Daiwa Foods Running Team
Hiroto Mogi (Ryōma Takeuchi)
A rising young runner who competed with Naoyuki Kezuka at Hakone Ekiden. After getting injured during the race in Toyohashi, he changes his running style. And then Kōichi Miyazawa offers to sponsor him because Atlantis stops sponsoring him owing to the injury.
Akihiro Kido (Takuma Oto-o)
A hot-blooded man who coaches the runners and tries to protect them from the pressure of Atlantis.
Takao Hirase (Masato Wada*)
An experienced runner who is relied on by young teammates but decides to retire because he feels that he reaches the limit of his strength. Later he becomes a coach.
Other Runners
Hayato Tachihara (Kentarō Uno)
Naoyuki Kase (Kō Maehara)
Hisao Naitō (Masato Hanazawa)
Kawai (Toshihiko Satō)
Mizuki (Takanari Ishii)
Hashii (Yūga Andō)
Asia Industries Running Team
Naoyuki Kezuka (Gaku Sano)
Like Mogi, he is an uprising young runner also and has a strong sense of rivalry with Mogi. He is constantly sponsored by Atlantis.
Yoshida (Ryōsuke Yamamoto)
A runner of the team
(*) Wada was a runner when he was a student of Nihon University and took part in Hakone Ekiden.
The images are from the official website of "Rikuoh".