Ekiden (駅伝) is a long-distance running multi-stage relay race, mostly held on roads.
Runners in the 2009 International Chiba Ekiden third leg
Typical university cheering leaders at a collegiate ekiden race, with mixture of American style cheerleaders and traditional Japanese oendan
Banners naming participating schools will be visible throughout the typical ekiden race course.
Waseda University's runner in 2007 Hakone Ekiden 10th Leg.
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 km (1.9 mi). Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.
A group of amateur runners in a long-distance race in Switzerland.
Burton Holmes' photograph entitled "1896: Three athletes in training for the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens".
Paavo Nurmi, also known as the "Flying Finn", at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris; at the time, he won Olympic gold in the 5,000-meter long-distance running.
Men in the 10 km run section of the 2011 Grand Prix de Triathlon in Paris.