Everybody had a great time at this well-organised event. In the 15k, James Midgley beat Teriyuki Minegishi by one second (1:17:10/1:17:11) with yours truly following close behind in 1:18:18. I was not aware that is was running second in age-group, I would have tried harder. James and Terry finished top five as well. Rie Onodera placed fourth among (all) women, congrats, see picture above!
Jay Johanessen finished the longer run (30 or more) in…
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Added by juergen wittstock on April 5, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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Thanks Arnold of LongRun.hk for the amazingly brilliant pictures taken for the race, especially my continous action pictures during the race.
http://picasaweb.google.com/arnoldr96/2009March2910Part12…
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Added by Blurmax on April 5, 2009 at 12:49pm —
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Just completed the Tolo 10 K race 2009 ( 吐露港 10k 2009 )in a moderate fast time of 49 mins in the rainy morning today.
"Luckily" unlike the predict by futureblurmaxx and his supporter Waru, I did complete the race about 8 mins faster than his prediction of 57…
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Added by Blurmax on March 31, 2009 at 2:54pm —
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Shiki and Tokyo members enjoyed the Sakura and Onsen in Shiki!
Added by juergen wittstock on March 29, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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Just a short note about the Tokyo marathon on 22 March , to me it was a great race , well organised and enjoyed the enthusiastic supporters and helpers . Did not make my PB but never mind . Next time......
Will join again next year but must remember to wear more clothing as I was freezing in my vest.......
Added by Mike Cartwright on March 29, 2009 at 8:40pm —
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Four nambaners ran this hilly course in cold and windy conditions.
Rie san 41.10 3rd
Chad 25th in Age group 39.54
Tamami-san 47.10 8th in Age group. PB !! (8th PB for year!)
Jon 44.50 33rd in age group.
Good run if you like hills. Trophies for the first 6.
Added by Jon Holmes on March 29, 2009 at 5:52pm —
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Last Sunday's Tokyo Marathon was my first at the distance. I now truly know the difference between "half" and "full". I ended up running 3:37:36 (gun time). Since I was in block E, there were only 4 minutes between the gun and my crosing the start line-pretty good considering the 35,000 people. The wind and rain are a logical scapegoat for my performance but I know that it was my lack of preparation (my longest run was only 30km) that did it. I just ran out of gas after 35km. Although I didn't…
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Added by Pat Glynn on March 25, 2009 at 10:24am —
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Completed the 15 Km Mt Butler Race ( 第33屆 香港 畢拉山 15km 越野賽 ) in an extremely humid and warm morning in a disappointed time of 91 mins. I felt exhausted and frustrated while walking uphill for four times during the race.
However I was happy to meet so many runners friends including Rebecca, Chun Che, Prince Wai and others from Leisure Runners, Amy, Bhoova, Thomas,…
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Added by Blurmax on March 24, 2009 at 12:34am —
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I ran 10K at Tokyo Marathon. This is my 3rd Tokyo Marathon and 2nd time for 10k race.
Every year, what section you start is one of the biggest issues, especially, for 10K runners, it can be crucial because they run with full marathon people.
My section was D which was not too bad, but still, it took me 3 minutes to get to the start point.
Tokyo Marathon 10K vcan be a PB course because there is no uphill. But to make it, you better start at Section A.
After start,…
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Added by Kiki Tanaka on March 23, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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Oh my god, I did it again. Third Marathon and third Tokyo marathon.
I finished below 5 hours as planned. Sugoi!
No injuries, great souvenirs, a lot of FUN. A lot of wind, specially in the face/side from Asakusa till arrival at Tokyo Big Sight.
So many souvenirs, such a great day, some great stories.
The first 10K are real mess as 10K and marathon runners are fighting for running space. We had sun on the way down to Shinagawa and back to Hibiya. I…
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Added by Daniel on March 22, 2009 at 9:41pm —
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Stuart MacIntosh looking smooth, with Gordon following!
Today, I went to support our runners at the Tokyo International Marathon. I decided not to travel around on the train because I thought it would be too exhausting. I was lucky to be able to watch all Namban Rengo runners at my choosen place near Ginza Station before the rain started, but it must have been quite an ordeal for exhausted runners to run the last 8k in rain and wind!
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Added by juergen wittstock on March 22, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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Namban Rengo had a successful Tamako Ekiden, with the Ladies placing 2nd and the Vets 3rd! Official results will follow. Thanks to Satohi for organizing!
Added by juergen wittstock on March 21, 2009 at 2:09pm —
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Tamami Koike ran 23.22 for the 5Km this morning at Arakawa. A good effort after a rush from the station and no warm up. Her fastest 5Km on the road and 5 seconds outside her 5km track PB.
Added by Jon Holmes on March 15, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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오늘은 친구와 한국의 남부의 마라톤 대회에 참가했습니다.감기에 걸렸으므로, ３９：５５으로 만족했습니다.정말 즐거운 하루였습니다!OWAIN라고 하는 친구는 ３７：００으로, 매우 좋은 결과다 했습니다. Today I took part in a 10k race in Namhae in Southern Korea. It was a very enjoyable event, eventhough, a bit confusing as usual. As I had just recovered from a cold, I was happy to just break 40min (39:55).My friend Owain placed 9th in 37:00!
Makoli…
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Added by juergen wittstock on March 14, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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Completed the HKMP Shatin Riverside 10 K ( 沙田 10K 河畔賽 ) in the slightly rainy morning in a moderate fast time of 48 mins 40 secs (1 min faster than Tai Chak Tim Ching).
I was happy to meet so many Ching / Ctse from LongRun.hk including Hang Hau Ox, 7…
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Added by Blurmax on March 10, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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Tamami san and I ran this together today. Flat course but windy and a bit muddy. Tamami ran another PB finishing in 1-44.49. Slowly improving. Bit of a shock for us running in 7 degrees after training 3 days ago in 35 degree heat in Melbourne.
Added by Jon Holmes on March 8, 2009 at 6:40pm —
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Today I ran 5.2k on Yongsan Base, it was a beautiful day, and three high-schoolers made the pace for me. I came in first over 20 in this extremely low-key event, good practice for next week in Busan! TIme was 19:36 consistant with what I have run on the track recently.
Added by juergen wittstock on February 28, 2009 at 3:21pm —
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Hi Nambanners!
After a bad skiing accident and two surgeries at my left knee in 2008, I am back on the track again! So happy that my knee sustaines now 1 hour plus running on a hilly course.
I'll come to Japan in May for business and hope that I can join you for a nice run in and around Tokyo!
Peter
Added by Peter Theimer on February 28, 2009 at 2:08am —
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I attended the New Balance Reservoir Cup Race III ( 水塘盃 3 大潭水塘 ) in the misty morning today.
I was happy to meet so many runners friends in the race today including Sarah of SSHH, Alex, "Che Wong" of LongRun.hk, CHIN, Kitty and others of hkrunners.com, Amy LUI and many others.
I managed to…
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Added by Blurmax on February 24, 2009 at 10:24pm —
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Tamami-san ran a 4 minute + PB (!!!) over 12km this morning to finish 4th women.
Added by Jon Holmes on February 22, 2009 at 10:38am —
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