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The German Embassy recommends all Germans, especially those with small kids, to leave the Tokyo/Yokohama area:

Die Botschaft empfiehlt, die japanischen Medien aufmerksam zu verfolgen. Sie empfiehlt ferner allen Deutschen im Krisengebiet und im Großraum Tokyo/Yokohama zu prüfen, ob ihre Anwesenheit in Japan derzeit erforderlich ist, und, wenn dies nicht der Fall sein sollte, ihre Ausreise aus dem Land in Erwägung zu ziehen. Dies gilt insbesondere für Familien mit kleinen…

Hi Everyone,

I have been truly shocked by what I've seen what this Tsunami has done. I sincerely hope that none of you or close ones have been harmed or affected in any way. And you are all in my thoughts.

Take Care

Owain 

 Tetsuya Kato, runner and artist, provided these great medals for the winners of the Saiko Eco 5k!…

African Runners dominated this year's race at Lake Biwa. 28-year-old Kenyan Wilson Kipsang, owner of the eighth-fastest marathon time in history, finished in a course record of 2:06:13, ahead of Ethiopian Deriba Merga in 2:09:13 and Japanese Horibata of Asahi Kasei (2:09:25). Hiroyuki Horibata qualified for the Japanese National Team for the next World Championships, omedetto! Next up was Japanese Kentaro Nakamoto, who missed it by one second in 2:09:31!

Did any of our members…

The organizers of the Lake Saiko 5k running in the hills near Ogawamachi.…

The Cherry Blossom Season is approaching! Again, people will be celebrating on blue sheets under pink blossoms, and they will be in a merry mood. This is the time to ask them to donate some of their change for the poor. As you know, this site fields two teams in the OXFAM Trailwalker. One of our members had the great…

Photo courtesy of Chiba-san!

I did my first marathon, the 2007 Tokyo marathon, more or less totally unprepared. It was hell. I gave it my all for about 10 kilometers, and then ran out of energy. I forced myself to keep moving and eventually finished with a time of 6:16. I couldn't walk properly and…

 This weekend on March 6th, we will have  5k track time trial in Sakura City, Chiba

The same day application is possibple, the entry fee is 2000Yen.

I f you want to join it please contact me on this site or mail me at konishi.hikiki@gmail.com.

The organizer is my Japanese running club, NPO nipponrunners.

今週の日曜日、３月６日に千葉県佐倉市でニッポンランナーズ主催の５０００ｍのタイムトライアル

を開催します。当日エントリー可能です。

参加費　２０００円

参加希望の方はメールでご連絡ください。　konishi.hikiki@gmail.com…

Anyone from the site planning on running Fuji in July? My brother Martin and I just got confirmation we are in!

Apparently only 50 internationals are being let in this year.

Among members of this site, Chikara Omine was the star in 2:33:37, Kevin Tither ran 3:05 and Adrian Ringin 5:26, all were happy with their performances.

And our member Joseph Tame is all over the internet with his I-PHONE-run, hope he wil let us know in person how he did! 

Ethiopia’s Hailu Mekonnen won in a personal best of 2:07:35, followed by Kenya’s Paul Biwott in 2:08:17 and Japan’s Yuki Kawaguchi in 2:08:37.　

Well, great job, Hailu, but we still hope to see Haile…

Good luck tomorrow!

For those of you who a resting today, here's an article from the NY Times about the race.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/sports/26iht-JAPANRUN26.html

Have a great run!

PG

Good luck everyone. Try not to get too carried away and run too fast at the beginning. I hope you all  achieve your goals. But importantly you all enjoy the occasion.

"Leaving on a jet plane don`t know when I`ll be coming back again."

I`m currently waiting for my 6:30 flight to Korea. But before I go I`ve really enjoyed my stay. It`s been great catching up with everyone I know, and a pleasure to meet others for the first time. I`d also like to thank "Der Juegenmeister" for his hospitality. Don`t worry Juergen I didn`t burn down your house when you were away.

I`m certainly sad to go but no worries as there is a good chance I`ll be back in the…

I run Beppu-Oita Marahon yesterday.

Finish time was 2:44:58. I tried t break my PB(2:43:40)

and I couldn't do it.  But,I think it was good time for me.

I am very happy.

Weather condition was bit warmer for marathon.

 It was a good sunny day. So,I enjoyed  a scenic beautiful

seaside course.

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The60th BEPPU-OITA MAINICHI MARATHON…

Here's a link to an article about the race.  Unfortunately, it only has the results for the men.  It was a big day for the university teams.

Otsukare sama to all those who took part!

This morning about  12 members competed in the Kanagawa Half Marathon and 10 k races. Everyone ran well, but the real star was Naoko who clocked a personal best time. And thanks to Chiba San for organizing a delicious Chinese meal. 

Athletes` Times

Natalie 1:34:48,Adam 1:30:46,Dennis: 1:41:47,Pat: 1:29:20,Owain: 1:23:??,Watanabe: 1:26:07,Naoko: 1:58:??Juergen:…

Yesterday, I spent a few exciting hours in freezing cold Osaka, cheering for the participants of the Osaka Ladies Marathon. I was at the 17k/28k mark, near Osaka castle, so I could see everybody twice. As I wanted to cheer for the slower runners as well, I did not go to Nagai Stadium to see the finish of the winners.…