Exciting Encounter: United States National Team Training Experience for fans
Today, I had a chance to visit United States national team training in my hometown. I had a really great experience to observe the world champions training for coming championship next couple of weeks.
The field is actually I ordinary excersice my trainings since I was in school in 90's. In recent years, specially 2020 Tokyo Olympics - Setagaya city refurbished the entire facilities and actually which was super nice not only for the national team but also for runners like mylsef since we can use the track daily basis.
Going back to the point of today's event, I found two things.
one - MOU between US olympic paralympic comittee
two - how much i was inspired by the athletes training
Let me write about the first point - MOU between USOPC and Setagaya
In sum it is about partnership between USOPC and Setagaya will continue to hold sports and cultual exchange programs as legacy after 2021 since Tokyo 2020 could not implement as planned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Personally I think this is great idea as legacy. Residense like kids and family will be able to experince opportunities through sports and cultural exchange programs such as today's world class athletes training camp communication.
Not only myself but I was actually could not execute my assigned voluteer for US athletic team in 2020 Tokyo Games. This MOU seems practical and provides future lights to next generations.
It was appedizer of today. Next is today's main Athletes trainings.
Actually I think I better not to write everything, too much details that I saw at the field since it is about athletes. I consider it is better to simply focus on my fidings through my personal observations.
Thus I'd rather write quick introduction about athletes at the field this afternoon. I had opportunity to observe Noah Lyles, Anna Hall and Grant Hollaway trainings.
Noah Lyles is the 100m, 200m champion. I don't have a picture but movie. I won't put here. I believe it was Noah Lyles from his hair style and his running form. Really sharp! that describes everything. I won't be able to reproduce, I belive no one else will be able to. Here is the link his tweets of X.
Anna Hall is the women's heptathlon champion which competes 7 athlons as hepta means seven in greece. She was doing starting block training and hurdles this afternoon. She was very friendly during the training came to the fan's area to chat and giving her signatures to the fans and taking selfe together with fans as you can see in the picture attached from today's fans session in Setagaya city.
For Anna Hall successs road to Tokyo - you can find in the movie from world athletics official.
Grant Hollaway 110 meters hurdles world champion.
110m H is probably one of the most difficult athletics since the hight of the hurdles, 3.5 feet (106.7cm) is very high to run for most of the people I assume. I have not tried before but I am pretty sure that I won't be able to run even one hurdle...
Looking at the training session which I visited this afternoon. It was amazing performance. Overwhelmingly brilliant and magnificent. I won't put movies. I kind of took the time and it was about 13 seconds for his 110m H training which is really amazingly fast. He put a coupld hurdles a bit lower for traing eventhough how fast he rans for training. I simply looking forward to his best performance in the next couple of weeks in the championships.
Quick introduction - About Grant Hollaway is from University of Flolida and he did relay with Sani Brawn from Japan as 2nd leg, Garant Hollaway as 3rd leg in their 400m relay. For details you can find the movie attached below (from NCAA) can find more about his amazing success since first year in Univ of Florida. Really great, amazing performance.
I cannot wait to see the championships soon at the National Stadium in coming weeks.
Let's enjoy cheering the great athletes. Personaly wishing for all the best performance to all the athetes.
