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

Last 7 days to Mt. Takamizu race

I will take a rest for a while.

Sakura Marathon

I participated in Sakura marathon in Chiba Pref.
It was cloudy, not so windy and moderate humid. To sum up, it was the best day for marathon!!
I wish this is the first and last full marathon that I participate in, so my target is under three hours (subthree).
The result was 3:02:07!!! I felt so much mortification. I couldn't regretted more than this.

But this was my own result and I felt my limit in the race (especially at 38km point). So I have to train harder than before and in the next year I will be back in the full-marathon race!

Of course, my main races are trail ran races.


I regretted the result but anyway I can feel satisfaction and relief after every races.


In the latter half of the race I was imaging that I could drink a plenty of beer after the race. This is one of the most favorite beer, Heart Land Beer.!

0~10km lap time 41:41
10~20km lap time 41:05
20km~30km lap time 42:40
30~42.195km lap time 56:39 45:55(10km) ←pace down!!
total 3:02:07

Today's training: 42.195km race & 2km jog
Monthly mileage for March 277km

The Last day to Sakura marathon ! !

Today's training: 3km dash! & 3km jog
Monthly mileage for March 233km

Last 2 days to Sakura marathon

I wish cherry blossoms will continue to be in full bloom till next week!




Today's training: image training???

Last 3 days to Sakura marathon

I'm under carbo-loading! Rice is good, Bread is good and Senbei is also good!

Today's training: off

Last 5 days to Sakura marathon

To make the function of heart and lung endured against hard work, I have to do the speed training. But it's the last one that I like to do. Today I reluctantly? ran in the race pace.

Today's training: 6km race pace(24:06) & 2km jog
Monthly mileage for March 227km

Last 6 days to Sakura marathon

There are only 6 days to Sakura marathon(佐倉マラソン).
Although I still have a pain in my left tigh, it is lighter and lighter. I'm sure I am getting in a good condition. Perhaps this is the last full marathon I'll run, so my target is to finish the race within three hours.

Today's training: 15km jog
Monthly mileage for March 219km

Spring in Tamagawa-jyousui

Today's goal(return point) was Musashisunagawa station beside the Tamagawa-jyousui. To tell the truth, I planned to wake up at 4 o'clock and go trail running, but I woke up at 8:30.......So I changed the plan and dicided to run along the Tamagawa-jyousui till noon.

Blossoms in front of the Musashisunagawa-station

Spring has already come here and there! It is getting warmer and warmer and the pollen has been decreasing nowadays!(I hope so!)

The buds of cherry blossoms have begun to swell!


The flowers are getting vivid, bright and cheerful.


In the afternoon we went out for the concert which was held in the near junior high school.

They got the gold medal at the national competetion of the brass bands.

Today's training: 27km jog
Monthly mileage for March 204km

Hangover

Yesterday we had a farewell party and drank too much. I had a terrible hangover today . In the evening I could barely go out for running. I could see the beautiful red moon!

Today's training: 16km
Monthly mileage for March 177km

pollen allergy

I was in bad condition! I have to fight against the pollen allergy. The fight will have continued for a few weeks.

Today's training: off

Today's training: 21km run(pace run!)
Monthly mileage for March 161km

Parting and Meeting

Yesterday A sad thing had happened to me. I lost my favorite jacket while trailing!

This is the one I had to part with!

So after coming home I went out for shopping.

This is the one I have just met.(At a discount!!)

Mt.Takao again

From Mt.Takao to Mt.Jinba we can enjoy comfortable trail run.
This time I could enjoy trail running with a friend from US!
I could have a good time but I clearly realized that I had to practice speaking and listening English much more.

It was foggy till we arrived Mt.Jinba.


Just before arriving at Mt.Jinba the blue sky came up!


We can see the Lake Sagami......

Today's training: about 30km trail
Monthly mileage for March 140km

off

Tomorrow I will go trail with a American trail runner who I met on this blog. I look forward to meeting and running with him! But I'm afraid I don't speak English very well.

Today's training: off

In the new building

I feel myself heavier these days.
Perhaps because we are busy in moving.
I have to make me in good condition by the next race(30ht March).

