Kashiwabara powers Toyo on 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Kashiwabara powers Toyo on 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara crosses the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2010, leading Toyo University to the first-leg title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second year in a row. Kashiwabara stormed back from seventh place in the fifth and final leg as he and his four teammates completed the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otematchi district to the spa resort of Hakone in 5 hours, 32 minutes, 02 seconds.

Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University celebrates in Tokyo's Otematchi district Jan. 3 after breaking the tape to bring the university its first overall title at the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Toyo claimed its first ever first-stage title in the relay from Tokyo to the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture the previous day with Ryuji Kashiwabara's stirring final-leg run.

Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otematchi district to bring the university its first overall title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3. Toyo claimed its first ever first-stage title in the relay from Tokyo to the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture the previous day with Ryuji Kashiwabara's stirring final-leg run.

Toyo win 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Toyo win 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Marathoners set off from Tokyo's Otematchi district for the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in the 108-kilometer Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2.

Toyo win 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Toyo win 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Marathoners set off from Tokyo's Otematchi district for the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in the 108-kilometer Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2. (Kyodo)

Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otematchi district to bring the university its first overall title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3. Toyo claimed its first ever first-stage title in the relay from Tokyo to the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture the previous day with Ryuji Kashiwabara's stirring final-leg run. (Kyodo)

Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University celebrates in Tokyo's Otematchi district Jan. 3 after breaking the tape to bring the university its first overall title at the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Toyo claimed its first ever first-stage title in the relay from Tokyo to the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture the previous day with Ryuji Kashiwabara's stirring final-leg run. (Kyodo)

Kashiwabara powers Toyo on 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Kashiwabara powers Toyo on 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara crosses the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2010, leading Toyo University to the first-leg title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second year in a row. Kashiwabara stormed back from seventh place in the fifth and final leg as he and his four teammates completed the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otematchi district to the spa resort of Hakone in 5 hours, 32 minutes, 02 seconds. (Kyodo)