Friday, March 29th Winning by finishing third and the 40% rule After a luxury 5 hours sleep, I was scheduled to do my first solo run at 9:40 (19km). I was very nervous before the start. My left hamstring
Course Du Coeur 2019 (CDC 2019) – Part 1
“There is a part of me that does not want the sun to shine again, on the dawn of this day, as I went to bed, some tears came to my eyes…” Yacine
Comrades Marathon 2017 by Nick C.
Back in October 2016, Nick C. a veteran Marathoner decided to train for Comrades Ultramarathon. It was going to be his second attempt to finish an ultra distance. Below is his story during the 31 weeks of training leading to
2016 Hida Takayama 100k Ultramarathon
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
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
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