All Asics World Ekiden articles
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News briefs
Asics is again sponsoring the World Ekiden relay
This year Asics is once again sponsoring the World Ekiden, scheduled for Nov. 22 and open to the public for enrollment since Oct. 4. Just as the marathon symbolizes a herald’s run to Athens thousands of years ago to deliver news of a battle, the Ekiden symbolizes the relay that ...
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News briefs
Asics launches an annual virtual relay marathon
Asics has founded an annual virtual relay marathon called the Asics World Ekiden. The footrace is split into six legs – three of 5 km, two of 10 km and one of 7.2 km – adding up to the usual marathon distance of 42.2 km.Teams of up to six people ...