November 2010 Blog Posts (6)

Momiji at the Path of Philosophy

Me at Kamo River…

Had a great trail-run around Ogawamachi today, 22 easy kilometers, visiting some temples and shrines on the way.…

Today, about 15 Nambanners went for a scenic run in the hills of Kamakura. The first 6k took us one hour, so, it was more about enjoying the landscape than about training.

But well, we managed to run 15k, so we deserved the Okonomiyaki…

On Sunday I competed in the 10k supporting race for the Seoul Joongang marathon. Conditions were cool and overcast; ideal conditions to race a 10k.

I had a good start and managed 3:26 ks for the first 3k. Unfortunately I had a few problems with my left ankle and at around 4k I felt a slight ping in the achilles. Although I wasn't really troubled, instinctively I eased off slightly and finished a lonely 4th in 36:02. Slightly slower than my last 10k but under the circumstances I don't…

On November 7., Christan won the second annual Namban Rengo Halfmarathon in a time of 1:19:57, followed by Robert in 1:20:12 and Jay in 1:20:34.Rie won the Ladies' race in 1:39:09.

In the 10k division, Fabrizio prevailed in a time of 38:10, Meg, the first lady, ran a…

Week: Monday, October 25 - Sunday, October 31

Monday AM Very easy 45 minutes. Afterwards did a 25 minute strength circuit focusing on core work.

Tuesday AM Strength Workout: 1 mile in 5:38-60 seconds recovery-1 mile of 30 second efforts with 30 seconds float recovery in 5:31-60 seconds recovery-1mile in 5:33-60 seconds recovery-1 mile of 30 second efforts with 30 seconds float recoveries in 5:30. A little slower than when I ran more or less the same session that I did 2 weeks…