JOGGING/WALKING　DIARY

JOGGING/WALKING DIARY

OCTOBER 2004 - DECEMBER 2004

6)Saturday, December 2004 Weather : Fine Running Club Year-End Drink Party

It was fine and cold this morning. I left home around 9:00 AM for jogging. The cold north wind was blowing.

I ran alongside Ochiai/Kurome Rivers downward up to 10 km and returned. When turning back, the temperature rose a little bit, but the cold wind still blew.

At night, the year-end drink party of my running club was held at the Japanese pub in Minami-Urawa.

I left home in the evening and went to Minami-Urawa via Seibu-Line and Musashino-Line.

Two members of Higashi-kurume father's club ran from Higashi-kurume to Minami-Urawa to join the party. (The distance may be around 25 km.) To my regret, I do not have such guts lately.

We had a very good time at the drink party and then had post-party party at Karaoke bar.

I enjoyed Karaoke after a long interval.

5)Saturday, December 11, 2004 Weather : Fine Higashi-kurume Oyaji-no-Kai (Father's Club)

I was so busy last weekend and thus I could run only 10 km on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

I think I should recover its loss this weekend. However, I joined the "Bounenkai" (Year-end-drink-party) of the company last night and drank too much hot Japanese Sake since one could drink as much as any liquors as one wanted during two hours at the party. (How shamefull!!) Under the circumstances, I could run maximum 20 km today!!

However, it was nice to run under the fine weather.

I could still enjoy seeing red-colored maple leaves around Eiheiji-Temple. The red leaves made a beautiful contrast with blue sky.

The trees in the primeval forest started to cast their leaves.

Red maple leaves

primeval forest

Although I drank too much last night, I joined "Higashi-kurume Father's Club" in the evening. Today's purpose is to celebrate "my return to running".

Apart from today's purpose, main purpose is to gather, run and drink.

By the way, every time, the members run before the drink party except me. I once found that I could not follow the running pace of the other members and thus I decided to run by myself at my own pace before the party.

Today, four members gathered and had a drink party at the nice Italian restaurent very close to Higashi-kurume station. We enjoyed nice dishes and tasty wines. Then, vigorously, we went to Japanese pub and tasted tasty Japanese Sakes. We had a good time.

5)Saturday, November 27, 2004 Weather : Sunny Tamako-Lake Cycling Road

I decided to run to Tamako-Lake after a long interval via Cycling Road.

I left home at 6:30 AM. It was fine. The strong wind was blowing, but it was not a cold and north wind. It was not so cold as expected. Soon the sun rose.

I could see the snow-coverd Mt. Fuji clearly from the pedestrian-bridge over the Fuchu Highroad. (Close to Yasaka Station of Seibu Line).

Later I could see the flowers of sasanquas in full bloom alongside the cycling road.

In the Sayama park just below the bank of Tamako-Lake, I could enjoy seeing the red leaves of maples.

A lot of tracks were running in the Tamako-Lake to reinforce the bank of Tamako-Lake from the early morning. I could see Mt. Fuji over the Tamako-Lake again.

Construction work of Tamako-Lake is scheduled to complete in 2010. It will take 5 more years!!

I ran slowly 30 km today. It is still hard for me to complete 30 km.

4)Sunday, November 21, 2004 Weather : Sunny To resume running!!(PART III)

I could run 20 km on Saturday and Sunday respectively for two weeks. Thus I decided to try 30 km distance on November 20.

I ran alongside Shin-oume highroad, Karabori/Yanase Rivers.

Of course, I ran at a slower pace than usual since I tried 30 km after a long interval.

The rain at night stopped in the morning and it was cloudy and chilly around 7:00 AM..

I could run 20 km without problem. However, I started to feel a little bit pain in my legs after 25 km distance.

Anyway, I managed to complete 30 km after an interval of six months.

On Sunday, I ran 22 km in the vicinity of Heirinji Temple. I expected to see beautiful colored leaves, but it was too early.

I could ran more than 50 km at the weekend after a long time. I wish I could maintain this pace every week.

3)Saturday, November 6, 2004 Weather : Cloudy then sunny To resume running!!(PART II)

On last Sunday, I tried to run 20 km.

Before running, I thought I would complete without problem, however, contrary to my expectation, I felt further muscular pain on my foot after I passed 10 km point since I already had felt a little muscular pain owing to 10 km run on Saturday. Moreover, I was a little bit breathless around 15 km point. Anyway, I managed to run 20 km after a long interval. However, the 5-month blank thoroughly effected upon my body.

In addition, the muscular pain remained for two more days.

Today, I intended to run 20 km from the beginning. I ran alongside Karabori/Yanase Rivers.

The muscular pain was gone, however, again, I felt it after I passed 10 km point.

It will take more time to recover to the original condition.

Under the circumstances, I am forced to postpone the participation of marathon races until January 2005.

2)Saturday, October 30, 2004 Weather : Cloudy then rainy To resume running!!

My right leg still remains numbed. Thus I went to the hospital located in Ohi-machi, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo to see the doctor of sport orthopedist on October 25. He was the fourth doctor for me.

I was told that the cause of numb was the stress made by radical/intensive runnings during very short period in May.

The only way to recover the condition is to wait patiently taking vitamins E and B12.

Contrary to my expectation, the doctor told me that I could start to run less than 50 km.

Thus I decided to run on Saturday.

I left home around 8:00 AM with jogging wear. However, it was cloudy and chilly. It seemed to rain shortly.

At the initial stage, I felt that my body was very heavy since I ran after an interval of 5 months and could not speed up.

I soon accustomed myself to running and felt that I was able to run more than 20 km. However, the rain started when passing around 4 km point.

Finally, I decided to stop ruuning at 10 km owing to rain.

I could enjoy running after a long interval.

I will lengthen the running distance little by little and would like to join the race as soon as possible.

１）Saturday October 16, 2004 Weather : Cloudy 5 months have passed since I stopped running.

I had been in Germany from late in September to early in October owing to business trip without holiday. I was exhausted.
Well, almost 5 months have passed since I stopped running in middle May.
It may take more time to restore the condition of my right leg.
In order to prevent the decline of my physical strength, lately, I walk every weekend as much as possible. However, the volume of exercise has drastically decreased. The situation that I cannot run is so frustrating for me.
Today, I walked alongside Kurome/Ochiai Rivers from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM. It was cloudy and chilly in the early morning. My body did not warm up only by walking.
I went to Hikasi-kurume Station in the evening to attend the meeting with my running mates.
I did not meet my running mates since I injured my right leg. We chattered and drank at Japanese pub very much. Then we went to Karaoke bar and enjoyed singing.

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