Konnichi wa from Tokyo! Just a brief update... yes, I haven't posted since Portland. It went well. I finished in 4:30:53, which is less than 5 minutes off my PR. Considering the last few miles were a very painful mix of running and walking at around a 12:00/mile pace due to a nasty blister on my left big toe, I'm pretty happy with it. If I hadn't blistered.... maybe there's a sub-4:15 in this body? Hmm.
Anyhow, I just finished my Nike+ Human Race this morning. For those of you that don't know about it, the Human Race is held in ~25 cities, but you can also run it on your Nike+. There were two host sites in Tokyo, but neither of them would have allowed me to make it to the airport on time for my return flight home. So I put on the shoes and iPod, and headed out the door to run around the Imperial Palace. It was actually a PR run - 52:31 for 10k! But more interesting, I ran into a guy wearing the "Bob Dolphin's 80th birthday" shirt. Turns out he's a running celebrity in his own right: Barefoot Jon! We had a nice chat around 1.5 miles, then I saw him again around 5.5 miles. It's always great to see a running celebrity on your run, especially when you've run with a personal friend with his (I ran next to Bob at Portland from mile 18-20 on his birthday and his 452nd marathon).
That's it for now - time to pack and head to the airport. And maybe get in another run when I land. How many times can you run two times in a day when it's not really the same day. :)
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