癒しの始まり - 久しぶりにBlogを書きます。大切な人を失うことについて、感じていることを書きたいと思います。
最近は大きな出来事があり、久しぶりにBlogを書きます。
大切な人を失うことについて、約１００日経過して、感じていることを書きたいと思います。
急なことでいまだに信じられない、という気持ちと同時に、いつも私たちをあたたかく見守ってくれていることを、いつも感じます。
当初は感覚が薄くなって色彩が白黒のようになり、多くの事柄が色あせているように感じられました。やがて約１００日が経過して、その間に、結婚記念日、家族の誕生日を迎え、いつもと同じようにお祝いをして、毎日食事を作り、家族で過ごすことによって、一日一日のかけがえのない時間を積み重ねてきました。
変化を自分の中で感じていることは、（この１０年間そうなってきていましたが）１つは今までよりもっと、こだわりすぎないようになってきたということ。ある程度、自然の変化にまかせる余白を、みずからもつように、スッとできるようになってきたこと。
もう１つは、これまでと似たように、先行きを見通すことはするものの、一方で、先を考えすぎないようになったこと。ある程度、流れに任せて、自然体で。という感覚。
未来予測はするものの、余白のとり方が自然とちょうどいい塩梅になってきた感覚に近い。
今日を大切に。今の一日を。という気持ちで日々を積み重ねる。今日が明日を紡いでいく。と簡潔に過ごすことが、自然体で心身ともに健康な状態を続けることができるように感じられる。
悲しみがなくなることはありませんが、受け入れ、向き合い、内省し、前に動き出す力に、少しずつ変換することが、自然とできるようになってきているのを感じます。
ただし、日常生活でも、業務の上でも、かなり込み入った事柄を紐解いていく必要性を感じなくなってきたという感覚もあります。率直な気持ちに向き合いやすくなったことや、人生経験を重ねて、見通しがつきやすくなり、言い方を少し変えると、良い意味で鈍感力が高まったのであれば、それはそれで良かったと心から思います。本当に。。
５０代半ばで、少し平均的な年齢よりも、早めに様々な経験を積んでいるかもしれません。あらためて、平均という数字には、参考になりそうなこともあれば、ほとんど参考にもならない、ということ。つまり、意味合いについて、自ら考えることが自分にとっては大切。
確実なのは、誰もが必ず終わりを迎えるということ。その順番は分からない。
有限ということは、自分の人生は終わりのある１つのプロジェクトで、自分は自分のプロジェクトマネージャー。
プロジェクトが継承されることによって、複数のプロジェクトになり、ひいては、複合的にプログラムになっていく。ということが紡いでいくということなのでしょう。
自分に残された人生、あと、いくつ、心から面白いと思える、かけがえのない事柄に取り組めるだろうか。
偶然目にした書籍と、そのリンク掲載記事があったので、貼っておきたいと思います。先人の知恵は、いつもありがたいです。
知力、体力は、私の中では、正比例している人生なので、
睡眠、栄養、運動、は、ライフワークとして、これからも楽しんでいきたいと思います。
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暑い季節になってきましたね。今日は救急救命についてです。
直近の雨模様から打って変わって昨日あたりからはかなり気温が上
午前中に１０キロ程度６０分走に出かけました。
教訓は、まず助けを求めること。
London Marathon 2022 - World Six Majors 6th of Six (English version)
London Marathon 2022 (VLM2020) 6th of six
I am writing this after coming back from London to Tokyo in October,'22. To add on I have got covid from this journey to London. It was tough. 1 week plan updated to 2 weeks plan including quantarine in hotel for one week. Recovering time plus 2 weeks now. Total 4 week updated package I'd say. Good news is I am recovering and gradually starting walk and jogging now.
So I am writing this blog to review my journey and to share with running friends during my fun trail memories are clear. :)
About my training for 20 weeks.
The training plan was provided by coach in UK organization towards London marathon.
So starting 20 weeks before. It was about Golden Week in April and May. London Marathon Official charity NPO Team Sense has contract and serices with professional running coaching organization called full potential in UK. I was lucky that I could have follow 20 weeks training program based on my target finishing time 3 hours 5 minutes after three years blunk since 2019 Berlin Marathon due to Covid-19 circumstances just like many other runners.
It was really interesting and actually I was enjoyning the training program. Training in Japan is like more intense and hard. Sometimes pushing too much and caused injuries during training. I noticed the fun part and difference in the program provided by the coach in UK, Full Potential. More relaxed and less stress training are embeded every week trainings. This is really good why because sustainable! Not to push too much.
Easy relaxing jogging. Even challenging training once, twice every week, the design was more focused on my self condition such as how many words I can speak during the run etc..
This is very different approach compare to what I have been working on in my running carrier including school years. For example 3 minutes/km * 5 sets *2 etc. which I was doing in shcool years. I feel very heavy before and after training like these.
Now I worked on different approach, concept design, focusing on my heart beat and breath condition supported me more relaxed and sustainable duirng 20 weeks training. And imporantly it was actually really fun!!! :)
Condition during training and now London marathon.
I completed the training program which trgeting actually about 3 hours 15 minutes level.
I could feel my condition refering to my strength level, recovering condition after hamstring injury in June and July. I did run 300km total in August finally after hamstring injuly. I could not work on this if I did not have my 21 full marathons completion experienxces to face and know myself listing to my body inner voices. ;)
One day before the London Marathon Sunday.
