Running has long been measured in distance and time. Enter skyrunning – a relatively new discipline that’s focused on elevation. It’s running, but not as you might know it. Ryoma Minegishi is a skyrunner. A Local Legend of a segment moments from his home in Kiryu, Japan, the time-crunched father grabs every opportunity to run the slopes of nearby Mount Azuma. And what does Ryoma find there? Personal inspiration, new and renewed connections to the community, a link to his past and a line into the future. Ryoma's not just tracking the meters he's ascended, but it's also skyrunning itself he's trying to elevate. See the entire Segment Stories: https://www.strava.com/segment-stories Published: 2022-02-01 Chanel: Strava