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.
Fuji Mountain Race
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
2015 Hida Takayama 100k Ultra Marathon
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.
Beppu Marathon – DNF
Summary The Buildup: Felt invincible. Ran a lot, got faster so ran even more. The Taper: Felt rested. Failed to notice the legs were a ticking time bomb. The Race: Felt alright. Until the calves exploded after 10 miles. Game
Betsudai Marathon 2015 in Oita – Finally sub 3 hours
This event is located in Oita prefecture, Kyuushu some 900 km away by plane from Tokyo in the famous hot spring area. Steeped in history, this event has been going since 1952 back when the roads were still dirt and
Beppu Marathon 2015 – race Report
On Sunday February 1st 2015, I finally made peace with myself. I have been trying, training very hard from last PB back in Feb 2012 ( Tokyo Marathon 2012, 2:48:49), experimenting countless sorts of diet ( 6kg of body weight