May running

1. 30min gym
2. 14k, 6x1000@3:25.7 av fr. 6:30
3. 10min weights
4. 5k5. 10min weights
7. 10k, 10x400@82.4, fr. 2min8. 7k
9. 16k, 8x800@2:43.5, 400 jog, frame 5:30
10. 40min gym
11. 9k incl 2x2000 (cc at izumi-no-mori), 7:13/7:0212. 5k, 10min weights
13. 19k, 10k: 37:49 split: 18:45
14. 7k
15. 10min wgt.
16. 13k, ladder 6#8#10#12#10#8#6 1.59/2.42/3.22/4.13/3.24/2.43/1.5717. 1h gym
18. 10k, 10x400@80.2, frame: 2min20. 23k, hilly21. 11k, 5x800@2:46.8, frame: 4min22. 10k
23. 13k, 5x1200@4:21.6, sore throat
25. 30min gym
27. 4k
28. 4k
29. 5k

My house!

My house changed a lot recently, here are a few pictures - unfortunately the light is not so good in my room...

Kyoto Radio Show

Just started my own little Radio Show on a local station in Kyoto, mainly talking about Germany and the environment. The family on the picture were my guests yesterday, and they learned a lot of German!!
http://radiocafe.jp/

April Running

1. 9k, incl 10x300@59.5
2. 10min weights
3. 8k incl 6x760@2:36
4. 6k
5. 10min weights
6. 5k
7. 8k incl 5.4k19.40
8. 8k incl 3x750 uphill: 2:39, 2:49, 2:41
9. 10min weights
10. 4k
11. 9k incl mile@5:36, 2x800@2:45, 2:47
12. 30min gym
13.  10min weights
14. 4k
15. 14k incl honmonji 10k 39:11
16.  10min weights
17. 5k
18. 11k incl 8/12x3, 2:46/4:19/2:48/4:28/2:49/4:26
19. 5k
20. 10k incl 10x400, frame 2min, av. 86.7
21. 30min gym
22. 21k
23. 11k incl 5x800@2:50.8, frame: 4min
24. 10min weights
25. 12k, 5000@18:33
26. 40min gym
27. 8k, 6x400 av:89.5 fr 2min
28. 5k
29. 21k, 10k@38.03
30. 10k

March Running

1. 30min gym
3. 7k incl 4x3.15min uphill
4. 5k (hilly)
5. 5k (hilly)
7. 11k, incl 6x1000, frame 7min, av. 3.51 (cold, windy)
8. 6k
9. 6k
10. 12k incl 10x400@86.312. 5k
14. 11k incl mile@5.53, 5x800@av.2.52
15. 5k, 30min gym
16. 60xpush-up, 40xsit-up
17. 11k incl 6x800@av.2.52
19. 13k incl 5x750up, 2.58.6, 60xpush-up, 40xsit-up
20. 13k incl 6x760@av.2.37
21. 70xpush-up, 50xsit-up, back, stretch
22. 13k incl 3x2000@7:49.7
23. 70xpush-up, 50xsit-up, back, stretch
24. 6k
25. 7k incl 3000@11:25, 30min gym
26. 22k@5:15
27. 70xpush-up, 50xsit-up, back, stretch
28. 9k incl 5000@18:49
29. 5k, 30min gym

Ikegami Honmonji 10k

Small group - Big success!

Just four Namban took part in the annual Ikegami Honmonji 10k. But we managed to take 1st (Gerard Robb/35:30) and 4th (Stephen Baumgartner/36:10) in the 30-year age-group. Yours truly was happy, but out of the money in the 40's, running 39:11, and Guillaume Bouvet finshed his second 10k race in 42:04. Very good performances on a hilly course!

February Running 2007

1. 30min gym
3. 7k incl 4x3.15min uphill
4. 5k (hilly)
5. 5k (hilly)
7. 11k, incl 6x1000, frame 7min, av. 3.51 (cold, windy)
8. 6k
9. 6k
10. 12k incl 10x400@86.312. 5k
14. 11k incl mile@5.53, 5x800@av.2.52
15. 5k, 30min gym
16. 60xpush-up, 40xsit-up
17. 11k incl 6x800@av.2.52
19. 13k incl 5x750up, 2.58.6, 60xpush-up, 40xsit-up
20. 13k incl 6x760@av.2.37
21. 70xpush-up, 50xsit-up, back, stretch
22. 13k incl 3x2000@7:49.7
23. 70xpush-up, 50xsit-up, back, stretch
24. 6k
25. 7k incl 3000@11:25, 30min gym
26. 22k@5:15
27. 70xpush-up, 50xsit-up, back, stretch
28. 9k incl 5000@18:49
29. 5k, 30min gym
30. 12k incl 5x750m uphill@ 2:53.4, last 2:45

More from Korea

Here are a few more pictures from Korea, all taken around the faculty of engineering at Seoul National University. Gwanak mountain is right behind our building, and often hikers pass in front of my lab! Even a little river flows below, just a few meters from our entrance. A great environment to study, and to run!

