It all started two years ago, back in June 2014 almost immediately after I crossed the finish line of the same race in 8:58 placing 15th overall. It was my first 100k. It was the hardest race of my life
2016 Hida Takayama 100k Ultramarathon
Miyakojima Waidoh 50km Ultramarathon (宮古島50kmワイドーマラソン)
As part of my racing calendar of 2016 leading to my A-race in June, (Hida-Takayama 100km) I took part of the 26th edition of the annual Miyakojima ultra marathon on Sunday January 17th. As this is a B-race I joined the
Hakusan-Shirakawago 50k Race report (白山白川郷ウルトラマラソン)
Context After all theses years of training, I had my first DNS to a major event I had been training for. I was forced to withdraw for the Hida-Takayama 100k in the mountains roads of this beautiful region of Japan.
Heat: cope with it and .. love it !
Just like every summer in Tokyo, right after the raining season ends, a massive heat wave comes right onto our face, making our easy runs feel like crap and our tempo runs nearly impossible (not even mentioning long runs). Your
Beyond Mileage: Strength training (part I)
If I come to ask you questions like “hey what’s your training plan? how are are you gonna run this sunday? What are you doing on the track this week? Any planned tempo run this Friday? What’s your planned mileage
LSD for a Sub-3 or Marathon PB?
You have been accumulating mileage in your legs. You’re getting faster and faster, hitting PBs from 5k to the marathon. You’ve been using the same method of training that has been working pretty well so far, easy runs, track intervals once