This event was held on 6th December 2015 and is located in Akemi Masuda’s remote hometown, Isumi City, in Chiba prefecture. I soon learnt that Masuda-san is a famous Japanese runner, with an amazing 2 hour 30 minute record which
As part of a new challenge, Derek decided to take part in a small town race in the Japanese countryside. It’s been quite some time since he last ran on trail, here is how his race unfolded.
Every summer, there is a special race which is held which starts at the base of Japan’s tallest mountain, Mt Fuji, and goes to the summit. At 3776m, Mt Fuji is a majestic icon of Japan and became a UNESCO
Debut Ultra Marathon It’s all in the preparation. And for me, it was mostly mental preparation. In short: Think about your full marathon training. Now reverse everything. This was a learning curve or rather an unlearning curve.
Panda (n, adj.), the person who spends more time stretching than running
Harrisson’s excellent article on the sub 3 hour marathon target, brings us to the very clear point that something has to change when there is no progress. However, it needs to be asked, how many times should you hit your