Hiroshige Watanabe, XACT Ambassador

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Hiroshige Watanabe

Edmonton, ABTrail running

The story

Meet Hiroshige.

Hiroshige Watanabe is a fixture of the Alberta ultra scene, with more than 100 recorded ultra finishes since 2005. They include two 24-hour race wins and 14 Canadian Death Race finishes.

Sports
Trail running
Home base
Edmonton, Alberta
Go-to distance
Ultra
Level
Regular

Home turf

Where Hiroshige trains.

Go-to spots

  • Edmonton river valley

Highlights

Hiroshige’s road so far.

  1. 2026

    Still racing: Lost Soul Ultra 50 km in Lethbridge (his 16th Lost Soul since 2005) and the Iron Horse Ultra 60 km. Source ↗

  2. 2022

    Won the Survivorfest 24-hour race in Sherwood Park, Alta., covering 111.5 km. Source ↗

  3. 2017

    2nd at the Iron Horse Ultra 100 miles in St. Paul, Alta. in 24:14:11. Source ↗

Off the clock

The real Hiroshige.

Hiroshige’s best advice

XACT fruits bar

Race day · Race morning

Oatmeal

Guilty pleasure

Nothing

Post-race meal

Ramen!

Always in the fridge

Milk, Eggs, Vegetables

WHEN IT TASTES GOOD, IT’S GOOD.*

Hiroshige’s words, not ours: “It’s very easy on stomach”

Hiroshige’s picks

In Hiroshige’s bag.

All of Hiroshige’s picks in one go.

BEFORE · DURING

Hiroshige’s flavour: Cherry

XACT Energy Bars

$66 · box of 24That’s $2.75 a bar

BEFORE · DURING

Hiroshige’s flavour: Blackcurrant

XACT Energy Fruit Gels

$105 · box of 24That’s $4.38 a gel

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