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Juergen and Francis on beautiful Lamma Island! Off for a run in a minute!

Daniiel (thanks for posting, see below), Masako and Juergen ran in today's race at Ota-ku. I had my new Brooks racing flats, and yes, ran an age-graded PB of  37:58, not bad considering the Garmin showed the course as 100m long, and I had run a half-marathon the week before! Splits were 3:35 (!) for the first kilometer, and 18:40 for 5k!

Masako finished under…

Today, a small group of about six Nambanners ran the Ogawamachi Washi Halfmarathon. It is a really nice race, well organized, with good support by the local community. Furthermore, the start is only 1.5k from my second home, so it is very convenient for me, and for my friends, who are always invited!

Among our small group, I was fastest in 1:25:55, followed by…

Jay Johannesen　(1517) placed second in this year's Run for the Cure at Tokyo's Imperial Palace, beating Namban Rengo's Michael Tandler (545） by a few seconds. Also in this picture is UK-James (3520). Jay's time for the 10k was 35:43, congratulations! Read more at:…

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 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…

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Great job by all the runners today, still a lot to learn for the time-keepers!

1 Christian 16:55

2 Jay: 17:06

3 Michael/ 18:22

4 Yoshida 18:23

5 Frank 18:29

5B…

Today, a group of seven hard-core Nambanners did 10x600 in Yoyogi Park, starting from Wired Cafe<>Fit, we hope to establish the Saturday run on the weekly schedule, usually at 5pm, though next week, it has to be at 7pm, please join if you can! Contact me if you need more…

1950-1954 was without doubt Emil Zatopek's era. He was the male star of the…

Today, eight members took on the hills at Mt. Takao, it was hot at the station, but the higher we got up the mountain, the better the air felt! But still, I think we drank about one liter per hour of running. Juergen and Robert made it to a pass 2k before Mt. Jinba, but had to return because of time constraints. The others selected shorter routes.

Everybody enjoyed the healthy Soba-noodles…

As many of you will know, we are organizing a race at Lake Saiko on Oct. 10. Applications are almost full, but we are still happy about any help, and ideas! Please send me a message if you want to contribute!…

Only three Namban members ran the notoriously difficult Gasubashi 8k today. As usual, it was hot, but a bit overcast, so, it could have been worse. Keren (922) finished in 33:19, Frank made it in 33:49, and Juergen was fastest today in 32:29. Not bad, as all the Garmins agreed that the course was 300m long. Too bad Harrisson got injured...…

We know this kind of thing happens a lot in Yoyogi Park in the early morning, but yes, Saitama has its big guns, and they even run at noon!

Toshinari Suwa, who finished second in the Fukuoka Marathon in 2003 in a time of 2:07:55 (…

So, who is the guy on our default icon?

It is:

Emil Zátopek, the great…

Today's race was held on the hilly course in Susono near Mt. Fuji, and the heat did not make it easier. Still, three Namban members finished in the top ten!…