Today's training: 21km run
Monthly mileage for March 110km

Une blossom

Flowers make people happy!

Ume blossoms are now in full bloom!

Today's training: off

The first day

This is the first night duty in the new hospital today.

Our new hospital and A ume blossom

A fire drill

There was a fire drill in my apartment today. Many residents took part in it. I was impressed by their high recognition of disaster.

First Step: How to use AED.

Not only adults but also children listened the lecture seriously.

Second Step: How to use a fire extinguisher.

It is like a water pistol!

Third Step: Let's experience an earthquake!

You can experience "Shindo 7"

Fourth Step: Let's experience being overcome by smoke!

You can't see even 50cm ahead! So you feel the space much wider than the actual situation!



Today's training: 16km run
Monthly mileage for March 89km

Morning run

Running in the dawn! It's getting warmer and spring will have come soon! But before spring I have to put up with the pollinosis(Kahun-syou).

Today's training: 10km run
Monthly mileage for March 73km

A Move

The new building of our hospital is under construction and the first part including ICU will have been finished this Saturday. So now we are very busy in preparing for our move. We have to move while doing ordinary work. So the move makes us more tired.


Let's cheer up by eating!

Labyrinth

Life is like a labyrinth. Surely there is a entrance and a exit, and there are many processes. Someone will be embarrassed when going astray and someone will enjoy it.


There are many kinds of labyrinths.

Today's training: 21km run
Monthly mileage for March 63km

Holes

Morning run again!


There are many kinds of pitholes. I want to make the most of every pitholes!?

Today's training: 11km jog
Monthly mileage for March 42km

GIRL'S FESTIVAL（HINAMATSURI ）

It's the "Girl's Festival" on March 3.It is known as the "Peach Tree Festival," which is held to pray for the happiness of female children. On this day, households with young girls display beautiful doll sets(Hinadan).

Each doll has her own personality.

I blessed "Girl's Festival" by drinking 焼酎??

It tasted good! But I shouldn't have drunk it before running...

Today's training: 16km run
Monthly mileage for March: 31km

Happy birthday

Today is my wife's birthday! She became ○× years old!
Thank you for your permitting my naughtiness and selfishness.



Today's training: 15km
Monthly mileage for March:15km

Yes! I did it!

I woke up 4:00 o'clock and run. It's good day today!


The moon before the dawn with trees

Today's training: 15km jog
Monthly mileage for February:217km

Blank

I could run after a long interval(4days blank).
Tomorrow I will not be able to run at night so I promise I'll run in the morning!
Perhaps? Maybe? I'm afraid not.... I believe "tomorrow"!

Today's training: 10km run
Monthly mileage for February: 202km

The Piano came home!

The older daughter is very interested in playing the piano. Till today she has practiced with a keyboard. Finally the piano came home, that my wife used to play when she lived at her parents' home.


She made the piano renewed(I don't know about it much).

First trail run in this year! I love trail run!

My left thigh has been getting better but isn't completely healed, so I gave up going skiing and decided to go trail running, although it is a little early to go trail running because of cold and snow.
From Mt.Takao to Mt.Jinba there were too many people but from Mt.Jinba to Mt.Ichimichi there were few hiker, so I could enjoy calm trail run.
Today I heard twitters of trees! At first I thought them twitters of birds, but I realized that so many trees creaked and made sounds like twitters!!


We have to keep mountains clean! Let's clean up


A lot of snow! Downslope was like skiing!


Of course I slipped many times.


Goal was 瀬音の湯 beside the Akikawa valley.


Today's training: about 30km trail run(JR高尾ー高尾山ー陣馬山ー醍醐丸ー市道山ー瀬音の湯)
Monthly mileage for February: 192km

Everyone has his own thought

Yesterday I had a drink with old friends of the medical class. I was surprised to hear that two of five will go abroad and live there for whole lives in the future! They said it was hard to live in Japan(Tokyo) because of the prices,an environment for children and so on. Of course I don't agree that but they said there was a better world than Japan...
As for me, the world(Tokyo) that now I live in is the best one and I'm really having a nice time,even if it is a small world.


