At 9:00 am on January 3, 2012, about 40 OBs and OGs from their alma mater gathered in front of Nihonbashi Intersection at 22 km in the 10th ward, opposite Nihonbashi Cored to support the Ekiden of Aoyama Gakuin University. The supporter's manager came at 8:00 am to get a place and receive banners and small flags. It's cold, but it's hard.
First of all, there is a little trick to assemble the banner, extend the pole and attach the banner. I did the same thing last year, but I completely forgot how to do it.
At each base of the course of Hakone Ekiden, the subcommittees of the Alumni Association, the alumni association, and each branch along the roadside played a central role in cheering groups. Nihonbashi in the 10th ward is a high school alumni association.
At 10 o'clock, the number of supporters increased. The chairman of the Alumni Association of Seigaku provided the company's building right next to the rest room, and we took a break alternately with tea, rice balls, dorayaki, etc. Thanks to you, my heart and stomach have become warmer.
At around 11:30, the 300 small flags distributed to those who supported us ended.
At around 12:00, the number of supporters increased.
After 13:00, the support of the roadside becomes double-triple and cannot move. At around 13:20, Toyo University, the first place, passed, and 17 minutes later, I could see Ryotaro Otani of Seigaku University who waited.
It's only two seconds that the player passes by in front of him. For this reason, we have been preparing for the site for 4 and a half hours. However, since I became a seed school in 5th place, I will be a supporter next year.
After all the players finished running, the school pastors also came to cheer with banners and so on, so all the supporters sang a prayer of thanks and a college song. I hope you will do your best next year and stay at Seed School. Thank you for the excitement of the players!
