November 9, 2025
#10 Ran to Japan - Why is Japan so deep in the marathon? Running Youtube, 2:38 to 2:13 Marathon, Olympic Dreams, Building a Community
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Please give us a follow, share this episode with a friend, and check out our socials! Join the nearly 100k subs Jake has on YouTube here: Join our Strava group Follow us: Rory’s Strava Jacob’s Strava Rory’s Instagram Jacob’s Instagram Rory’s Youtube Jacob’s Website Today are joined by Jake Bearclough, better know as Ran to Japan. We explore the cultural differences in running training between Japanese and American runners, find our why Japan is so good at the marathon, highlight the differences in training. We also dive into the world of Running Youtube and hear a very cool story about Jake moving from the UK to the US to Japan to chase his running dreams.