Today's training: off

Stuck patients

I will have to write about "stuck patients in ambulances", but today I don't have the energy to write about that....

Today's training: 15km jog & 5km run
Monthly mileage for February: 182km

Storm hit her

My older daughter and I went skiing on Tanbara.Perhaps this was the last ski of this season, so we went out cheerily.
BBBut!!! She was knocked down at first ski lift riding because of the cold!!!
It was stormy, snowy and terriblly cold(the temperture was -8℃!! ).
She was just crying and crying so we returned home soon.

I'm sorry I couldn't take a photo of "storm"

Just after this shot, the storm hit her and she began to cry!

I felt imperfect combustion after returning home, so I went runnning to relieve my feeling.

Today's training: 27km jog
Monthly mileage for February: 162km

Exhibition

In the afternoon we went to see a exhibition in my daughter's elementary school. All students in the school made each works and displayed them.


Nowadays children have been getting poorer at handwork "using their fingers", because everything is more convenient and we have only to push by one finger.
But today I could see many wonderful works in the exhibition and was impressed by their talents!

Today's training: 21km jog
Monthly mileage for February: 135km

Worlds

Of course there is only one world, but we have many worlds in ourselves in our minds. We are living in each world in the same time ,so life will have many sorts of variations.
I will be Papa, work , run, study and experience a lot of things as much as possible!

Today's training: .............off?

Monster

In Japanese there is a Japanese-English word, Monster Patient. In English they say it Helicopter patient. I will make a presentation about the Monster Patients. There are many " Monster" , monster parent, monster mother and so on. Today I read "Monster mother" ,I'm the center of the world! http://www.amazon.co.jp/

Today's training: 21km run
Monthly mileage for February: 114km

What to write?(12nd February)

I have a lot of things that I want to write here!
But I will write nothing today, just keep going after this too!

Yesterday's training: 15km jog
Monthly mileage for February: 93km

Ski in Okutone

It snowed five times in Tokyo in this season,much more than last year.
And snow took me to the mountains!
Although it was three consecutive holidays, there were few people on the slope if you could arrive before the sunrise. I skied for about three hours to my heart's content.
Okutone in Minakami: a very small ski area but the slope is nice!

In the afternoon we played in the near park. Maybe this was the last snow in Tokyo?
Although three consecutive holidays, there was none except us! Perhaps they have gone to Onsen or had an outing.

Today's training: ski & 15km jog
Monthly mileage for February: 78km

ウルバニ医師

I attended a meeting in Urawa. There were many presentation and most impressive one was that made by NHK producer about "Dr.Urubani"(sorry but I don't know the exact spelling). He struggled against SARS and at last he also died of SARS .
http://www.nhk-book.co.jp/shop/main.jsp?trxID=0130&webCode=00808872004

Today's training: brain training?

run for what?

run for what?
Of course I can't find the best answer.
eat for what? work for what? play for what?
And live for what?
...... maybe many answers, so life is exciting!
While running in the daytime I can enjoy the scenery that I can see, but at night there are few things I can look out over, so I have more chance to think about everything.


Today's training: 15km jog& slow run?
Monthly mileage for February: 63km

Tama-ko

After night duty I always wonder whether I go to sleep or go running. Today it was so fine that my running motive overcame my sleepiness.


You can see a marvelous sun-set from this point!


Sayama-ko over there


There was still much snow around Tama-ko.

Today's training: 27km jog
Monthly mileage for February: 48km

morning run

I have a lot of things to do for preparing for a presentation, so I ran in the morning. There is still much snow,exactly ice. Watch out your steps!

Today's training: 10km
Monthly mileage for February: 21km

Snow is falling, we are playing!

After taking a nap, we played in the snow.
Let's make a snow man!!

My daughters and their friend in the neighborhood

Finished!! Wish peace for everyone!!

Snow is falling, I am running!

Today's course was Higashi"Murayama" central park.Running in the snow is a good training for flat method running, I think, because you have to put your each foot flat not to slip.

Green Road in the snow


exactly Kantubaki, "Camellia sasanqua"

Today's training: 11km jog
Monthly mileage for February: 11km