Pictures from Korea

Around my house at Seoul National University

February Running and China

3. 3k
4. 24k, kanagawa half, 1:24:20
5. 5k
6. 50min gym
7. 12k incl 6x1000@3.35.7
9. 11k incl 10x400@83.6, frame 2min
11. 5k
14. 5k
16. 5k
22. 4k
23. 5k
24. 30min gym
25. 7k
26. 10k
27. 40min gym
28. 11k incl 10x400@88.8/frame 2:10

After an exhausting trip to China, I'm back in Tokyo. My
friend's house in Shangqiu was quite an experience, no
water-closet (water only from 6am to 6pm anyways), no
shower, hardly any heating, holes in the doors, so cold...
And no refrigerator, so food, even meat, was just left
outside. I couldn't believe it...
I will be off to Korea tomorrow, but that's much more
comfortable. Actually, Shanghai is fine, it's just the
Chinese countryside which is, for us, still quite
incredible...
And I cought a cold on the Friday during my trip. I was in Dengfeng (near Shaolin Temple in Henan Province) at that time. It was a really nasty one, and even the hotel I stayed there had no heating (Henan in colder than Tokyo). So, being in really bad shape, I had to go from Dengfeng to Zhengzhou Airport, fly to Shanghai, finally checked into a reasonable hotel (with a hot shower), and fly to Tokyo on Monday...
Well, today I'm better, at least the cold-medicine the
drugstore in Dengfeng sold for 80Yen seems to work.
Looking back, the cold lasted only four days, but it felt much longer...
I wonder when I will be back in really good running shape again!

January Running

1. 7k
2. 7k
4. 30min gym, 135#90
5. 9k incl 5x300@63
7. 5k
8. 22k
10. 13k incl 6x1000@3.38 frame 6min
11. 45min gym
12. 9k incl 7x400@82.5
15. 5k
17. 10k incl 3x8/4 2.58 78 2.59 79 2.48 79
18. 40min gym
19. 8k incl 4x400@82.5
20. 6k incl 4x200@39.5
21. 9k incl shibueki, 2.8k@9.55
22. 21k incl 3x3000@11.30, frame 18min
24. 30min gym
25. 17k incl 4x2000@7.25, frame 12min
26. 5k
27. 30min gym
28. 15k
29. 5k
30. 30min gym

Running in December

1. 8k, 2x400@75
2. 7k, 2x200@39.5
3. 12k, okueki 3rd leg
4. 9k
5. 8k
6. 0k
7. 10k incl. 10x400@88.5 fr. 120
8. 0k
9. 0k
10. 4k
11. 11+7k, incl. 5x800@2.53.6 fr. 4min
12. 8k+60min. gym
13. 8k incl. 2x1600@5.55/5.58 - 3000@11.13
14. 8k
15. 9k incl. 3x900@3.09 fr. 3.31
16. 5k
17. 30k/26:04, 25:46, 25:31, 24:54, 24:35, 24:32/100k bike-week
18. 5k
19. 60min. gym, 147/79
20. 14k incl. 12: 4.24, 4.24 / 10: 3.36, 3.37 / 8: 2.49, 2.49 / 4: 77
22. 5k
24. 6k/5x200@40sec.
50k bike-week
26. 8k, box@16.41
27.10k/12/10/8/6/4/3/2@5.51/4.22/3.36/2.49/2.06/75/56/38
28. 10k hills
29.
30. 5k

Okutama Ekiden 2006

I ran a new Namban Rengo Club Record for the third leg of the Okutama Ekiden on Dec. 3.! (25:19 for 6.5k uphill)

November Running

1. 15k, incl. 6x1000, av. 3:29
2. 4k
3. 0k
4. 14k
5. 10k
6. 5k
7. 11k, incl. 10x400@88.3sec.
8. 15k, incl. 600/1200@2.06/4.12/2.02/4.10/2.02/4.13/1.58
9. 10k
10. 12k incl. 12x400@83.8sec.
11. 30min. gym
12. 28k, incl. 3x1600@5.59/5.59/5.58,frame:10min 49.00kg
13. 8k
14. 8k incl. 15x200@av, 38.5
15. 14k incl. 8x800@av. 2.50, frame: 5.30min.
16. 30min. gym.
17. 10k incl. 10x400@86.2/frame 2min.
18. 25k hilly
19. 0k
20. 12k, incl. 6x800@av,2.54.5, frame: 4min.
21. 30min. gym
22. 8k incl. 2000/1000/2000/1000@7/20 3/27 7/18 3/28 frame: 13/7min
23.
24. 10k incl. 10x400@88.5
25. 45min. gym
26. 14k
27. 5k
28. 45min. gym
29. 9k
30. 0k

Shibuya Ekiden

Defending Champions!
Friends of Namban Rengo and Seoul Flyers!

