sweets after trail running

Due to hot trail running, my body needed to get sweets...

hanabi

happiness in new life

I scooped up some pictures with some devices even my camera's battery has died so I was unable to take nice their pictures as I wanted. Decide to report here how were their ceremony and party.

My brave friend Aya and Keith got married by Buddhist rite on July 29th in the Temple in Hakuba, Nagano. The Buddhist rite ceremony was so quite rare however solemn, amazing and it was kind of new experience for most people, I figure.

The bride was so beautiful; she wore a white traditional Kimono as a Hanayome (bride). The bridegroom looked very happy to married with Aya. He also wore a traditional Kamishimo like a Samurai, so cool.

They organized a lovely wedding party in front of Olympic Ski Jump. After seeing nice scenery from top of the Ski Jump, the party started. Some people enjoyed slipping by plastic plates from K point. After some toasts, we enjoyed dancing, drinking Sake and Presley’s imitation show. Fortunately, guests could kiss on the cheeks with the bride or bridegroom, during one of them was in rest room there was kissing time, and is it a traditional game?

Next day, they organized a Hash Run as recovery running (from drinking?). We were Hash Run virgin, it was a very fun running event. In Hash Run, not only run fast but also need to find the flour sign to the next way. For example, if lose the sign under the bridge, but a way keep going on the bridge. If the sign disappears in front of the church, just search around there, then can find the flour sign obviously, Hash Run is like this, find and follow flour sign, anyway.

As the sign, Shoji-san disappeared from us, so we looked for him in running course, eventually he came back by himself after a couple of hours. He said just couldn’t find the sign, so quite Hash Run and climbed the mountain and enjoyed trail run...

After that, the bride and the bridegroom were leaving for hike for 2 nights 3 days with 2 guests! What a tough couple, they are!!!Anyway, we enjoyed Aya’s wedding completely, wish their happiness in new life.

tough running!

I got a lot of motivation by Aya's tough running on last Saturday. If she didn't ask me for run, now I wouldn't train for Tokyo International Women's. After tonight's overwork, ran in my neighborhood. I feel like running in the marathon under Steve's advice so I need to fix my sore knee problem and need to increase mileage each week more than regularly. So make a plan!

Tonight's running was good, no pain, no lush, only had no time for long milleage. I have done as built up running for 7km in my usual cource, hot but fun running due to Def-Tech.
Hope Steve's knee will get well soon.

today's efforts:
milleage: 7Km
time: 38m14s
HR max: 165-85%
HR avg: 148-76%
Speed avg: 11.3km/h
calories: 351kcal

how have you been???

I went for run with Aya for Akasaka-Gosho.
Her running is very tough as I know and I got some motivation from her running.
We ran about 4 loops, I enjoyed running with her.
Aya is very fun and I'm glad she is very happy with Keith.

After running, we went to Isetan in Shinjuku for shopping and after that, headed to Shibuya for dinner and some(?) drink. I got new experience to go to Izakaya is close to under rail track. I think I have experienced something new, it was pretty fun.

la clase salsa

I'd like to dance like a professional latin dancer, because it's so much fun.
After overtime work, I went to have a Salsa class in Kichijoji!!! I used to learn it in Roppongi but now it's far from my work also my place, so am unable to go after work as before.

Learned Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, so cool. A mi me gusta mucho de bailar and all people is kind and the class was not so hard, very fun. Dance coach (I have used this word frecuently in these days!) is nice, so have decide to keep going!!!

Speaking of running, I just want to run easy and enjoyable.
Don't care the result and the race, I don't feel like thinking about it.

out of season

I'm supposed to run in Obuse mini-marathon this Sunday but caught a cold on Monday. I feel better now but not good at all. My brain didn't work on Wednesday so took a half dayoff in the afternoon. Nobody denied even I needed to be there. My voice sounds like a snail.

I asked some people for Obuse Marathon "How do you like to run in Obuse?" "Why not go to Obuse?" "You should go to Obuse, you will like it!" but I feel like taking a rest this weekend since my condition isn't perfect... I will see by Saturday night. First of all, head to Nagano and have dinner with group and then decide it.