We had a carbonloading dinner and fully loaded with carbon and filled up mind for next day marathon. I woke up at 1:30 am on marathon day which is pretty early in the morning. I've got to start biringing my jet lag together for 42.195km which is ordinary condition for me just like other majors marathon outside of Japan.
It's been three years since my previous marathon race which was Berlin marathon 2019, October. Now I have knock the rust of marathon race...
About the London marathon route.
The London Marathon course is centered on the River Thames, which flows through the city, with Greenwich Park, famous for Greenwich Observatory, as the starting point, the first 20 kilometers crossing the River Thames and turning right at the halfway point, and then turning counterclockwise to the west for 30 to 35 kilometers. The last half is 4.2.195 kilometers to the finish line at Buckingham Palace, with the River Thames on the left and the famous architecture of the scenic city of London.
The temperature on the morning of the London Marathon day was just below 20 degrees Celsius or so. The weather was cloudy, which was very pleasant compared to the heat in Japan, where it was still 30 degrees Celsius. Charity NPO gathered in Greenwich Park for a group photo shoot.
We all had practiced together all over the world for 3 years and shared the joy of finally being able to see each other in real life after having been in contact with each other many times via Zoom.
I think I am the only one from Japan. There is something strangely comfortable about this feeling of being in the minority. I think it is very important to feel the stimulation of the unusual with one's whole body from time to time.
I feel once again that the senses that sharpen the five senses are honed through voluntary experience in various situations such as this.
It goes up the hill in Greenwich Park for a while toward the start area.
The start area is divided into four colors, the yellow area. Somewhat looking around, you can instinctively tell right away that there are runners who would normally run in the 2-hour range.
Wave 1 started at 9:40 a.m. with the sound of a trumpet, and the race began in a relaxed, friendly manner. This is a new sensation. To be able to start in a relaxed and leisurely manner. It was very good.
The first 5 km was just as I had prepped for the previous day's carbo-loading dinner. It is a downhill like the Tokyo marathon first 5 km. Even if I enter at a relaxed pace, I will be going at about 4:10.
The marathon is a warm-up until 20 kilometers, so I go in at a relaxed pace, thinking about a 5-minute pace. I can sense that this is the most relaxed marathon I have ever felt in my life. No full marathon race for 3 years and no stress since I have forgotten the real full marathon race, so I feel rather good with no noise.
After about 10 km, the descent calmed down and we turned right at the corner and approached the Cutty Sark. It seems that the Cutty Sark was built in the 19th century to compete for speed in transporting tea from China to England on fast ships, especially for the upper class, who competed to earn the most money by how fast they could deliver the tea. This sounds like sitting and running in a English history class in schol... ;)
I wave to the first cheering group around here. The charity teams are cheering us on at four different locations this time, so that's a checkpoint to look forward to. The distance around here will give you an idea of how well I'm doing on the day, but this time I'm feeling good and heavy with a full stomach anyway. LOL
I don't feel good enough to get personal best time. But it's not that bad either. I am determined to make a good trip without overdoing it.
At this point I can still afford to take pictures with my phone. ;)
It's the London Tower Bridge across the Thames at 20 kilometers! This is so exciting. The cheering is great and, best of all, it's photogenic.
"Why didn't I buy a GoPro this time?" (talking to myself)
"I don't know..." (asnswering to myself...)
Still, I was so elated that I just stopped on the bridge and looked up at the sky. Ah, I've finally made it here, I thought.
The cheers and the view are sobering.
Cross the bridge and turn right at the halfway point. After a while, lo and behold, my friend is cheering me on! We smile as we pass each other and wave to each other. What a treat to have someone call my name in London!!!
After a while again, I get cheered on by a charity cheering group. This makes me really happy, and this run has been very stable in terms of feelings of mutual support. It was a very good feeling, a sense of normalcy, and I was happy to be able to feel it naturally all the time I was running.
25 km.
After a while, you will reach the Canary Wharf area. My personal impression is that it is like downtown Tokyo, from Hatchobori to Tsukiji or Tsukishima.
The road is narrow and winding. The atmosphere of the downtown area is fun to feel. I thought that the cobblestone streets with a little bit of old-fashioned atmosphere is one of the good points of London.