You're 2800m away from a place in Namban History!

Where to run them? Click the coursemap below!

南蛮連合渋谷駅伝２００７

Date: Jan. 21.
Place: Yoyogi Park
Distance: 2800m (a bit longer according to google earth)
Fee: 800 Yen
Deadline: Dec. 1. (changes until 19.)
Age-groups: Men's over all/Men's Vets (over
40)/Women/Junior high-school-students (ask your kids!!)

A few words to the organisation:
This year, on race day,I want to focus on running, so I would like to ask Chiba-san to be the liason with the organiser, make announcements on the day etc.
We will also need captains, but as we usually decide on the teams on the day, right now I would just like to appoint Mika, to help with the girls teams, and Jay, as he is the fastest vet.
With regard to the payment, you can pay on the day. Note that it is 3000 Yen per team, but if you don't mind, pay 1000 per head, as I'm planning to put in a few extras (it's six weeks between application dl and race day). However, 750 (exact change) is OK. If I should make a profit, it will be invested in the next banners.
This way, noone of you will be bothered if they cancel because of snow, which has happened in the past. They return the money in case of cancellation.
As most of you will know, this event is a Namban tradition. We won it several years in a row, and had 16 teams (64 runners) registered last year.

I'd like to start a database for this race, so could you please send me your personal info once more, as in the example below.

name
name in katakana
birthday
5k or 10k time

E. Zatopek
E. ザトペック
19/9/1922
5k:14:06.6.
(if there are some unreadable characters in the second line, the Katakana)

If I don't receive anything from you, I will decide about names and birthdays, and who would want that.
If your software doesn't support Katakana, leave it open (If your pc can't do it, try your keitai).

Also, some people were worried about possibly being to slow for this race. There is no such thing in this event. They stop time-keeping at 65min., but that should be no problem for any of our teams, so even if you just want to run for fun, please join!
Of course, we will have a big party after, and as most
likely only Pizza Express will be able to accomodate us, let's have it there (unless somebody comes up with another suggestion).


"Great is the victory, but the friendship is all the greater."
Emil Zatopek





"There are three things worth living for:
American luxury, Japanese women and Chinese food,"
EZ

coursemap

Official Image-Training Video

October Running

十月
1: 22k
2：7k, 8x200 av.40
3：7k,1h gym
4：14k,6x1000 av. 3:31,5
5: 5k 30min. gym.
6: 4k
7: 5k
8: 16k
9: 5k
10: 15k 6x800, av. 2:47
11: 0k
12: 10k,2x5x400, fr. 2(5)min., av. 82.5
13: 9k
14: gym., 126/79, 50.40kg
15: 27k,incl. 2x2k, 7:35, 7:40
16: 10k,
17: 60min gym
20: 5k,
21: 10k
22: 10k
23: 5k
24: 60min gym, 146/82-50.80kg
25: 15k / 5000: 18:45
26: 45min gym, 135/87-50.7kg,5k
27: 0k
28: 19k
29: 11k, incl. 10x400, av. 84
30: 14k
31: 60min gym, 141/77-50.30kg

Ein Tempelgarten

Ein Regentag in einem Tempel in Kyoto ist auch schoen!

Running in September

九月
2：4k
3：14k, jamsil 10k, 40:08
4：6k
5: 5k
6: 5k
7: 5k
10: 17k
11: 7k
13: 12k
14: 7k
15: 45m gym.
18: 5k
20: 19k, 10x800, av. 2:55, last: 2:40
21: 30m gym. 118/78
22: 45m gym. 7k
23: 7k, 10x200 av. 36.2, last: 33
24: 22k
25: 5k
26: 6k/30min gym, 117/81-51.0kg
27: 12k / 5000: 19:35
30: 5k

Before the Start of the Lake Taupo Triathlon

Tension building at Lake Taupo

Me on Mt. Egmont (Taranaki)

I took the scenery from the peak of Mt. Egmont which I climbed in March 2006