According to the weather forecast, not sure rainning day or beautiful day? Even it's rainning season, but not rainning as usual. Humid and hot like a sauna as Steve says in Tokyo, but caught a cold!

progress

I went for trail running with Katarina who came from Queens land, in NY. She usually runs with very light steps, so cool. We have explored for 17.4K from Ome turned at Mt. Raiden and back to Ome, we finished faster 10 minutes than I ran last time with some Namban guys. It was humid but had a good trail running also my knee was OK, so great.

After running, we moved to Shibuya and cooked and ate Okonomi-yaki in the restaurant. Katarina said has never cooked by ownself in the restaurant. I have a kind of same experience. I've never cooked Okonomi-yaki in my place. I had a great time with her today.
After lunch went for having massage, feel so good and refleshed!!!

today's efforts:
mileage: 17.4k
time: about 2h
I didn't use wear link and foot pad, I forgot to bring them.

ie beta 7

I updated IE Beta 7, looks good and it shows some IE as multi-task in the same time, and it managed by Tab but doesn't show all of page in my screen. It's available to download from MS web site.
I haven't checked MS web site recently as before because I'm unable to use Internet in my desk! Unbelievable. That's why can't check email daytime, however that's good to focus on my duties.

I enjoyed doing interval 6 times of 1,000m, it was first time to complete all interval training this year, unbelievable, no, I don't like interval since run again and again same cource on the track
I almost have done even split for 6 times! Is this a kind of mental training??? Patient and patient training for me, does not totally fun.

I will take a dayoff and go for trail thing to Ome tomorrow with Katarina, can't wait!!!

wednesday's efforts:
mileage: over 9k
2k as warming up
6 time of 1000m as intervals
1k as cool down to the sento.
4:14-4:11-3:50-4:10-4:09-4:13
Last one was so tough running.
maxHR: 193-99%
avgHR: 179-92%
calories: 303kcal

almost recovered

Even I couldn't walk yesterday, I've recovered almost except my legs. So went for easy run in my neighborhood after work just 6km at HR 70-90%. It was nice weather no humid, and nice wind. I did nice run tonight.

today's efforts:
mileage: 6km
time: 40m 22s
max HR: 174-90%
avg HR: 140-72%
calories: 365kcal

feel like a grandma

My body aches all over because of Sunday's trail running in Ome. I can't walk as usual either run. However I enjoyed and hutsled with Taeko-san, Bob, and Fabrizio. Anyway, can' t move at all today.

sunday's efforts:
mileage: 17.4k
time: 2h13m25s
avg HR: 158- 81%
max HR: 181- 93%
avg speed: 7.4km
calories: 1,237kcal

I got lose some weight again...

copying what my coach is doing

I learned tonight what I've been made mistake many time.
I was saying "I have knee sore" but "sore knee" is the best to say as Steve saying. I just followed as I learned at language school. Thank you for telling me Steve-san.

Well, this is an interesting little distraction from what I should be doing...

4 jobs: I have had- An assistant as Interior coordinator, a hostess for banquet, a sales woman for men's suits, a weitress in Ski & Golf resort.

4 movies: Back to the future, Life is beautiful, Amores Perros, Charlie's Angels. Also I love TV show, 24, Friends, ER, and some Korean drama too.

4 places: I have been on vacation- Riviera Maya in Mexico, National Parks in the US, a place which Aya lives in HK, Sapporo and Otaru in Hokkaido

4 favorite foods: Pasta which is made by myself is so yummy, Miso soup is supportive when I hung over especially, Fried Egg-plants with soy sauce soup are match with Sake, Mexican foods are my basic.

4 places I would rather be right now: Something nice apartment in Kichijoji in Tokyo, Maui and Big Island in Hawaii, Espana, Mexico.

4 favorite bands/singers: Def Tech, Monkey Majik, Ketsume-ishi, Usher

4 Bloggers I am tagging: Steve, Steve, Steve, and Steve.

I joined Namban-training tonight.
I was running for 5K TT, but I had sore knee though, stopped at 3k point.
I couldn't finishing 5k since it was too hot, and no motivation...
After that, went to Park for easy running for around 2.5k

today's efforts:
mileage: about 6k
time: ?

neighborhood's run after work for 6k

I ran in my neighborhood after work for around 6k at my HR pace. I was hoping to go for trail running on this Saturday but I have another plan so I'm unable to join, so shame.
Why do I like trail running? Fresh air, cool wind, smell green, some beer after running is most important, also food is yummy. A lot of people will be Mt.Fuji to prepare Mt. Fuji race, and farewell climbing event for Martin.

