A snapshot of the stylish people found on the Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji! | feature

We take a snapshot of the stylish people we found at the Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji!

We often hear that "many trail runners are fashionable," but is that true? We visited the site of one of Japan's largest trail running races, "ULTRA-TRAIL Mt. Fuji," to get a glimpse of the runners resting at aid stations during the race and the staff supporting the event operations from behind the scenes!

Text_Issey Enomoto

Photo_Takaaki Chikamatsu

Edit_Hiroshi Yamamoto

Kei Kuwabara
Run boys! Run girls! Owner

Arcteryx top, Yama-Do pants, This is my sportswear cap, ULTRA HEAVY x Alexander Lee Chang bag, Nike shoes

--What is your role in this year's tournament?

F5 Fujikyu Highland is in charge of running the aid station.

--How involved are you with this tournament?

I have been involved in the management of aid stations since 2015.

--What kind of volunteer staff do you have?

. mainly members of the store's running team, but some are also recruited from the general public. They are all runners or trail runners, and many of them have completed this event. They know what is expected of them as volunteers and are willing to work on their own initiative, which is very helpful.

--What do you think of when you see runners while running the aids?

It is really cool to see these runners rest here, revive, and start again. I definitely want them to finish and send them off from the aid.