April 3, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD MARCH At the Shizuoka Marathon on the 5th the trash talk was flying and the runners were flying for, well, 3/4 of the race. Except for […]
March 5, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD FEBRUARY T.S. Eliot said “April is the cruellest month”, but February is the coldest month. That didn’t bother the many Nambanners who raced this month. Beginning […]
February 18, 2017
Finished #25 out of 388 entrants in 1:27:38, my best time by 1’47”! <Adding more following Padraig’s advice> It’s a flat, straight, sandy (dirt) course, not hard on the feet, […]
February 17, 2017
Hello Nanbanners, On Saturday, 11th February, I completed the Shinrinkoen half-marathon, in Saitama, in a time of 1:33:56. This was the third race of my first competitive running season – […]
February 5, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD JANUARY This year, as in the past 28 years, the first Sunday of December saw several Namban Rengo teams participating in the Okutama Ekiden out in […]
February 4, 2017
Net Time 1:35:37 This was the 5th time that I had run the Chiba Marine Half Marathon since my first time in 2012. I was supposed to run last year, […]
February 4, 2017
January 29th marked the 15th running of the Shinjuku City Half Marathon (plus 10km and family/children’s events). The convenience and novelty of running in the center of the city and […]
January 17, 2017
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD DECEMBER This year, as in the past 28 years, the first Sunday of December saw several Namban Rengo teams participating in the Okutama Ekiden out in […]
December 4, 2016
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD NOVEMBER Marathon season is upon us, in fact, this could be called Marathon Month But we start with the La France Half Marathon in Yamagata pref. […]