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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University anchor Takashi Saito crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012. Toyo won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, to bring the university a victory in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second consecutive year. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46.

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Sakai, the head coach of Toyo University's ekiden road relay team, is tossed in the air in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, after the team won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden race. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46. (Pool photo)

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, to bring the university a victory in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second consecutive year. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46.

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(CORRECTED) Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Sakai, the head coach of Toyo University's ekiden road relay team, is tossed in the air in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, after the team won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden race. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University anchor Takashi Saito crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012. Toyo won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, to bring the university a victory in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second consecutive year. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46. (Kyodo)

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Sakai, the head coach of Toyo University's ekiden road relay team, is tossed in the air in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, after the team won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden race. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46. (Kyodo)

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, to bring the university a victory in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second consecutive year. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46. (Kyodo)