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Komazawa University Pulls Off Last-Second Come-From-Behind 2021 Hakone Ekiden Win – Brett Larner – Japan Running News
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Where to start, really?
Yesterday in just its fourth time running the Hakone Ekiden since it first qualified in 2015 and its second season under head coach Kazutaka Enoki, underdog Soka University pulled off a seemingly out-of-nowhere Day One win.
Toyo University, 2020 National University Ekiden champion
Komazawa University and 2019 Hakone winner
Tokai University, enough to give it breathing room but not a margin of safety. With 109.6 km ahead of them, their lead translated to just over a second per km.
Soka’s leadoff Day Two runner
Masaki Hamano handled the Sixth Stage, 20.8 km with over 800 m of descent, well, but behind him Komazawa’s ....

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