Once you pass through the financial district, you will find yourself in a modern developed building district, which is like a financial district these days. This was my first visit to London, so I was struck by a completely different charm from the cityscapes of Tokyo, Chicago, Boston, New York, and Berlin, where I have run before.
In a word, there is a sense of spaciousness. There is abundant greenery. There is no sense of hurry. Perhaps it is because there are many historical buildings, but the cityscape is calm and lovely.
Just before the 27 km marker.
Cramping earlier than usual. Hamstring in left leg. Ah, the ham I hurt in June. Thanks for all your hard work. Thank you so much for carrying me all the way to 27 km.
15 more kilometers to go. A little early cramping, still a little long, but let's make the rest of the journey a good one. No need to rush. First, I'll recheck in nutrition.
In retrospect, I may have sweated quite a bit today. I had been drinking a good amount of water, but I must have run out of sodium. First, I poured in the gel I brought from Japan and the gel I got at the local aid station in LONDON, UK!!!
After a while, my friends are cheering me on again, this time with a Japanese flag! I have never been so happy. I was so happy that I almost stopped to make small talk. This is a race of continuous gratitude and thanksgiving. I felt like I was running with a smile on my face, relaxed from start to finish, not feeling rushed at all.
35 km.
We continue on The highway. When I came back along the Thames River to this area, my physical condition was gradually getting tougher as I looked at the Thames River on my left.
Is this the Tama River?
No, it can't be! It should be the Thames.
We managed to make it to The Shard, Tower of London, and Millenium Bridge.
My body continues to scream quite a bit already. I'm sweating a lot, I have intermittent leg cramps, and this is the moment I realize how much I've blanked out over the past three years. But that's the way it is. There is no such thing as an easy marathon. I think back to the surroundings that have allowed me to make it this far. My family, my friends, my colleagues at work, and...the running community.
How much support I have received from the friends I have met because of my challenge to the six majors. Such thoughts naturally come to mind. Slightly sentimental in front of the view of the Thames! Naturally smiles and tears.
On the way, the Sub3 pacer of the following Wave overtakes us. Oh, so this is what it feels like! and for the first time in a long time, I remember my Sub3 pace and my senses come back a little. For some reason, I feel my energy surge again. Little by little, I build up a rhythm from the jog, and though I am wreathed in wounds, I manage to make progress.
Around this point, a Japanese running buddy catches up with me. We greet each other. Suddenly I feel like I'm back in Yoyogi Park or Oda Field.
37 kilometers.
Around this point, I notice something strange.
What is it? The crowd.
Not only in the beginning, but up until the middle of the race, I was called by name by friends and charity cheering groups, but rarely by anyone else. It was a different dimension from the end of the race.
That's right. The crowd was shouting my name on my uniform. What the hell, what's going on? It wasn't as if they were dashing around.
No, quite the opposite.
The crowd is shouting my name to inspire me to struggle! From the top of Waterloo Bridge, from the corner where I turned right onto Big Ben, I heard cheers of "Satoshi, Satoshi-san~~~".
This is a feeling I have never experienced at all in my previous marathons. I was starting to feel weak, like I had no strength left in me, but they were pushing me back!
Around the 40 km mark.
Around the Winston Churchill statue, I get cramps again. Ah, Churchill and the statue of Gandhi on the other side! I'm no longer sure what it is, but I'm at my limit. Then, there's the local hotshot athlete... Hey, you okay? Cramps, okay, just keep it under control and you're good to go for another two kilometers! Naturally, he cheered me on in authentic British English. It was like my English listening test. I'm so happy I could cry.
I honestly don't know if I still have two more kilometers to go, I mean, can I even enjoy two more kilometers! I was in the zone of "I can't believe it's still 2km to go, I mean, I can enjoy it for 2km! Full adrenaline release. In fighting mode, I ran the two and .195 kilometers to the finish line, where Mara Yamauchi was broadcasting live!
Taken the day before the marathon
The interview appearance in the video of the 6 majors is a good memorial.
Six global marathons.
Running Journey, I completed London in 3 hours and 25 minutes and felt that this journey was a gift given to me by the environment I walked through. I arrived here in a natural way. I am grateful to my parents, my family, and all of my environment for raising me with a strong body and mind capable of taking on such a challenge.
And I am truly grateful to the very community of fellow runners without borders.
