kita-tanzawa mountain running

I went for trail run with 12people to Kita-tanzawa, it's located behind of Oyama, and Tanzawa. I was so excited since have never been there before!!!

That morning, got up at 6:05am just 30minutes before going out and hurried to made a rice ball, packing some snacks also water, then room was dark, I couldn't see clearly how was dirty the water pack molded. I was ready to get be feeble with constant diarrheathe...

The course was super steep like a following picture as I have never taken before. We couldn't run on hills, just climbed like a monkey with both hands and both legs.

It took over 6hours to finish for 26km but my mileage was 28km because I missed the sign to turn left and take down-hills, I was lost before 5km to finish. Some people were supposed to follow me but nobody was coming so I thought something bad happened perhaps I could be lost.

I felt so scared after realized I was lost, yes I was alone on the course. Some time I screamed name of Shoji-san and Kuri-chan but I couldn't hear anything from them. I was wonderling perhaps a bear could be close? Just tried to hurry to come down from top of mountain. On such an occasion, legs were tired either my phone didn't work, I should had to be back to the point where I missed it but no energy to do that since it was almost empty. Shoji-san saved my life(?), he made a phone call to me and picked me up, yes I knew it.


Finally, my trail shoes got a big hole each, I throw the trash them at my station. I thought I wouldn't use enough them when I bought, but I actually was happy to comsume completely. I need to buy new pair of shoes, maybe buy a pair of Montrail again.




There is a mountail race in the same course on July 6th, most of my today's companions will race in it, and I also considered to register for it but I didn't because mileage is too long and course is too steep, I thought I made a safe choice. I was very satisfied.