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 »

Tokyo 2013, Part II – An Accidental Tourist

The world is full of paths, routes, trails and courses that are just waiting to be explored, and I came upon the most beautiful scenes, people and experience by accident on this unplanned day trip in Japan. Totally unexpected…

After few days of sight and sounds in Tokyo, I was getting Read the rest of this entry »

Tokyo 2013, Part I – The Old & New

ANA (All Nippon Airway) announced resuming the Boeing 787 San Jose – Tokyo Route starting June 1^st, and when I read the news I screamed “that should have been my Dreamliner. !%$@$^#%”

So, after five months FAA finally lifted the 787 grounding and the Tokyo bound Dreamliner takes off from North America. Earlier in Jan, I was so anxious about whether I could Read the rest of this entry »

Tokyo Marathon 2013 Write-Up II

Sat, Feb 23rd, I went outside of Tokyo to seek for some quiet “me time” and ended up doing an unexpected hike for couple hours. It’s a very nice day for my little adventure and field-trip which I will write about it later, but it did occur to me as I was climbing up some stairs in the middle of Mt. Mitake that my friend Mike Read the rest of this entry »

Tokyo Marathon 2013 Write-Up I

Finally jet lag is fixed and now I can write up my Tokyo Marathon 2013 without woozy head!

Before I left SF Bay Area, I was set out to enjoy the race and have fun in Tokyo, but it turned out Tokyo Marathon 2013 has gone nothing I have expected, and the whole experience Read the rest of this entry »

Three Weeks and Counting

Monday Feb 4th, the race packet for Tokyo Marathon arrived via postal mail, and I had very mixed feeling while holding it. I was standing in the post office mail box lobby, and feeling a little  bittersweet about this white envelope.  It certainly made the race more real now, but at the same time Read the rest of this entry »

Week 13 of CIM Training

Sunday Nov 4^th, week 13 of CIM training, and I am having this “I am not ready yet” panic.  Somehow I don’t see this season’s  training is producing  measurable and significant result — speed-wise;  I just don’t feel that I am running any faster than beginning of this year and I Read the rest of this entry »

2012 Japan Trip, Part II

Finally had a very sound sleep that night since the pressure of the marathon race was lifted from my shoulder, now officially my vacation starting here!! First thing first — we would go for a run!! To most people this must sound crazy, running again after a 26.2ml marathon is a “first“?? But to us it’s just normal, part of what we do :-p This would be Max’s first run in Tokyo and served as Read the rest of this entry »

2012 Japan Trip, Part I

I have wanted to write about my Feb trip to Japan, though I have been to Japan many times in different seasons, but I have the greatest time and most wonderful memory from this time. For me it’s more than just another trip to Japan, it’s a surprising and beautiful journey!

Couple weeks ago I was doing a photowalk in San Francisco with a friend, and I brought Read the rest of this entry »

Run Happy Moments

The slogan for my long time favorite running shoes, Brooks, is “Run Happy”, and this morning I saw a discussion about  “what is your run happy moments” on it’s Facebook page.

Many runners have responded Read the rest of this entry »