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Today a group of Namban runners took part in the Takashimadaira Road Race.

5k

Fabrizio - 17:46 - 6th place

Gordon - 17:55 - 8th place

10k

Gerard: 35:15

Yoshida: 35:30

Juergen: 38:02

Anthony: 41:05

Tamami&coach: 50:??

Jun: 41:30

20k

Katayama: 1:08:59 (ran with us at the Tamako Ekiden)

Brett: 1:11:17

Yuri: 1:15:40

Mika: 1:25:30 (1:25:10)

Conditions were good, though a bit windy,…

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September 2007

3.12k, incl. 2x3x900 (kyoto), average 3:15

4.9k, incl. horwill 800, target 90:

36/38/38/40//64/62/41//91/87

5. 13k incl. 2x3x1000 frame 6:30 average 3:30

7. 5x700 uphill (snu), av. 2:56.6

8. 16k

9. 2000m rowing, 9:26

10. 9k incl. 4x1200 av. 4.26.5

11. 10min weights

12. 10k incl. 10x400 av.81.2 fr. 2.45/hot

13. 9k incl. horwill 800 36/37/35/35//54/55/36//74/76

10min weights

14.10min…

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Today the Seoul Flyers ran the Yonsan Base 10k in Seoul. I will probably never enter a US Base in Japan again, but the small races here are fun.

The Seoul Flyers had five runners, but organizer Jae Kim dropped out - not without taking pictures of the other members! Thanks!

Emily, our only lady, finished her first 10k in a sub 50min, great job!

I had high expectations in our two young Minnesoutans, Mark and Chris, and they went off like rockets from the start. Chris has a…

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Yesterday I ran my first race in Seoul this fall, the annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Charity, held at Han River in the center of the city.

There was a considerable number of participants, but the race was even less competitive than the one in Tokyo, the runners were kept waiting for the speeches to be finished, then we finally started, much later than the announced 9:30. Never mind, it is a charity event.

Nevertheless, when we got going, there… Continue