Season

It's spring and summer is coming now. Many leaves and flowers are growing and blooming one after another. The fresh green gives us new energy.


Shibazakura in Titibu. Purple is one of the color that I like best.


There are many kinds of flowers and each has each vitality even if it is very small.

Today's training: 6km walk
Monthly mileage for April 216km

Oshio Kotaro

The concert of Oshio Kotaro was held in 国際フォーラム. We, my wife and I could get the ticket of the third line seats, so we could enjoy not only his music but also his each expression.
I have no ear for music but was profoundly impressed by him again.

Road to Shibazakura in TiTibu

My throat has gotten well and I can run a long distance for the preparation of the Ultra Marathon.
I got up at 4:00 and started to run 4:40. Most of the way was road but from Syoumaru station I ran through path. My destination was Hitujiyama park in TiTibu where we could see the wonderful Shibazakura!


The road is along the Koma river.


There was a plenty of minus ion!


I like the trail better than the road.


In 横瀬駅 I met my family who came by train and we went together to the Hitujiyama park.


Shibazakura is in full bloom!

Today's training: about 70km road and partially trail
Monthly mileage for April 210km

Off day is continuing

I have been having a sore throat for a long time. It fluctuate everyday but always there. Today I could spend a very slow time and take care for my throat. So I will be able to run tomorrow!

Kitatanzawa

I'll take part in the Kitatanzawa mountaineering race for the first time.
Today I would check the course of the race (inspection), but I went astray and coudn't find the right pass for a while.


It was very fine and we could see the Mt. Fuji.


Mt.Fuji. Zoom up


In these days the cherry blossoms of YamaZakura were in full bloom!


Today's training: 30km(very about) trail
Monthly mileage for April 140km

Runners are increasing

While running, I meet more and more runners in these days. One or two years ago most of runners were 30's or older but nowadays younger people also seem to begin to run. It's nice that jogging is getting popular in Japan.

Today's training: 16km run
Monthly mileage for April 110km

Running in the rain

I feel happy because I can run. While running, I can think about everything and nothing!
The next target race is Nobeyama 100km Ultra Marathon. So I have to run for a long distance. Now I am planning to run to TiTibu in this month.


Today's training: 15km run
Monthly mileage for April 94km

feel refreshed

I could run after a long interval. It was sure that I had a cold for a few days, but in this two or three days maybe I felt myself in bad condition because I didn't run. Today even it was raining, I felt refreshed because I could run!
Restart from today!


Today's training: 15km run
Monthly mileage for April 79km

couldn't restart yet

I had been in bad condition from last week. Sore throat and feel weary...
Maybe I will get well the day after tomorrow!? So I will restart from 17th.

Today's training: off,off,off and off mmmmmm

The Serengeti National Park in Africa

I had a hangover today and, what was worse, I had a sore throat. I gave up the plan that I would go to the mountains for trailrun.
We went to the 6都科学館 and saw the movie "Africa, Serengeti".

The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai name meaning endless plains and these rolling distances of short grass plains provide an exceptional landscape for wildlife viewing; it is ultimate safari country.

I was deeply impressed not onl by the spectacle and powerful pictures and also the severe lives of wild animals.

Today's training: off

restart

I ran as a training after a long interval. It is getting warm so it's very pleasant for runnnig. From now I will prepare for the next month's race " Yatugatake Nobeyama 100km Ultra Marathon", so I try to run a long distance.

Today's training: 6km walking & 6km run
Monthly mileage for April 64km

AED lecture

In this month I have to make a small lecture about AED in my hospital.
I will talk about “how to use it”, “why to use it” and “when to use it”.
The AED (Automatid external defibrillators) was designed to identify tachyarrhythmias and automatically prompt the operator to deliver a shock.
The AED incorporates a rhythm analysis system, a shock advisory system, and external self-adhesive defibrillation pads.
When a shock is advised, the operator must take the final action by pressing a shock button.
They are designed only for use on patients who are unresponsive, not breathing, and have no signs of circulation.

Mt.Takamizu moutaineering race

Trail-running is getting more and more popular in Japan and trail-runners has been increasing.

From this year the name has changed from Montrail to Lafuma.

I still feel weary in my both feet, and from last week I had had a pain in my left iliotibial ligament.
So in this time my target was to finish the race. I did "taping " on my both knee carefully and saved the power in the first half. And watch the each step very carefully to avoid slipping.


The tactics was successful. I could finished the race. And more I could enjoyed the race fully.


In the moutain there were still a lot of cherry blossoms.


Today's training: 35km race & 7km conditioning
Monthly mileage for April 52km

The Last day to Mt. Takamizu race ! !

I'm afraid I can't run for 35km in the mountain tomorrow. But surely I will enjoy the race. The season of trail run has come!! From now on I will go out for trail as much times as possible!!!

Last 3 days to Mt.Takamizu race

Rehabilitation is going now and there is little muscle pain but I still feel some pain in the ligaments, so today is also off.
In this year I enjoyed the cherry blossoms much enough. Now they have begun to fall but it means the new season will have begun! I like spring greenery because it is much vigorous.

Today's training: off (It's alright!)

Last 4 days to Mt. Takamizu race

I walked on the carpet of cherry blossoms.

Today's training: 6km walk
Monthly mileage for April 10km

Last 5 days to Mt. Takamizu race

I can't run but can walk. In this week I'll concentrate to rehabilitation in order to prepare for this weekend's race.


Today's training: 4km walking
Monthly mileage for April 4km

This month's target: 350km