Actually, in Japan they say "marathon" for all road races. I only ran the 5 km race. It was a positive and negative experience. First the good news. I ran the whole way and I came in under 27 minutes(that's with only 2 training days which I only ran about 2-4 km each time). The bad news is that I had a cold and almost threw up, I ran 7 minutes slower than my dad's best time, and I lost to a lot of older people...much older!
When I arrived I almost made Chie drive me home because there were so many people there. Of course, in Japan, when people do activities they wear professional looking clothes. Everyone was decked out in running gear, the nicest shoes, tights, and running shirts. I have to admit that I was really nervous! There were some 4000 people running this year, luckily only 528 people ran the 5 km. I finished(barely) 171, but 61 in my age group. As you will see in the photos and the videos that follow, I wasn't in very good shape at the finish line. Next year, my dad's time is going to be broken.
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