For now, I am enjoying the aftermath and taking care of myself, and in a little while I hope to get back on the road and keep running. Thank you again to everyone who supported our charity. Run and be happy!
Sorry for the long and rambling message... Thank you for reading to the end.
I look forward to seeing you again at some marathon.
Keep running, don’t settle!
1st half 92mins was actually very good for considering my condition
and overseas race while 3 years away from actual race.
London Marathon 2022 - World Six Majors 6th of Six
London Marathon 2022 (VLM2020) 6th of six
帰国後に体調を崩して療養を経て漸く本日２週間振りに帰宅出来少しホッとしています。やっとロンドンマラソン紀行を記します。
記憶が薄れないうちに怒涛のLondonマラソンを振り返る。
振り返ればこの２０週間、チャリティーNPO法人契約のプロコーチ直伝のトレーニングメニューをこなしてきた。日本とイギリスのプログラムの違いに新鮮な驚きを感じながら、心と体の少しのゆとりを楽しむ余裕もあった。２２回目のリアルフルマラソン。さて、８月に何とか月間３００キロ走破したものの、まったく追い込み練習といったトレーニングはせずに、目標３時間１５分レベルでの完走水準での練習を積んで現地入りした。
前日、カーボローディング晩さん会で心も体もエネルギーとカーボローディングされ、当日朝なんと1時半に目が覚めた。
時差ボケそのままで、マラソン当日を迎えるのはいつものこと。とは言え、前回マラソンが2019年9月のベルリンマラソンからちょうど丸3年。フルマラソンの距離と試合勘はなくなってしまった。
ロンドンマラソンのコースは、市内を流れるテムズ川を中心に、グリニッジ天文台で有名なグリニッジ公園がスタート地点、前半２０キロテムズ川を渡って右折して中間地点、西に向かって反時計回りにまわって３０キロから３５キロ、最後はテムズ川を左手に風光明媚なロンドン市内の有名な建築物を眺めながらバッキンガム宮殿のゴール地点までの４２．１９５キロ。
ロンドンマラソン当日の朝の気温は２０度を下回るくらいか、天気はくもり、日本がまだ３０度ある暑さと比較するととても気持ちが良いくらいだ。グリニッジ公園にチャリティーＮＰＯ集合写真撮影で集まる。
みんな３年間世界中でそれぞれ練習を積んで何度もZoomにて接点のあった仲間同士やっとリアルであえる喜びを分かち合う。日本からは僕だけかな。何だかこのマイノリティー感が何とも不思議に心地良い感覚がある。非日常の刺激をやはり時々は全身で感じることがとても大切だと思う。五感を研ぎ澄ます感覚はこのような様々な場面に自ら進んで経験を積んで磨かれていくと改めて感じる。
スタートエリアに向かってグリニッジ公園の丘をしばらく上っていく。スタートエリアは４色に分かれていてイエローエリアだ。何となく周りを見渡すと普通に２時間台で走れそうなランナーが集まっていることが直感的にすぐわかる。Wave1、9時40分、ポワーン、というラッパの音で、ワイワイとゆるーくスタート。これは新感覚だ。リラックスした状態でゆったりとスタートできること。とても良かった。
始めの５キロは前日カーボローディング晩さん会での予習通り。東京の５キロのように下り。ゆったり入っても４分１０秒くらいで進んでしまう。マラソンは２０キロまではウォームアップなので５分ペースくらいで思いながら気楽に入る。過去で最もリラックスして動けていることが感覚的にわかる。３年大会がなく、試合勘が鈍っているのでノイズがなくてむしろ良い感じ。
１０キロくらい進むと、下りも落ち着いてきて、角を右折してカティサークに差し掛かる。カティサークは、19世紀に中国からイギリスに紅茶を運ぶ高速船での輸送速度を競って作られた船らしく、特に上流階級が飲むお茶をいかに早く届けられるかで稼ぎを競ったとか。