I do Ganbarou definitely tomorrow,

today's efforts
mileage: about 6k
time: couldn't caluculate, it stopped suddenly again.
75% for 2k, 80-85% for 2k, 80% for 2k

chimpan news channel

There is a midnight TV, it called Chimpan News Channel on Monday to Thursday Midnight around 24:30. A chimpanzee talks like a newscaster, I like this stupid TV program, very fun. I don't watch TV very often, but I sometime watch this when I am not still in futon. I recommend this if you are interested in funny japanese also it's not hard japanese, 10 mins short program.

I got a Rayban due to offering from running friend Fabrizio. I didn't ask to have one, but he asked me, "there is no your name on the list!" So I asked him to give me. Thanks for your kindness Fabrizio. I will enjoy running with Rayban this summer.

Sunday's efforts:
mileage: about 17.5k
time: 1h34m34s
13:02-13:51-13:15-13:10-12:28-12:30-16:16
avg HR 168-87%
calories: 1,069kcal

something negative

I'm very interested in adventure race, but there is not good race, ideal location, also ideal distance, mostly it's held in Nagano, or far off somewhere from Tokyo otherwise longest mileage.
I will go for trail running to Takao or Ome on July 1st with some Namban guys, so can not wait.

I'm getting lost my motivation for running, since I'm very slow on the track, every split getting slow my speed. Even I should enjoy running before hard training, I would like to run as I expect more. It's time to quite? change for something new? My efforts don't pay me off, so that feel blue.

today's efforts:
mileage: 9.6km
1,600m as warm up - 2,000m as a part of 10km -
1,000m - 2,000m - 1,000m - 2,000m as cool down
time: I didn't set my watch

sunday run in the yoyogi park

It was raining before leaving from my place to the park, I was going to take my bike but took train. Due to rainny season, it's raining every day. I miss my bike even I look at it always.

Steve got brand new shoes, Gareth's and mine are same, we wear Asics's NY.
During running, smell brand new shoes then I said, Steve smell your shoes then he surprised and I got bad feeling because not smell bad just my english explanation was bad. Gomen-nasai Steve.

I have registered for Tokyo Marathon it will be held on February 18.

today's efforts:
time: 1h23m
milleage: about 18k
I confused distance even I didn't wear my foot pod but it's taken Steve's measure for a couple of Km.
avg HR: 156-80%
max HR: 180-93%
calories: 839kcal

muscles sores

I have muscles sores very much even I can walk but feel pain due to last night's workouts.
I did some intervals with the group, now I'm moving to the next level from girlie run to serious run, so glad yeah. Steve said to me I'm so thin. But number does not so change, my weight is same as before but my figure is getting change as a kind of athlete.

my efforts:
warm up for 1k
1 mile - 800m - 400m - 800m - 3km slowly - 400m with Rie - 400m cool down.
time; don't know, didn't caluculate.

amiga y amigos

My friend Roberto is visiting to Tokyo for business, so I took him to Tsukishima for Monja-yaki, to Ginza for Kabuki, Asakusa, Shibuya, and Renald's place. Now I'm forgetting my Spanish, I can't talk as before, so sad.

My friend Kanako is looking for job, but she can't find good one.
I'll meet her tomorrow and go to park for picnic and nap. According to the weather forecast it's going to be a beautiful day.

My friend Steve will try to run in a great adventure race.
I was hoping to join him but I'll be unable to do it due to my life. I need to do more something for my life. So pretty zan-nen and gomen Otousan. So Ganbatte---

workouts on this week

Friday: 5k at 65-75% run

Saturday: about 10k at 65-75% run

Sunday: 4 laps in Yoyogi Park at 70-85% run
I got fast due to other's running pace so ran by myself.

this week's efforts:
mileage: 25k as Steve's advice.

mi resultado del maraton el lago toya