A Scottish runner is chasing a European record in Nijmegen. A British ultrarunner is 50 miles from a second Grand Slam. And in Kobe, runners will stop to remember a city’s earthquake before setting out on 26.2 miles. Here’s what to watch on 14–15 November.
Miyazaki puts the sprint triathletes first on Saturday. The following morning in Kobe, runners will observe a moment of silence and sing before heading from City Hall to the harbour.
Before Kobe’s runners get a chance to find their pace, there will be a moment of silence and a song. It is part of the city’s remembrance of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, and a reason to pay attention before the starting gun.
