Sunday, February 27, 2011

Tokyo Marathon

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The Tokyo Marathon was on today. A very popular event. I applied to run in the 10km race but selection is via lottery and I missed out :( My last race was so much fun and I desperately wanted to run on the Tokyo streets, but it looks like I'll have to keep my fingers crossed for 2012. I went along anyway to cheer on the 33,000 lucky people who got to run today. I then proceeded to eat enough thai food for two people washed down with a gigantic beer. (It's a good thing I'm not in training!)

When I am in training however, I like to use runkeeper. If you're into running outdoors I can highly recommend it. The super amazing Joseph Tame also uses it. If you don't know about Joseph, have a look here. He is amazeballs! And for those of you who follow my twitter - I apologise for so many tweets while watching his live ustream today!

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You can see some of the crazy characters that ran today here.

To all the runners - おつかれさま！

Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xoxo
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10 comments:

  1. tinajoFebruary 27, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Looks like a great time for everyone - hope you can join in 2012! :-)

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  2. marikoFebruary 28, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    I totally wanted to do it but never got my act together. I also want to do the Osaka Marathon in October but most likely won't. The theme of the marathon is "make a rainbow together." Love it! Hope you get into the 10k next year!

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  3. Lucent ImageryFebruary 28, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    I love big events like this. Just being around the spirit of it is awesome! Such a shame you didn't win lottery this year. I would love to do the 10km through Tokyo.

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  4. EstherFebruary 28, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Second last photo.. is that rubbish or is it runners belongings? Pretty neat for this big event

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  5. Japan AustraliaFebruary 28, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Yes, I heard the Tokyo Marathon was on again. There is also a marathon on for robots in Japan this week.

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  6. Cookie CutterMarch 1, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Looks like so much fun and energy! I couldn't stop trying to make out what shoes they're wearing. Haha!

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  7. le ballon jauneMarch 2, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    picture with cop is lovely!
    thanks for making us travel.

    chloessuitcase.blogspot.com

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  8. Make it EasyMarch 2, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    so many feet!
    omg, that jesus runner is kinda scary!!
    i like the kappa! haha

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  9. Daydream LilyMarch 3, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    haha I love that people ran in costumes. oh how I would love to get back into long distance running, I was quite good at it when younger.

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  10. rachel karaMarch 3, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    I love the idea of a sequence of photos that are almost the same...but not quite. Like a stilted movie sequence.

    x

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