Editor’s note: Following report by 2013 Ultra Trail Mt. Fuji winner Yoshikazu Hara, exclusive for DogsorCaravan.com, is translated from our original article in Japanese.

Another note from editor: Yoshikazu Hara contributed his report on ULTRA-TRAIL Mt.FUJI , in which he beat Julien Chorier (Salomon, FRA, champion of last year) and Sebastien Chaigneau (The North Face, FRA, 2nd of 2009 UTMB), to us. He is a leading ultra marathoner with his record 6:33 for road 100km in 2012 (3rd fastest in the world in that year), and selected as member of Japan team for IAU World Championship. In this report, he shows why he started challenge for trail 100 miler, as well as how he ran and won the race against top talents from the world. Please find our articles and interviews on him and UTMF below.

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[当サイトより：先週末の4月26日(金)ー28日(日)に開催されたウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ/ULTRA-TRAIL Mt.FUJI。昨年優勝のジュリアン／Julien ChorierやUTMB2位のセバスチャン／Sebastien Chaigneauを抑えて見事優勝した原良和さんにレースレポートを寄稿していただきました。

ロードのウルトラマラソンの第一人者である原さんがトレイルの100マイルを走るに至る経緯、レースの展開、ランナーの皆様に向けたメッセージが綴られています。