Kakegawa/Shincha Marathon Race (The 12th)

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2017 Weather: Rainy then cloudy

Location: Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Pref. (JR Tokai Line Kakegawa Station, 15 minutes by bus)


Details of RaceF

Race	Full	Runners	5,000	*
	10 km		2,000	*
	5 km		2,000	*
	3.5 km		500	*
Entry Fee	Yen 6,000
Contact	§436-0043@2192 Ohike, Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Pref. Secretariat of Kakegawa/Shincha Marathon Race TEL.0537-24-6664E9781
Gift	Towel & Tea
Free Service	Drink & Fruit
Remarks	Time Limit pf Full: 6 hours

ImagesF

 
Towel Kakegawa Tea

Records

5 km	31 minutes
10 km	1 hour 01 minute
15 km	1 hour 30 minutes
20 km	2 hours 04 minutes
Middle Point	2 hours 10 minutes
25 km	2 hours 40 minutes
30 km	3 hours 17 minutes
35 km	3 hours 58 minutes
40 km	4 hours 39 minutes
Finish	4 hours 57 minutes

Impression

• Saturday, April 8
  
  
  
  • After the work in the morning, I got on the Kodama Super express bound for Nagoya to be left at 13:26 from Tokyo. I got on the Kodama after a long interval. I entered into No.2 non-reserved train car. I found only a few passengers were there. I was relieved when I drank a canned beer.
  • The scenery from the window was in the rain. I sincerely hoped that the rain would stop next day.
  • I arrived in Kakegawa Station at 15:11. It was still raining.
  • I checked in the hotel located near the station. (It took 5 minutes on foot.) Several runners also checked in.
  • I purchased a canned beer and Bento at convenience store near the station for dinner. I went to bed earlier than usual,
  
  
• Sunday, April 9
  
  
  • I waked up at 5:00AM. It was rainy. The weather forecast in the early morning said it would be rainy and then cloudy. The only relief was that the maximum temperature would be more than 20 degrees Centigrade.
  • Buffed style breakfast would be served from 6:00 AM. I went to the dining room at 6:00 AM. I found a lot of runners were already having breakfast. The room was so crowded, but I managed to find the seat. I was much impressed the appetite of every runners. I also ate 2 cups of rice.
  • I entered Wakashio in April and Sakura in March. However, I could not join both races owing to job on Sunday. So kakegawa was the first race in 2017.
  • I checked out the hotel at 7:45. It was drizzling. I went to the bus stop near the southern exit of the station. Lots of runners already formed a line at the bus stop. The fee of bus was Yen 380 (Round trip fee).
  • I could get on the bus past 8:00 AM. It took 15 minutes to the entrance of Tsumagoi Park area. It was raining hard!
  • I t took 10 minutes to reach the marathon site. I got a gift (Towel & Tea) there and went to the baggage deposit area.
  • I went to the start line around 9:00 AM. Fortunately the rain stopped. However, just before the start, the rain re-started.
  • The full marathon race started at 9:30 AM. The loss time was 2 minutes. The downward slope started from the start point. I carefully started to run.
  • During the first half, the downward course continued. At the beginning, the course was among the tea garden, then it was in the paddle field. I could hear the lurk singing in the sky and frogs' chorus in the paddle field after a long interval.
  • The rain continued intermittently in the first half.
  • I could run as usual to 10 km point.
  • Just before 15 km point, suddenly, I felt uncomfortable feeling at my left knee while running. However, I continued to run slightly slowing down the running pace.
  • Strawberries were served at 16.5 km aid station. I could taste a few sweet berries.
  • From just before 20 km point, the course was on the bank of the river pouring into Enshu Open Sea. Soon I could see misty Enshu Open Sea in the rain.
  • I could also see several large wind power generators near seashore. Owing to strong wind, all pine trees were slanted.
  • After passing middle point, the course was northward to return to Tumagoi.
  • The rain finally stopped, but the wind continued to blow and temperature was no so high.
  • The last half was a hard course. There were several ups-and-downs.
  • My running pace slowed down after 22 km point. But I continued to run.
  • At the aid passing 30 km point, a "Sengokujiru" was served. However, when I arrived, it was almost out of stock. I could get the last cup of soup! Runners after me could not get it. Sorry!!
  • At aid of 33 km, I could get a few slice of melon. I could enjoy tasting sweet melon.
  • A lot of runners started to walk at upward slope. However, I continued to run slowly every slope.
  • Just before the finish, runners had to face the last upward slope. It was hard to run up, however, I did not walk and ran up slowly.
  • The finish time was 4 hours 57 minutes. I could complete the race within 5 hours although the last half was tough course.
  • There were aid stations every 4 km. However, mostly only sports drink and water was served. Some aids only served bananas as food. It was a good choice to have a lot of rice at breakfast.
  • It was a hard race for me, but I could enjoy seeing local scenery while running.
  • I forgot the pain on the left knee while running since I was only thinking to complete the race.
  • After the race, I reached Kakegawa station at 15:20 by bus. I purchased a canned beer and Kakegawa Tea. I could catch up with Kodama bound for Tokyo to be left at 15:32. The train car No. 1 was almost empty when I got on.
  • To my regret, I could not see Mt. Fuji this time.
  • When I waked up on the Monday morning, I felt pain on my left knee. It was hard for me to go down the stair steps. After all, I injured my left knee! A long-absent injury! I was forced to put anti-inflammatory analgesic plaster on my left knee. I may not run for a while, but I hope I will recover shortly.
  
  
  
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