この辺りで最初の応援団に手を振る。今回チャリティーチームが４か所で応援してくれているので、それが楽しみでチェックポイントになっている。この辺りの距離で当日の調子がわかるが、今回はとにかくお腹がいっぱいで良い感じで重い。笑 ベストが出るほど良い感じはしない。がそんなに悪くもない。無理をせずに良い旅路にしたいと気持ちを引き締める。
２０キロでテムズ川を渡るロンドンタワーブリッジだ！これはテンションが上がる。応援も最高だし、何といってもフォトジェニックだ。なぜ今回GoProを買わなかったのか！と直感的に悔やんだがまあそんなこと言っていたらキリがない。それにしても、あまりの高揚感に、つい橋の上で立ち止まって空を見上げていた。あー、やっとここまで来たんだ、と。
橋を渡って右に曲がると、中間地点。しばらくすると、なんと友人が応援してくれているじゃないか！笑顔ですれ違って、お互いに手を振る。何と、ロンドンで名前を呼んでもらえるなんて最高に嬉しい！
また暫くいくとチャリティー応援団の声援を受ける。これは本当にうれしいし、今回のランはお互いにサポートしあう関係が気持ちの面でもとても安定している。とても良い感覚、平常心でいられるのを、走っているときにずっと自然と感じながらいられたのは幸せに思う。
25キロ、しばらく進むとCanary Wharfエリアに。個人的な印象だが、東京でいうと、八丁堀から築地や月島といった下町の印象。細い道路をくねくねと進む。距離を合わせるのかい？と感じながらも、下町っぽい雰囲気が街並みから伝わって楽しい。石畳の街並みに少し昔の雰囲気が感じられるところもロンドンの良さなんだと思った。それを抜けると、今度はモダンな開発されたビル街、最近の金融街という感じか。何でも今回ロンドンは初なので、これまで走った東京、シカゴ、ボストン、ニューヨーク、ベルリンの街並みとはまったく違った魅力が、ここロンドンではビシビシと伝わってくる。ひとことでいうと、とにかく、ゆとりがある。緑が豊か。急いでいる感じがしない。歴史のある建築物が多いからか、街並みが落ち着いていて素敵。
２７キロ地点手前、いつもより早くけいれんする。左足のハムストリングス。あー、６月に痛めたハムくん。本当にお疲れ様。良くここまで頑張ってくれた。２７キロまで運んでくれて本当にありがとう。あと１５キロ。少し早めのけいれんで、まだ少し長いが残りの旅路を良いものにしよう。焦る必要はない。まずは栄養補給で再点検。
振り返れば、今日は結構汗をかいたかもしれない。それなりに水分補給していたが、ナトリウム不足か。先ず日本から持ち込んだジェルと、現地のエイドでジェルをもらい流し込む。
しばらく進むと、今度はまた友人が日本国旗を掲げて応援してくれている! こんなに嬉しいことはない。嬉しさのあまり思わず立ち止まって世間話をしてしまうところだった。感謝感謝の連続のレースだこれは。まったく今回は急ぐ気持ちが自然となくて終始リラックスして笑顔で走っていたような感覚だ。
３５キロ。The highwayを進む。この辺りまでテムズ川沿いを戻ってくると、左手にテムズ川を眺めながらというか、きつくなってきて、これは多摩川なのか? いいやそんなハズは無いゾ！テムズ川だよな。The Shard、Tower of London、 Millenium Bridge辺りまで何とか進む。
もう結構身体は悲鳴をあげ続けている。発汗量もある、脚のけいれんも断続的に続いている、この３年間のブランクをこれでもかと思い知る瞬間。でもそれはそうだ。楽なマラソンなど存在しない。ここまで駒を進められた周囲の環境を思い出す。家族、友人、職場の仲間達、、そして、、ランニングのコミュニティだ。
６大メジャーまでチャレンジしたからこそ出会えた仲間にどれだけ支えられてきたか。そんな思いが、自然と沸き起こる。テムズ川の景色を前に、やや感傷的に！自然と笑みと涙が。
途中で後続のWaveのSub3ペーサーが追い抜いていく。お、こんな感じか！と久しぶりにサブ３ペースを思い出して、感覚が少し復活する。なぜかまた元気が沸き起こる。少しずつジョグからリズムを作って、満身創痍だが、何とか前進。
この辺りで日本のランニング仲間が追いついてくる。おっ、とお互いに挨拶。急に代々木公園や織田フィールドに戻った感覚だ。
３７キロ。この辺りから、異変に気が付く。何か？観衆だ。序盤はもとより、中盤までは友人とチャリティー応援団では名前を呼んでもらったが、それ以外ではほとんど呼ばれなかった。終盤からが異次元だった。
そうだ。ユニホームの名前を観衆が叫んでいる。何だ、どうしたんだ。颯爽と走っているわけでもないのに。いや、まったく逆だった。もがいている自分を鼓舞しようという観衆が自分の名前をシャウトしてくれている！ウォータールー橋の上から、ビックベンを右折する角から、Satoshi、Satoshi-san~~~の声援を頂いた。これまでのマラソンではまったく味わったことのない感覚だ。もう力は湧いてこないと弱気になりかけていたが、まさに背中を押してくれている！
