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Track and field / Ekiden — Takayuki Iida, captain of Aoyama Gakuin, who showed a strong fight against MARCH “Good flow in Hakone” | 4years. #University sports

Captain Iida (photographed by Misa Fujii) who made a good result while saying that he was in a hurry.

11moon24First held on the dayMARCHIn the competition, Aoyama Gakuin University is all5He showed his strength, such as becoming the top in the group. The players faced this tournament with their own thoughts toward the Hakone Ekiden.

Yamauchi “I was able to return the stimulus I received from my juniors.”

3Kento Yamauchi (Kento Yamauchi) became the top of the group2Year, Shonan). Although he made his debut as a rookie in the All Japan University Ekiden, which was the first race of the Ekiden last year, he has not participated in the Ekiden since then. Asthma was discovered this year, and in some cases I lost confidence.Even on campus time trial5000m14Minute57Takes a second,11moon14Even at the Setagaya Half Marathon of the day1time6Minute22I couldn’t show my strength in seconds.

“I think this season will be tough, and that’s why this time too29Minute30I was aiming for about a second. ” Yuichiro Ueno, the director of the track and field club at Rikkyo University, became the pacemaker and pulled the race. “I thought it was a little fast,” but when I was eating it,5000mI felt that I could still afford to pass through. Keep pace,28Minute34Second12Goal at the top of the group. I also updated my personal best.

Yamauchi finished at the top of the group and got a guts pose (photographed by Misa Fujii).

strong1Yamauchi said, “I don’t want to lose to junior high school students, but I lost (in Setagaya half, etc.) and lost confidence.” “I feel like I was able to win this way today and return the stimulus I received from below,” he said, regaining some confidence. Kotaro Kondo (3Yamauchi, who respects Toyokawa Kogyo, wants to run in the Hakone Ekiden, because Kondo ran in the previous race.7Ward. I want to get on the updraft of the team.

Rookie Wakabayashi “I want to compete in the 5th ward”

4In the group1Hiroki Wakabayashi (Rakunan) who ran Izumo Ekiden and All Japan University Ekiden while he was a grader28Minute27Second72To the top. After the pacemaker came off at 5200m, he pulled the lead and made the goal as it was, but he said that this development was “not planned at all”. “8000mFollow up to the rest2000mI was thinking of going out and aiming for the time. ” Therefore, he said “it was hard” but kept the lead and showed a tenacious race.

“It was completely unexpected,” but Wakabayashi pushed it all the way to the front (photographed by Misa Fujii).

Wakabayashi10In the Izumo Ekiden of the Moon4In charge of the ward, section6Rank. Although the ranking did not drop, the difference with the previous one was widened.11In the All Japan University Ekiden of the Moon, Ryo Nishikubo (Ryo Nishikubo) was sick.3In a hurry instead of Tosu), the production2The day before18Sometimes I was told to run. “I was taken away as an experience, so I was in a hurry. To be honest, I was so nervous and I wasn’t very prepared, so that’s the result.”3I received a tasuki at the place, but the section12It was a difficult run with the rank, and the ranking5I dropped it to the top. “The team was on the brakes, I was mentally tired, and I was tired from practicing,” he said. However, with the encouragement of my teammates and many people, I was able to recover and come to this point. Did you feel confident in today’s race? When asked, he answered “yes” clearly.

Wakabayashi wants to run in Hakone5It is said to be a ward. Wakabayashi, who was born in Wakayama, practiced using the mountains on a daily basis when he was in junior high school. Captain Takayuki Iida (4Year, Yachiyo Shoin)5I’m hoping for a ward, but “I think that if I can beat Mr. Iida and run, I’ll be confident, so I’d like to win,” he said, burning his fighting spirit in the competition within the team.

Wakabayashi wants to run in the 5th ward because he is good at climbing. Challenge Hakone with regained confidence (photographed by Misa Fujii)

11moon14Classmate Yuto Tanaka (Tsuruga Kehi) won the Setagaya Half Marathon of the day, and Aoi Ota (Aoi, Omuta) won the Miyako Salmon Half Marathon. But for Wakabayashi,1I am proud that I am practicing the most among the graders. “I am confident that I can produce that much (results).” I swear to run fast only in the Hakone Ekiden.

Captain Iida “Hakone is the captain’s driving”

Captain Iida5Run in the group. Ace Kotaro Kondo (3Year, Toyokawa Kogyo) is showing strength, the first2Gradually move up from the group to the front, and the group4Of clothes28Minute30Second30I updated my personal best and finished. Originally not scheduled to participate in the tournament1A week ago30kmAfter running at a fast pace, Susumu Hara said he was told to leave. “I did it as a place to test how much time I could run as part of my practice.”The set time is5000m14Minute10I heard that it was a second, but the beginning went faster than that. “I thought I’d go to the front if I could afford it, and I got away from the beginning on the way, but I think it went well,” he said.

Seigaku Kotaro Kondo feels the same momentum as two years ago when he won the Hakone Ekiden at the top of the MARCH competition.

Iida is at Izumo Ekiden2Ward section7With Komazawa University, the top in the All Japan University Ekiden18Second difference2I started running as an anchor at the position, but I caught up on the way but the last2kmWas thrown out at.The closest in history8Second difference2I made a goal in the place and cried. At that time, I switched to “I still don’t forget it, and I remember it when I happened to, but I think that Hakone can do its best if I don’t forget it. I’m facing the front.”

However, he feels that he has not yet played a satisfactory role as captain. “this year1The current situation is that we haven’t been able to produce results that are typical of Captains for the year. Since there is no section prize in the relay road race, run the section prize and lead to the championship. I can say that I was able to do that and the captain was able to run, so I would like to aim for that. “

Remembering the regret that he couldn’t win, Iida faces Hakone as the captain (photographed by Nobuo Fujiwara).

In the previous interview5Iida answered that he wanted to run in the ward, but Wakabayashi-kun also5I was hoping for a ward, but when I turned to the story, “I too5Of course, I have a desire to run in the ward. I think that the fight there depends on the appeal, or the director decides by practice. I think I can exert my strength on flat ground regardless of whether I aim for the mountain or not, so I would like to prepare to run in any section. “

Iida said, “I thought it was like the Tokyo Olympics, and I was excited and I was about to set a record,” with the flashy production of lasers and music.Aoyama Gakuin University players are really on this day20The person updated his personal best. “I think it’s a good flow towards Hakone.” After a selection camp in Chiba and Futtsu,10Entry members on the day16The person is announced. This time to the top. What kind of battle will the up-and-coming team show?

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