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Ekiden (Road Relay) Club held an exchange class with Fuchu City Yazaki Elementary School

On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, the Teikyo University Ekiden (Road Relay) Club held an exchange class with sixth graders from Yazaki Elementary School in Fuchu City. The exchange class is held every year as part of local community exchange, and aims to motivate the students of Yazaki Elementary School through interactions with members of Ekiden (Road Relay) Club.

The 6th graders at Yazaki Elementary School had an endurance running record event in three days, so their motivation for long-distance running was extremely high, and the event was exciting from beginning to end, with laps around the schoolyard and middle-distance running competitions between representative children and our faculty members. We were able to interact in a friendly atmosphere.
Additionally, as part of career education, we gave lectures on basic knowledge of the Hakone Ekiden and talks based on club members' actual experiences, such as the attitude towards achieving goals. Afterwards, the children asked many questions, such as ``What do you do to change your mood?'' ``What was the most fun thing you've ever done?'' ``How much sleep do you get?'' was responding.

Some of the members who participated this time were students aiming to become teachers, and it was a very valuable experience for our students, as they learned how to interact with children and gained experience speaking their ideas in front of people.

visiting member

Takayuki Nakano, Head Coach Ekiden (Road Relay) Club
Hiroki Takashima (3rd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Mr. Ozaki Jinya (2nd year student, Faculty of Economics)
Akira Shimada (2nd year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Shohei Yamaguchi (2nd year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Shutaro Onishi (1st year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Manager: Toru Soda (2nd year student, Faculty of Economics)

For more information about Ekiden (Road Relay) Club, click here

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