Ekiden

Recently we went to the Tokyo-Hakone Ekiden. An ekiden is like a relay marathon and instead of a baton the runners use a sash. They only allow people who are at university to do it. It is an annual event on the 2nd and 3rd of January. The race is over 100 km each day. It is a popular event to watch in Japan.  The crowds cheered when the runners came running. There were 23 teams taking part. This year was the 90th time they did it. We got up at 6:30am and got there at 8:30am. We used 2 trains to get there. The weather was sunny but cold.