Draft:Jake Barraclough (Ran to Japan)
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Jake Barraclough, aka (Ran to Japan) born August 16, 1997, is a British runner/youtuber located in Japan who reached the Wikipedia notability criteria by making it the World Athletics all time senior top lists for the half marathon and the marathon with performances of 1:03:42 on February 2, 2025 at the Kagawa Marugame international half marathon and 2:14:55 on March 2, 2025 at the Tokyo marathon.[1]
Collegiate career
[edit]Barraclough ran for the Savanah College of Art and Design during the 2021/2022 season.[2]
YouTube career
[edit]Barraclough moved from the United Kingdom to Japan in 2024 due to his frustrations with injury leading him to learn about more running philosophies, eventually leading him to become intrigued with the Japanese running philosophy of high volume running culture.[3] Since he moved to Japan he has posted vlog style videos on his YouTube channel about every week amassing over 50 thousand subscribers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jake Barraclough". worldathletics.org. April 13, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "Jake Barraclough - 2022 - Men's Track & Field". Savannah College of Art and Design Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Ran To Japan (2024-09-29). I Quit My Job to Chase a Marathon Dream in JAPAN!. Retrieved 2025-04-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ran To Japan". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-04-13.