４０キロ地点あたり。
ウィンストンチャーチル像の前あたりか、再びけいれんする。あー、チャーチルとそのむこうにはガンジー像か！もはや何だかよくわからないが限界か。そこへ、地元の熱きアスリートおじさんか、おい大丈夫か！けいれんか、よしコントロール出来ていれば大丈夫あと２キロだ！当然本場のBritish英語で応援してくれて。涙が出るほどうれしい。
正直まだ２キロもあるのか、つまり、２キロも楽しめるのか！というゾーンに久しぶりにハマり、最後は言わずもがな、きついながらも、清々しい気持ちで、声援に応えて、自分を鼓舞して、脳をだまして、前進。完全アドレナリン放出。戦闘モードで、２キロと.195キロを走破して、マーラ・ヤマウチさんが実況中継しているゴールへ！
６メジャーの動画にインタビュー登場は良い記念に。
６つの世界規模のマラソン大会。
走る旅、ロンドンを３時間２５分で完走して、この旅は自分が歩んできた環境がくれたギフトなんだと感じた。自然体でここにたどり着いた。このようなチャレンジができる丈夫な心身に育ててくれた両親、家族、すべての環境に感謝。そして、まさに国境なきランニング仲間のコミュニティに心から感謝します。
いまは余韻を楽しみつつ少し心身を労わって、また少ししたら動き出して走り続けたい。チャリティーにご賛同頂いたすべての皆様に改めて感謝いたします。
Run and be happy!!
長文乱文失礼しました。最後までお読み頂いた方ありがとうございます。
またどこかの大会でお会いできるのを楽しみにしています。
Keep running, don’t settle!
All set for No.6
Now all set for No.6
My journey started from 2006 entering my Tokyo Marathon 2007 for the first full marathon. Ever since then I did my 21 marathons. Including 5 Tokyo and then Chicago, Boson, New York, Berlin. I waited for London since 2020. All the efforts and supports from family and running friends brought me to this point. In sevendays, this journey is going to be completed. I will stop here for now. I will come back after my marathon in 2nd of October, 2022 in London, UK. Thank you again for all of your support and giving me your power. Keep running, don't settle.
東京オリンピックのレガシー
久しぶりに記載します。
(本日8月9日は長崎に原爆が投下された日。
昨日8月8日東京オリンピックが閉幕。)
2020年から1年延期して開催された東京オリンピック
どんな学び、意味があったのか？
記憶の新しいうちに、記録。
＜東京オリンピックのレガシー＞
異論反論、Objection、多事総論あったことで、
日本における国際感覚の欠如が公になり、
世論として明白になった。
これは良かった。恐らく多くの人にとって。
変化のきっかけのはじまり。
※学校の教科書に記載してあることと、
それ以外の情報の意味づけと解釈。
ハードの面、
バリアフリーが進んだ。
既に恩恵を享受している。
例えば、駅などでエスカレーター、エレベーター、安全自動開閉壁の設置が浸透。
リモート応援📣が普及して、
何かとDXが加速するかも
詳細は、
今後専門家の方々の担当業務として検証され、
継続議論がなされることを期待。
都市鉱山は、
全体総括として、どうだったのか、
持続可能性、気になります。
都市設計、
過去今後開催地も
趣味の世界で観ていければ。
収支、
過度な負担は
後始末が大変。
都民としては…。
わたしも含めて一般市民が我慢を強いられ、
日常生活を犠牲にしてまで、
開催した意味という意味づけが
どのようにされていくのかという印象。
ワクチン接種にはまだ時間かかるしなぁ。
こちらの方がわたしは注目、期待。
チケットあったが残念無念。
多様性、
環境変化に伴って
常に変化し続ける柔軟な視点で
学び、学んでいければと。
また気が向いたら書きます。
ではまた。よい振替休日を！
