The 72nd Towada Hachimantai Ekiden took place Aug. 7 on a course linking Towadako and Hachimantai. 17 teams competed in the five-stage, 71.6 km men's race, where the Komori Corporation team scored its second-straight win in 3:50:26. The top local team, Akita T&F Assocation , was 9th. Six teams ran the five-stage, 28.1 km women's race. After getting caught on the anchor stage last year, Tohoku Fukushi University took the lead on the Second Stage and frontran the rest of the way to win its first-ever title in 1:38:31. 72nd Towada Hachimantai Ekiden Akita, 8/7/19 men: 17 teams, 5 stages, 71.6 km women: 6 teams, 5 stages, 28.1 km complete men's results complete women's results Men Top Team Results 1. Komori Corporation - 3:50:26 2. Yachiyo Kogyo - 3:52:40 3. Konica Minolta - 3:53:19 4. Tokyo Police Department - 3:55:00 5. NTN - 3:56:13 Top Individual Stage Results First Stage (13.2 km) - Hiroto Kanamori (Komori Corp.) - 41:00 Second Stage (13.0 ...
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