Tuesday, May 18, 2010

5-mile walk! Last one in Tokyo! Part 2






5-mile walk! My last training walk in Tokyo! From Koenji, my home station to Shinjuku along Sobu line (Koenji > Nakano > Higashi Nakano > Okubo > Shinjuku

Monday, May 17, 2010

5-mile walk! Last one in Tokyo! Koenji -> Shinjuku






5-mile walk! My last training walk in Tokyo! From Koenji, my home station to Shinjuku along Sobu line (Koenji > Nakano > Higashi Nakano > Okubo > Shinjuku)

Monday, May 10, 2010

11-mile walk! Shibuya -> Asakusa Part 4






11 miles - my longest walk of my training! Walked the whole Ometesando line (Shibuya -> Ometesando > Gaienmae > Aoyama Itchome > Akasaka Mitsuke > Tameike Sanno > Toranomon > Shimbashi > Ginza > Nihombashi > Kanda > Akihabara > Ueno > ASAKUSA)

11-mile walk! Shibuya -> Asakusa Part 3






11 miles - my longest walk of my training! Walked the whole Ometesando line (Shibuya -> Ometesando > Gaienmae > Aoyama Itchome > Akasaka Mitsuke > Tameike Sanno > Toranomon > Shimbashi > Ginza > Nihombashi > Kanda > Akihabara > Ueno > ASAKUSA)

11-mile walk! Shibuya -> Asakusa Part 2






11 miles - my longest walk of my training! Walked the whole Ometesando line (Shibuya -> Ometesando > Gaienmae > Aoyama Itchome > Akasaka Mitsuke > Tameike Sanno > Toranomon > Shimbashi > GINZA > Nihombashi > Kanda > Akihabara > Ueno > Asakusa)

11-mile walk! Shibuya -> Asakusa






11 miles - my longest walk of my training! Walked the whole Ometesando line (Shibuya -> OMETESANDO > Gaienmae > Aoyama Itchome > Akasaka Mitsuke > Tameike Sanno > Toranomon > Shimbashi > Ginza > Nihombashi > Kanda > Akihabara > Ueno > Asakusa)

Thursday, May 6, 2010

9-mile walk! Futako Tamagawa -> Shibuya Part 3






One month before my actual half marathon, did a 9-mile walk with the help of a friend. Thanks Edward for the walk and tour around Futako Tamagawa! I ended my walk with a 5-mile from Futako Tamagawa to Shibuya.

9-mile walk! Futako Tamagawa Part 2






One month before my actual half marathon, did a 9-mile walk with the help of a friend. Thanks Edward for the walk and tour around Futako Tamagawa! One pic of my friend modeling in front of a shrine. We had a nice lunch along the Tamagawa river!

9-mile walk! Futako Tamagawa






One month before my actual half marathon, did a 9-mile walk with the help of a friend. Thanks Edward for the walk and tour around Futako Tamagawa! Walk included "depachika" meaning "underground department store food court" - one pic of sweets sold there. the blue rail pic includes actual rails used in the past.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Completed Yamanote line! Part 3






Completed the Yamanote line! (Ikebukuro > Otsuka > Sugamo > Komagone > Tabata > Nishi Nippori > Nippori > Uguisudani > Ueno > Okachimachi > Akihabara > Kanda)
When I was a salaryman, I stayed once at a kennel-like capsule hotel when I missed the last train!