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I managed to somehow, just barely, outrun a one-legged man at the Inagi Ekiden ( running relay race ) in western Tokyo today. I suppose I...

Finding reasonably convenient and pleasant places to ride in Tokyo continues to be one of the more critical concerns in my life.  Of course...

  According to my triathlon training program, the latest running theory, and Horde Leader, Bob "Less-is-more" Poulson, I am suppo...

Sunday is the day of the Sagamihara Half-Marathon, but the US military base where the event is held will not allow Omar, our teammate from ...

So with 170 minutes left before the deadline I sign up for Ironman Japan.  Ultimately I need to justify all the cycling and swimming over ...

The memory of all those guys simply exploding past me on the bicycle at the New Zealand Ironman continues to haunt me.  I once considered m...

I have a book -- the Triathlon Training Bible -- which goes on for pages and pages and pages about the importance of "periodization...

Last night, Greg, our Swim Squad Coach, added another element for me to focus on -- keeping my arm stroke more parallel and in line with my...

Like so many Tokyo area cyclists I have long wondered what lies beyond the Bike Cafe. On Saturday, Stu , Mika, Keren , and I journeyed nort...

For my Sunday long run yesterday I decided to wake up early and join Juergen, Stephan, Yuka and Takako for a casual 10k race along the Tama...

After a 5-week hibernation from long rides I join Phil, Keren, Nick, Dennis, and Mika for a 140-kilometer assault on the mountains west o...

With the Ome Trail Run behind me, again my life is devoid of meaning and purpose.  So today I glanced at the Japan Ironman website. I am s...

On Sunday I ran the 30-kilometer Montrail Ome Takamizu Trail Run with a group of over a dozen Namban Rengo teammates. I had a good run, impr...

This morning's Japanese Yomuiri Shimbun newspaper reported more detailed plans for the inaugaral Tokyo Marathon to be held next Februar...

The last Wednesday of every month at Tokyo's Oda Track, 5k time trials are run at 7:20pm and 7:40pm.   It works out just right for me t...