New Balance Boston's Donovan Anchors USA to 5th Place Finish at Chiba Ekiden

On the heels of her recent win at the New England Cross Country Championships, New Balance Boston's Jenn Donovan anchored team USA at this past weekend's Chiba Ekiden relay in Japan, with a cumulative time of 2:09:42.

The challenging relay is run at full marathon distance, split into six legs of 5k, 5k, 10k, 5k, 10k and 7.2k, respectively.

Also competing at Chiba Ekiden were Team New Balance runners Megan Metcalfe and Reid Coolsaet who led Team Canada to an 8th place finish in 2:12:24.

For more information on the relay, visit the official event website (in Japanese only).