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JOGGING

Runners fill the street in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building at the start of the 2023 Tokyo Marathon.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 25, 2024
Medals, jewelry and veggies: Japan’s race prizes run the gamut
Japan's marathons try everything to offer runners experiences they can’t get elsewhere.
Saudi women exercise in a mall in Riyadh on Oct. 15. Long popular in the United States, another car-centric country with an obesity problem, mall-walking is increasingly becoming a Saudi sport.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 31, 2023
Saudis tackle obesity while beating heat with mall-walking
Roughly one in five Saudi adults is obese, according to an in-depth study published by the World Bank last year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 5, 2023
Nontraditional runners are finding their stride online
The organizers of many of running groups that were established to welcome people of various races, ethnicities, life stages or speeds often share a similar story.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 1, 2021
Where to find the best running routes in Tokyo
Is the sight of athletes striving for gold inspiring you to put on a pair of running shoes? Here are some of the best places to head out on a mid-week marathon (or 5K) of your own in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 27, 2020
On the run: Taking up the world's new hobby
If you don't have a dog to walk, running gets you outside for some fresh air and helps keep your health up at a time when we all need to be healthy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020
Roadside etiquette is hot topic as Japanese go social-distance running
The nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak has resulted in less traffic, less air pollution and, less predictably, a growing running population.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 22, 2019
A child fails his first visual 3D challenge
'What is that man doing lying down?'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2019
Why is competitive running on the decline?
A marathon used to confer bragging rights if you managed to finish, but not so much now and that's hurting a $1.4 billion industry.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 23, 2019
Defying atmospheric physics
'Running in a circle and yet always running into a headwind.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 5, 2019
Early vs. earlier
'I didn't realize the joggers at 5 a.m. are different from the joggers at 6 a.m.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 10, 2018
Moved to tears
'I don't know why but when the weather turns cooler, tears start streaming down both cheeks when I leave the house for a run early in the morning before my eyes get used to the temperature.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 16, 2018
Hand in glove (the sun shines out of our parks)
'Why are so many people wearing white gloves (while jogging)? It's almost summer.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 18, 2017
Dog's day afternoon
'Otsukaresamadeshita. You must be tired after running.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 12, 2016
On his last legs
Arriving at the jogging course just before a group of college soccer players start their 2-kilometer individual time trial is completely soul-destroying.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 22, 2015
Stating the obvious
Mr. Tomo. Long time no see. How are you?
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 6, 2015
Running to a standstill
Shall we run around this (2.1-km) course three times?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 23, 2015
Tokyo: Why did you decide to run the Tokyo Marathon?
Mark Buckton caught up with some of the runners in a sweaty state after Sunday's big race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2015
Jogging may be healthier than running
Vigorous running — faster than 11 km an hour, more than 2.4 hours a week, more than three times a week — could be almost as harmful as sitting around doing nothing, according to a new cardiology study that's likely to stoke the debate over how much exercise is too much.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2014
Benefits of parkrun go well beyond physical
The thousands of Britons who take to their local green space each week for a mass 5 km parkrun can expect to reap health benefits well beyond losing 1 kg and lowering their blood pressure.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 12, 2014
Unclear on the concept
Twenty-something man: There's three lanes. Over there is a cycling lane.

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