobu KubotaKomazawa Univ.36:03 Akinori IidaKomazawa Univ.35:09 Benjamin GandoNihon Univ.56:42 2011 Hirotaka TamuraNihon Univ.43:38 Takehiro DekiAoyama Gakuin Univ.37:43 Ikuto YufuKomazawa Univ.27:13 Wataru UenoKomazawa Univ.40:56 Kazuhiro KugaKomazawa Univ.34:15 Kenji YamamotoToyo Univ.36:22 Taichi TakaseKomazawa Univ.35:23 Ryuji KashiwabaraToyo Univ.57:48

+ Men's National University Ekiden Championships Team Finish from Nagoya to Ise 106.8 km- Top 6 Automatically seeded for the next year First Place Second Place Third Place Fourth Place Fifth Place Sixth Place Seventh Place Eight Place Ninth Place Tenth Place Eleventh Place 2010 Waseda Univ.5:13:02 CR Komazawa Univ.5:15:22 Toyo Univ.5:16:21 Nihon Univ.5:19:18 Tokai Univ.5:19:45 Meiji Univ.5:19:52 Nittai Univ.5:20:00 Chuo Univ.5:20:32 Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.5:21:05 Teikyo Univ.5:22:04 2011 Komazawa Univ.5:15:46 Toyo Univ.5:16:19 Waseda Univ.5:21:06 Nihon Univ.5:21:54 Chuo Univ.5:22:21 Jobu Univ.5:23:44 Tokai Univ.5:24:26 Meiji Univ.5:26:22 Aoyama Gakuin Univ.5:27:55 Josai Univ.5:30:55 Teikyo Univ.5:31:32

Summary Univ title(s) YearKomazawa University151998,1999,2001,2002,2004,2006,2007,2008,2011,2012,2013,2014,2020,2021,2022Nippon Sport Science University111970,1971,1972,1977,1978,1980,1983,1985,1987,1988,1988Daito Bunka University71973,1974,1975,1976,1984,1989,1990Waseda University51992,1993,1994,1995,2010Fukuoka University31979,1981,1982Nihon University31991,2005,2009Kanagawa University31996,1997,2017Tokai University22003,2019Aoyama Gakuin University22016,2018Kyoto Sangyo University11986Juntendo University12000Toyo University12015

Record From 2018 the distance of each course has been changed. Place distance Record holder Univ TimeYear19.5kmPeter WanjiruDaito Bunka Univ26:582022211.1kmKeita SatoKomazawa Univ31:012023311.9kmVincent YegonTokyo Kokusai Univ32:462021411.8kmAsahi KurodaAoyama Gakuin Univ33:032024512.4kmHibiki YoshidaSoka Univ35:182023612.8kmAyumu YamamotoKokugakuin Univ36:472024717.6kmRen TazawaKomazawa Univ49:382022819.7kmMekubo MogusuNihon Univ55:322007

Triple crown

Winning the Izumo Ekiden and the next year's Hakone Ekiden at the same time is called the Triple Crown, and 5 teams have achieved it in the past.

Univ YearDaito Bunka University1990-91Juntendo University2000-01Waseda University2010-11Aoyama Gakuin University2016-17Komazawa University2022-23

See also Relay race Cross country running Nike Team Nationals Middle distance track event

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