http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/shizuoka/news/20150610-OYTNT50188.html translated by Brett Larner Skirting the feet of Mt. Fuji, the Mt. Fuji Women's Ekiden national university women's invitational ekiden championship race is set to go off again this year. Co-organized by the Fuji city government, the race's third edition will be held at the end of the year on Dec. 30. For the first time, its field will include a select team made up of top Shizuoka talent. The course is the same as in the first two runnings, starting at Fuji Hongu Sengen Shrine in the city of Fujinomiya and covering 43.4 km in 7 stages on the way to the finish at Fuji Sports Park Field in Fuji. 20 schools will race including top finisher teams from October's Morinomiyako Ekiden national university women's championships. New this year, the Shizuoka Prefecture Student Select Team will feature university and graduate student athletes who graduated from junior high schools and high schools in ...
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