Get back into the team spirit with Asics
published : 22 Oct 2020 at 04:00
With people adjusting to movement restrictions amid the Covid pandemic, Asics is connecting runners around the world with the “Asics World Ekiden 2020” virtual marathon, which will take place on Nov 11 and 12.
Inspired by a century of Japanese running culture, the team race is split into six legs of varying distances — three legs of 5km, two of 10km and one of 7.2km, totalling a full 42.2km marathon.
Using the Race Roster and the Asics Runkeeper application, runners can track their team progress in real-time on their Apple Watch, Garmin or FitBit device to rank on live online leaderboards…