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Back to work on Wednesday! Boooo! Went for the golf course run this morning. Tried to go faster than last week and although I knocked 5 minutes off my usual pace it was not fast enough to get into the…
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Cycling and stuff…Routes & Roots
Back to work on Wednesday! Boooo! Went for the golf course run this morning. Tried to go faster than last week and although I knocked 5 minutes off my usual pace it was not fast enough to get into the…
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Thought I’d better do the right thing to prevent injury and get some proper shoes for this Tokyo Marathon. The Nikes I use are old and have done too much walking, so probably not worn in properly for running. They…
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Had the day off today and first job was to reposition the outdoor dog pen. Dismantled in it half, cleared the ground, concrete blocks down, steel pipe flat rails to hold the floor and away I went. Trying to keep…
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Sekiyado Castle I almost ride here every Saturday morning or whenever I have time to do a 40km TT. It’s exactly 20km from my front door, straight up the Edo river to the end where the Tone river meets.
Took the long weekend up to Hakuba with my son, dog & brother from Singapore. There is a nice hill climb from central Hakuba up the old route 406 towards Nagano. It’s only about 13km to the top from the…
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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…
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