2019/11/17,
Tough day at the office! Tsuwabuki Half-Marathon in Nichinan. Conditions were perfect with a clear blue sky and pleasant temperature. Almost too hot towards the end in fact. My goal was : 44’+45’ for 10km x 2 and one last km with all I have. It turned into 44’ + on time until 13rd km and then survival mode. I don’t really understand as I felt easy during the first 10km but suddenly again like last year in Aya nothing in the tank anymore for the last third of the race. I have to revise my nutrition the days before and during the race because that doesn’t work. At all. Only positive point apart from 1st part is that I did not give up. And I could maintain somehow a pace that is easy usually but I had to battle for it. I sprinted the last km... in 4:56. Lol. I crashed passed the finish line and took me 10min. to be able to sit and stand-up. Final result 1:40, 5 minutes more than my goal... grr. Tomorrow I am turning 45 y.o and I still have hope I will improve. Is it denial? But I really want to complete a half-marathon running fully at what I should be able to. Time is not really important but I just want to have the satisfaction to produce an effort as planned. So I will try again. To finish with, big thank to @canae_nakayama 's team for the support!

2019/11/17 , 🏃, 3.2km, 17m17s, 5m24s/km, 11.1km/h
Warm up!

2019/11/17 , 🏃, 21.31km, 1h40m18s, 4m45s/km, 12.6km/h
Tsuwabuki half-marathon in Nichinan.

2019/11/25 , 🏃, 6.87km, 33m2s, 4m48s/km, 12.5km/h
First run since last week half-marathon. 24°C ! Yes, global warming in action.

2019/12/06,
Quick 2 days in Tokyo. Took off from Kagoshima airport. You can see Sakurajima in the back. Fixed gear bikes still big in Tokyo. Not photographed, I noticed : On the train wireless earbuds of all sorts.(bare with me, the country boy). My room near Nakameguro station was nice. So many tourists, what a change since I started to live here. No time for tourism myself this time though but glad I still could meet few friends

2019/12/07 , 🏃, 8.52km, 40m54s, 4m48s/km, 12.5km/h
With no transition, from shorts / t-shirt to winter wear! ouch!

2019/12/18 , 🏃, 6.71km, 34m11s, 5m06s/km, 11.8km/h
after almost 2 weeks blank, moved, spent 2 days in Tokyo where I got bronchitis for 8 days. Finally able to run in my new place! around the stadiums and next to the pool. that is perfect. my new training center! yes I went for a swim after! :-)

2019/12/18 , 🏊, 1050m, 40m, 3m48s/100m, 1.6km/h
First time in Kobayashi pool! maybe 2nd swim of the year 🤣

2019/12/21 , 🏃, 12.5km, 1h17m38s, 6m13s/km, 9.7km/h
Last day and run of 🍂 Autumn! Cold, humid and slippery rocks but a good training

2019/12/25 , 🏃, 7.83km, 39m7s, 5m00s/km, 12.0km/h
Joyeux noël à tous!

2019/12/28 , 🏃, 8.71km, 43m57s, 5m03s/km, 11.9km/h
9 loops with slightly different paces depending on my mood :-)

2019/12/29 , 🏃, 9.23km, 47m36s, 5m10s/km, 11.6km/h
found the cross-country loop, designed to break you. also few accelerations.