hello, i think it will be difficult to find a race for you
as it is too soon. we are now applying for events in
october. but there are time trials. we practice on a track
on wed night, and run together on week-ends, so there
should be plenty of things to do.

Hi Mike,

Good to hear from you. Actually I live in Korea, but if you contact Juergen Wittstock he can fill you in on the Japanese running scene. 

Every Wednesday at 7 pm he conducts club workouts for all abilities at Oda field which is in Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo. His club, Namban also meets up for regular long Sunday runs.

As for races it's not too difficult to enter if you have a contact over there. And Juergen is always happy to help foriegners do that . Just ask him to enter for you and you pay him the entry fee when you get there.

Regarding races over there consult with him about what distances you want to run and he'll make suitable recommendations.

The only downside is that in most cases you have to enter up to 8 weeks in advance because most of them are oversubscribed.

Hope I have been of help to you and good luck.

Owain  

Will run with Paul at 1pm (sharp, today, May 22.), call me if you want to join, or just be there. Will run counter-clockwise in the Park for about 15k - meeting place, needless to say, WIRED<>FIT!