I am quoted in this short piece on Japan’s current running boom on one of the Japan Times blogs by Jason Jenkins With Japan’s “running boom” arguably at its peak, races around the country are filling up faster than ever. The 2009 Tokyo Marathon saw 226,378 applicants competing for 30,000 spots: a 68% increase from [...]
I took part in the Ogaki Mikan Half Marathon on Nomi Island last Sunday. The weather was absolutely beautiful and on the ferry ride I took a few shots with the iPhone and edited them with the Best Camera App. This shot of Aki-no-ko-fuji on Ninoshima is my favorite. As for the race. It was [...]
I wasn’t too excited about running 8 miles through some of the Hawaiian island of Oahu’s least scenic areas, when I could save 45USD and go for a nice run on a gorgeous trail (and not have to get up at 4:30am). The run was a pleasant surprise, however. Getting up at 4:30am was horrible, [...]
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