Spring
Been a heck of a long time. Call it a winter hibernation if you want, but for some reason I just didn't have the inclination to write here, but my mojo is back again, so here I am!
Recent news is that Joseph and I completed the Tokyo Marathon 10km race last weekend, with a reasonable time of around 50 mins. Not quite what we were aiming for (around 40 minutes), but the field was so packed for the first 5km that it was more like a game of dodgems! The last 5km was much more on pace, at around 20 mins, but we lost around 7 mins in the first half. Quite an experience though. Never seen so much lycra in one place before, and the comaraderie amongst all the runners was very energising. There was a bit of anfare at the beginning, with speechs from some local government officials, a male choir and some fireworks. The really clever thing was that we were given individual microchips, which we strapped onto one of our trainers. When we passed he start line, it recorded our start time, and then stopped the count when we passed the finish line. Also provided splits at 5km mark. All the info could be accessed online staright after the race by just entering our bib number.
Next on our running agenda is an ekiden (relay) next month, and I'll be doing a 5km section, so it's going to be like a sprint. for that I'm going to aim for under 20 mins.
If you'd like to watch our race, Joseph test ran his new head-iphone video, which offered live streaming running straight to your living room. Click here to re-live the experience and take in some of the sights of Tokyo. TOKYO MARATHON CAM
Work is going OK, although we were all a bit gutted to get a pay cut of 5%, with little or no notice of it being actioned. Belt tightening time here we come.
Jay is in his dangerous jumping off anything high phase. The boy has no fear, he's like a little monkey. For some reason he says "no" with a posh English accent. Very funny.
Miyu has begun tinkering away with accessories again. The new work station that we installed in the front room, a big L shaped desk, is having a positive affect on both our works. So nice to have a wide exapanse of white desk to get productive.
Will write again soon...I promise.
Recent news is that Joseph and I completed the Tokyo Marathon 10km race last weekend, with a reasonable time of around 50 mins. Not quite what we were aiming for (around 40 minutes), but the field was so packed for the first 5km that it was more like a game of dodgems! The last 5km was much more on pace, at around 20 mins, but we lost around 7 mins in the first half. Quite an experience though. Never seen so much lycra in one place before, and the comaraderie amongst all the runners was very energising. There was a bit of anfare at the beginning, with speechs from some local government officials, a male choir and some fireworks. The really clever thing was that we were given individual microchips, which we strapped onto one of our trainers. When we passed he start line, it recorded our start time, and then stopped the count when we passed the finish line. Also provided splits at 5km mark. All the info could be accessed online staright after the race by just entering our bib number.
Next on our running agenda is an ekiden (relay) next month, and I'll be doing a 5km section, so it's going to be like a sprint. for that I'm going to aim for under 20 mins.
If you'd like to watch our race, Joseph test ran his new head-iphone video, which offered live streaming running straight to your living room. Click here to re-live the experience and take in some of the sights of Tokyo. TOKYO MARATHON CAM
Work is going OK, although we were all a bit gutted to get a pay cut of 5%, with little or no notice of it being actioned. Belt tightening time here we come.
Jay is in his dangerous jumping off anything high phase. The boy has no fear, he's like a little monkey. For some reason he says "no" with a posh English accent. Very funny.
Miyu has begun tinkering away with accessories again. The new work station that we installed in the front room, a big L shaped desk, is having a positive affect on both our works. So nice to have a wide exapanse of white desk to get productive.
Will write again soon...I promise.
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