.. no not by Joe this time. Ethiopian runner and 10,000m Olympic record holder Haile Gebrselassie managed the Berlin marathon in a world record time of 2:04.26. That was 29 seconds faster than Paul Tergat’s record standing since 2003, also set in Berlin.
Picture and report ( BBC )
In contrast I think I had managed about 15K by that time. It is time to start training again …
Its a full Marathon around one of the lakes on Mount Fuji on Nov 25th.
The are various other race options and the application deadline is Oct 10th. So is anyone interested ?
http://www.sports-info.co.jp/kawaguchi/
Apparently summer officially comes to an end soon here in Japan. Maybe it is time to start running again ? Certainly a good time to start thinking of turning that soft doughy stuff round my rift into hardened steel muscle.
Too late for the Tokyo Marathon next year. Oh what a shame. It was 17th August and it is now the 1st September.
Just a quick note to the unstoppable Joe … good luck in Iceland sir !
Hello Gents..! Well ive not ran one step since the Tokyo marathon but I have signed up for the Denver marathon for 14 October. That will give me just over three months to train. This time im gonna shoot for under 4 hours & hopefully make it by doing less short runs and more longer/faster training runs.
take care & ill keep you posted!
Registration for the 2008 Tokyo Marathon is now available online until 17 August. Details .. http://www.tokyo42195.org/
Anyone entertaining the idea of entering, and who wants to write about the whole lark, please comment on this blog entry and include your email address ( it wont be shown ). No experience or literary talent necessary, obviously. 日本語もいいです。。
