Wakashio Marathon Race (The 36th)

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2016 Weather: Cloudy

Location: Tateyama City, Chiba Pref.


Details of Race�FRefer to the 21st Wakashi Marathon Race.


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Records

5 km	32 minutes
10 km	1 hour 00 minute
15 km	1 hour 00 minutes
20 km	2 hour 00 minutes
Middle Point	2 hours 07 minutes
25 km	2 hours 30 minutes
30 km	3 hours 02 minutes
35 km	3 hours 39 minutes
40 km	4 hours 13 minutes
Finish	4 hours 28 minutes

Impression

• When I tried to book the highway bus ticket from Tokyo Station to Tateyama for Wakashio marathon race at the end of December 2015 via Internet, I found that the seats were already fully booked. I did not know that the ticket had been sold from December 1. I was at a loss, but I tried to book the ticket from Shinjuku Station to Tateyama. Luckily I found only a few available seats. Of course, I booked the ticket.
• However, I was not sure that I could catch up the bus to be left at 6:00 AM from Shinjuku Station. To solve the problem, I decided to book a Capsule Hotel in Shinjuku on Saturday.
• This is my first experience to stay in a Capsule Hotel. The hotel was located near Seibu-Shinjuku station. I arrived in the hotel at 15:00. I was surprised to see a long line of guests waiting check-in.
• I found a bill in the hotel saying "Bringing food and drink into the hotel is prohibited!" I didn't know it.
• Anyway, after check-in, I went into the room. I found the room was really capsule-size and that just for sleeping.
• First I took a bath in the big common tub, and then went to the hotel's restaurant for dinner. I drank Japanese sake for immediate sleep although the price was considerably expensive.
• I was drunk and went to bed shortly after the dinner. I waked up a few time and heard noisy snoring from the neighborhood.
• I checked out the hotel at 5:30 AM. It was cold outside, but a lot of young guys were hanging around at Kabuki-cho area.
• I went to Yoyogi Station to Shinjuku Station via Yamanote Line. JR Highway Bus Terminal was very close to the East Exit of Yoyogi Station.
• There were four buses. My bus was the third. The bus left the terminal around 6:00 AM. It was very warm in the bus and thus I had been falling into a nap until the bus reached Tateyama.
• According to weekly weather forecast, it would be rainy in the morning on Sunday. However, I was relieved that the forecast changed to cloudy to sunny.
• The bus arrived in the marathon site at 7:50 AM. I found that the location of the reception was changed.
• After the registration, I could meet the running mates and changed the wears. It was cloudy and cold. The marathon site was filled with runners after 9:00 AM. There were long lines of runners in front of the toilets.
• I went to the start line around 9:30 AM. The full marathon race started at 10:00 AM. The loss time was almost 4 minutes.
• It was breezing, but it was clod. My body didn't warm up after running.
• The sun once appeared just before 10 km point and it was getting warm for a while. It was almost cloudy and cold while running. Thus wearing a neck warmer was effective.
• I got three half-cut cream breads at the aid station of 10 km point.
• I continued to run although I felt a little bit tired just before 15 km point.
• I could keep the running pace of 6 minutes per 1 km until 25 km point. I again felt tired after 25 km point. But anyway, I could pass 30 km point. I could slowly run up the long slope after 30 km point.
• After 33 km point was a return trip alongside the sea. For me, it was a long and hard course every year.
• I continued to run and finally reached the 4 km point to the finish. But it would take more time to reach the finish.
• My running pace gradually slowed down as usual.
• I reached 2 km to the finish, but I was almost tired of running. But I had to run.
• During the last 1 km, I was passed by a lot of runners.
• I could finish without walking. The finish time was 4 hours 28 minutes. I was satisfied that I could finish the race within 4 hours 30 minutes as I did last year.
• I found this was the 12th Wakashio marathon race!
• After the finish, we drank beer and wine. We had a drink party at Japanese pub in front of the station.
• We took on the highway bus at 18:00 bound for Tokyo Station with drunk.
• I arrived in my house at 21:30. I was a little bit tired.
• Next morning I felt a pain on my right knee when stepped down the stairs. I was forced to put an anti-inflammatory analgesic plaste on my knee. (The pain went away a few days later!)

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