駿河台大学第100回箱根駅伝選考会 - Surugadai University: Selection workout for Hakone Ekiden 2024

A selection meeting was held to decide the members for the 100th Hakone Ekiden. 19 candidates were selected, with 10 ultimately chosen. The training consisted of 2 x 5km at 2 minutes 57 seconds/km, followed by 3km at a free pace with a 3-minute rest. Staggered starts at 15-second intervals. Three weeks after this training, Surugadai University set a new record by placing 18th in the Hakone Ekiden. The coach was confident, saying, "This year we have a better team than usual." The average PB time for the 10,000m was 29 minutes 4 seconds. [English] Selection workout to decide who will be in the team. Out of 19 runners, 10 are to run on race day. 2x 5km at ~2:57/km + 3km free pace, 3 min rest. Individual staggered start with 15 seconds gap between each other 3 weeks after this workout, Surugadai finished 18th at the Hakone Ekiden relay race, their 2nd participation and best result yet The coach was confident about this team with a better pool of talent than previous years. Their average 10000m PB time is 29:04, vs. 28:21 for the fastest university (Komazawa University), so that's about the gap the team has over 10000m on average 00:00 Preview 00:10 Pre-session coach talk 00:43 Session overview by Head Coach 02:17 Workout 11:37 Post-workout interview with Head Coach 17:10 Interview with Steven Limayian