3)Saturday, September 8, 2007 Weather: Sunny Swollen Stream of Arakawa River

• The typhoon No. 9 attacked the metropolitan area in the midnight of Thursday and Tokyo was hit by a storm. The aftereffect still remained in the morning on Friday.
• I tried to run 40 km on Saturday after a long interval. The destination was the bank of Arakawa River.
• I left home at 4:45 AM. It was still dark before 5:00 AM in September.
• It was sunny after the typhoon was away. Both the crescent moon at third quarter phase and the morning star were shining beautifully in the eastern sky.
• It was already hot and humid and I started to sweat as soon as I ran.
• I could see sunrise around 5:30 AM.
• I finally reached the bank of Arakawa River running alongside Shirako River via Ohizumi Central Park. It was so hot.
• I was surprised to see that the river terrace of Arakawa River was covered with muddy stream.
• All baseball grounds, soccer grounds and golf courses were in the water!!
  
  
  Swollen Arakawa River Close-up
  
  
  
• I heard that many homeless people were drifted away at Tamagawa River and I realized it to see the scene.
• I re-acknowledge the marvel of nature.
• I ran back alongside Kurome and Ochiai Rivers. The volumes of water of these rivers were already normal.
• I managed to complete 40 km. However, it was so hot and the running pace slowed down at the end of the course. I was exhausted.

2)Sunday, August 19, 2007 Weather: Cloudy Jogging records during summer holidays

• I had summer holidays from August 11 to August 19, 2007. We were hit by a heat wave this week. Kumagaya City had a highest temperature record of 40.9 degrees Centigrade in Japan on August 16.
• My jogging records during summer holidays:
• Saturday, August 11, 2007. Sunny. I was staying in Okayama. I ran 11 km. It was scorching summer day.
• Monday, August 13, 2007. Cloudy, then sunny. I started to jog to Kokubunji Temple in Kibi District from 5:30 AM. It was cloudy, but hot. The running distance was 22 km.
• Thursday, August 16, 2007. I was back to Tokyo. From 5:30 AM, I went and returned alongside Ochiai/Kurome River for 32 km. It was extraordinarily hot. When I came back home, I was surprised to find my jogging shoes were wet to skin as well as running wears.
• Friday, August 17, 2007. Sunny. I ran on the Tamako River Cycling Road for 21 km from 6:00 AM Hot weather still continued.
• Saturday, August 18, 2007. Cloudy. Tropical night was finally over. I ran through Heirinji Temple and Nobidome Irrigation Canal for 22 km from 6:30 AM. The temperature was less than 25 degrees Centigrade while running. I felt comfortable.
• Sunday, August 19, 2007. Cloudy. The hot weather came back! From 6:00 AM, I ran alongside Yanase River and Karabori River. The distance was 23 km. Owing to little rain, Karabori River was parched. Anyway, I was drenched with sweat as usual.
• The total running distance during this summer holidays is 131 km. I flatter myself that I ran such a long distance under boiling sun.

1)Monday, July 16, 2007 Weather: Cloudy Spotbill duck and chicks

• We had three consecutive holidays, however, the unseasonable typhoon had come and bad weather continued both on Saturday and Sunday. I could run 20 km on Saturday morning while drizzling. But I gave up on Sunday.
• I had been in my room all day and reading "Gone with the wind" in English version. And finally I read through it!! (1,024 pages), which was long-overdue. I was much impressed by the heroin's last word "After all, tomorrow is another day."
• Monday was national holiday and cloudy. I planned to run 40 km.
• I left home at 5:30 AM. It was not so hot at that time.
• While running alongside Ochiai River, I saw 4 groups of Spotbill ducks and chicks. Seeing spotbill duck and chicks is soothed.
• I ran into the Kawagoe Highroad.
• After running 15 km, I reached the bank of Yanase River. Then, I ran on the bank of Yanase River. I saw lots of anglers. I wondered what kind of fishes they were fishing.
  
  
  Spotbill duck and chicks
  
  
  
• I ran 39km today. It was hot when I completed running.