My 2016 Recap

It seems like not too long ago I was just thinking what a great year I had in 2015, and in blink of an eye it’s time to say good bye to 2016 and welcome another year of life.

Year of 2016 has been another great year of fun, adventure, running, traveling, self-discovering.. and most importantly it marked 3rd year in remission. Thanks to all the friendship and supports from my old friends, and Read the rest of this entry »

Fujisan Marathon 2016 Write Up

When I found out that I didn’t get into Berlin again, I was so very disappointed 🙁 But I still needed a fall race, so I started thinking where do I want to go this fall? Then remembered Randy told me about Kobe Marathon last year after our Osaka Marathon. But wait, Read the rest of this entry »

The North Face Endurance Challenge 50K 2016 Write Up

This is my third time doing TNF50, and I am running it after two back to back marathons and crossing a big body of water 🙂

North Face 50 was my very first 50K race, and the course and stunning view have kept me coming back. However the most important reason that I love TNF50 so much  is the camaraderie! I love to wrap up an year of training and racing with running buddies who have become family over the years. We always come and share a room at the hostel, and prepare drop-bag on Friday night and cook a hearty breakfast on Sunday morning after the race. This year we had decided to upgrade our post race dinner to hotpot!  Since I had just returned from Japan and was so hooked on oden, Kiyoko had promised to cook oden for me 🙂