the 10th nagano olympic commem. marathon

Official Finishing Time: 3:19:58 (PR 5:12 faster than previous).

I am not able to be happy with my finishing time from the Nagano result since I had been training so hard from last December. I thought I was ready to break the wall “3:15:00” this time, but unfortunately, I couldn’t finish as I hoped, it was so shame.

The race was pretty hard, as an example the course was not so easy as a PB route. A couple of time, crossed bridges, train rails then took uphill and downhill. After returning points and beside river, against wind was just waiting to knock out my energy, it was not friendly.

Even though I’m not happy with this result, I enjoyed observing scenery and people from the beginning to the 10k point, lots of people cheered us on from sidewalk enthusiastically, I did high touch with lots of children in sidewalk, they gave me power and joy, it was really fun.

After 10km point, I tried to follow my strategy; I was supposed to pace up a few second faster, I was observing my body feeling then already sweat from 4km point on the other hand, tummy was a bit uncomfortable that’s why I didn’t have water after 5km point until 15km mark. I was looking for my marathon pace after 10km, tried to make running splitsevenly, but when my watch said “5:05” for 1km, then surprised! no choice no to pace up a bit faster then watch said ”4:05”! I just tried to run a bit faster, but ran at that too fast pace for 1km many times, I could continue this action from 10km to 32km even I was running in the marathon. During suffering to find out even splits, I exhausted. That's why I couldn’t manage my marathon in Nagano, I believe.

What kind of training could be work more?
Long slow running?
Endurance running?
Track speed session?
Social community on Wednesday night?

I was hoping to report as a satisfaction but really shame my efforts didn’t pay me off again as I set my goal.
Should I change my category not to marathon shorter distance race?
Anyway, hope to performe the best in a marathon next time, still can't give up my goal.

Thank you for all your supports.

carbo-loading with krispy kreme dona dona

I'm on a carbo-loading for the marathon, it's only a few of days to go for it!
I could leave early from office today, and was going to head into my place directly. After getting off at Shinjuku, a thing came into my head that checking the krispy kreme donught shop. It's a very popular shop in Tokyo, usually there is a loooong line, I gave up to it for many many time, normally the sigh said it's over 1 hour to get a dona!

It's a rainyday today, I surprised when I saw the sigh, they said it's only 15minutes to get it! Mary said it's new record. I had no choice, just waited for a while with a dona. They served a fresh one during waiting for the turn. I thought I could be satisfied with it, but... I couldn't come back without perchase. My good feeling was screaming, you have to buy one! But my another feeling was screaming you don't need to buy anything. I just couldn't leave from the short line, because it was a short line, though...

Taste was sweet... more than I thought... I prefer to eat a sugar dona at Starbucks to be honest.
Anyway, I'm satisfied with good dinner plus sweet dona, enjoyed a carbo-loading dinner.

Last month, I atteded a meeting to listen to pro-athletes experience directly, it was a good opportunity. One of famous twins runners Ohminami were in the venue. They look like same, no different! They said, their daddy confuses who is she? and who is she?
I barely was managed my hard training when I went for it, and asked them how do you manage your fatigue and keep train? What's your secret? Their answers were just normal, takes a bath and sleeps well. Another girl said, having massage is her secret to recover from running.
It was normal answer... I expected something more interesting, something more different answer because they are professional, but also they are human like me, that's why.