Hakuba

4 days up in Hakuba Nagano. I took my 2 dogs a bbq and my MTB up to Hakuba for a few days while my students were doing their mid term tests. Had my first hill climb up Route 406 that is the old road from Hakuba over the mountains to Nagano city. Was easier […]

2008 Points Race Shimofusa

My results were fair. Race one. 2nd (personal best). A guy who broke away and won this race won 4 out of the 5 races for the day. I wasn’t going to catch him but I tried and I made ground on him. I made my big break away with about 600m to go and […]

Ekiden

Michael’s school ran in the annual Noda—-Matsudo 31km ekiden today and shocked us all by finishing a strong 5th out of more than 70 schools. Was a very proud dad to see my son bolting by with his cheer squad holding a big banner with his name on it.

Summer in Nagano

We spent 4 days in Nagano during the summer break and had 2 hilly mountain climbs. The best road was called Harmonic Drive. It was a steep 2km climb straight up to the starting point then turn left and gradually go up and down for the next 10km. This took us mostly downwards and the […]

Hanami

Last week I went riding with the Tokyo Cycling Club. Made some new friends and had a great time.

Nakano Koichi Memorial Race Saiko Stage

The 1st year I entered was my 2nd ever race, and I got dropped about half way. The 2nd year I managed to come 3rd. Last year I got dropped again and pulled out at the halfway mark. This year I managed to finish strongly but only managed a 29th placing 9 seconds back from […]