Teams

The FT Nikkei UK Ekiden has two categories of runners, ‘Racers’ and ‘Runners’. ‘Racers’, the more competitive team, feature the top runners from universities across the UK. ‘Runners’ include corporate-sponsored and community teams.

Participation is exclusive to university teams and sponsor companies. Please note spaces are limited.

If you are a University running team, please note that teams will need to qualify for the race. Please get in touch with us at info@ukekiden.com for more information.
If you are a business that would like to enter a team into the UK Ekiden, please note that a minimum sponsorship cost applies. If you would like to enter a team and discuss sponsorship opportunities, please email us at info@ukekiden.com.

Teams, Year 2

The Racers

Cardiff University
Durham University
Edinburgh University
Imperial College London
Leeds Beckett University
Loughborough University
Ritsumeikan University (guest team from Japan)
St Mary’s University
University of Birmingham
University of Cambridge
University College London
University of Exeter
University of Lincoln
University of Leeds
University of Oxford
University of Reading

The Runners

Financial Times Nikkei team 1: Yamazakura
Financial Times Nikkei team 2: Somei Yoshino
Financial Times Nikkei team 3: Yaezakura
Team ASICS with special guests
Arcus Investment
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe
The Ekiden Story Tellers – a media team
JAPAN AIRLINES Sky Runners
Japan-UK State Visit Legacy Team
Kagoshima prefecture “Satsuma” – UK 160 anniversary celebration team
Maurten
Momiji Charity
Royal Air Force
SMBC
Suntory Global Sprinters

Find out more about Year 2 here.