VIDEO: Vehicle nearly hits runner during major road relay in Japan

A white van nearly struck a runner during a highly-popular long-distance road relay race in Japan earlier this week.

Forming the ultimate Ragnar Relay dream team

When our web editor was sent to run the Ragnar Relay Cape Cod edition with a team of strangers, she was surprised by how well she got along with her team. Months later, she reflects on why she plans to put together another team to run the relay a second time.

Japan’s broadcast of the men’s 4x100m is everything that’s great about track

The Japanese broadcast of the men’s 4x100m relay is everything that’s great about athletics at the Olympics (photo: IAAF).