Tokyo Marathon

What a great week, I feel like my training has really started. Some late night runs this week and the long run today. I have the running schedule up at work. I colour in each day. Blue for rest and red for training. So far so good, reds and blues in all the right places.

The problem with where I live in Tokyo is that it is pretty built up. I have a choice of either running through little tiny side streets or by the side of busy roads. The former is a trap for becoming lost, the latter is a risk of lung cancer. 

The 10km was todays run and I manage to do it. I found a compromise route for the run. Part was run along a main road but the rest was run along side roads and the Meguro river. It has a comfortable amount of hill climbs and a pedestrian bridge to boot. The pedestrian bridge brings back fond memories of crippiling cramp during the Unofficial Tokyo marathon of 2004.  At around 27km point all us runners had to cross a road using a pedestrian bridge. It was halfway up that cramp hit me. One thing I learnt is you should always listen to your body. This was basically my pins telling me to slow down. I ended up walking the rest of the way bar the last 500 metres past the finishing line.

So what is this cross trainig all about. I plan to cycle to the gymn and hit the machines tomorrow.

To date – no alcohol since the 1st October 2006. No bread since 26th October 2005. – Sorry for adding this but I am a strong believer that your diet is an essential part of training.