My 12th Tokyo Marathon was like no other – a very quiet one with no cheering, due to coronavirus, but that also felt appropriate. I was glad that my charity donation went to the UNHCR. Really appreciated all the support, online and in person – THANK YOU! 12回目の東京マラソンは、これまでと全く違った雰囲気でした。コロナ禍なので声援が少なく、とても静かでした。世界情勢からも、それは適切だったのかもしれません。今回よチャリティランではUNHCR国連難民高等弁務官事務所 に寄付をしていたので本当に良かったです。 みなさんの応援、本当に感謝しています。 ありがとうございました!

25,000 runners this year, down from the usual 36k. 20 mins until our block starts.

Streaming the marathon live today at Facebook.com/tamegoeswild ♂️♂️♂️🏼

Heading off to work and school

A time to reflect

All set for today’s shoot

I only intended for today’s training run to be 35km – the length of the Yamanote line – but by the time I got to Tokyo station (the goal of the March 6th Tokyo Marathon) I found I’d run the exact distance of a full marathon 🤪♂️♂️♂️

32km – that was about my limit! The unfortunate thing is that the Tokyo Marathon is 42km! 🤪

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Love the pin-point accuracy of Runkeeper’s social-share map. Ran a very cold 24km today ♂️🏻

A chilly 22km straight line! Running is at least 80% mental, so I try to employ various tricks to help myself cover the distance. Today, I was feeling really tired, but needed to get the distance in with the marathon only five weeks away. The idea behind this run was to take the train out west, and then basically run towards home, following the train line. That meant that I was always running towards things that I like (family, warm, shower, food) and I didn’t have to expend any mental energy on checking my route as I could just follow the train line. It worked (although I fell asleep on the train out there!), and I felt energized all the way, until the pain in my knee stopped me. Just need to keep on training, stretching, and hoping the weather won’t be too cold on March 6th. ♂️♂️♂️ #tokyomarathon

A dream come true #10hrsleep

A slow 15km today, recovering from Friday’s trauma when I dislocated my shoulder when putting a rucksack on(!) Took several hours for the doctors to get it back in. Possible root cause is epileptic seizures I had as a teenager, damaging the sockets. (Have had about 5 dislocations now.) Will go back next week to discuss potential surgery in both shoulders to prevent a reoccurrence (6 months recovery per shoulder?).

Five K First Thing #hellomonday

Some crazy sunset action tonight

Half Marathon in the bag

OMG the dream is real! After years of waiting for fiber to reach our building, finally it happened. Over 10x increase in speed …allowing me to check emails faster 🤪 #waytooexcited

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Accidental Tokyo Bay 10k

Good morning Kobe!

Pocari time! 5km before it snows ☃️

Tokyo 20km Free Run – running without following a set route or checking maps, just going where I feel is right, or where the green traffic lights lead me First time in years to run some of these areas, but I am constantly surprised and delighted to find memories of random places popping up as I see them, as if it was yesterday.

Olympic Stadium Run – first time to see it up close without the barriers. Just under 1km circumference. #tokyomarathon

Good Morning Tokyo!

Good morning! It’s chilly chilly out here, but not too bad if you run and imagine you’re inside a volcano

Happy Christmas! Jack and Ricky were so excited to see that Father Christmas had come. Presents under the tree, and the cookies, grape juice and carrot gone from the table – oh, and the curtain caught in the window that someone must have opened in the night!

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Morning 5K!

Hello Tokyo! What a beautiful morning! 5k HIIT in the bag ♂️ #tokyomarathon
Beautiful day for it #tokyomarathon

Morning run ♂️ 4 degrees, a beautiful autumnal day

At the local sushi restaurant. Tempting… 🤣🤣🤣

Good morning Mt. Fuji! 🏔

Sunrise in Tokyo (hard to believe it’s technically Tokyo!) #mavic3cine

A day of light

Night run

Rockpool

Morning drive

Sunset over Tokyo

Floating

Morning run, with a guest photo by a friendly chap I saw taking a photo of me – I took a photo of his screen

Good morning Mt. Fuji!

Good morning Mt. Fuji! 99km from here #iphone

It’s a beautiful night tonight – the stars over Tokyo are so clear! These all shot on iPhone, handheld.

Good Morning!

7km by 7am

Blown away by the speed of Docomo’s mobile data network recently, especially when combined with the iPhone 13 – this is up in the Tochigi countryside. Only seems like yesterday we would only get a tiny fraction of these speeds. (And this is on a cheap plan through Excite Mobile)

Morning rainbow

Tokyo tonight

View from the meeting

Ran 5km. Now time for cookies

The culprits behind the decimation of our Mikan trees

She missed the train

No Time to Die

Out with Jack and Penguin

iPhone 13 Pro macro test

View from this morning’s run – Firenze Sky Tree

25km around Disneyland & neighborhood.

Today’s run – Iidabashi to our old house in Gakugeidaigaku

Bubbles

22.5km through Shinjuku, Nakano, Suginami, a lot of it alongside the river. The Tokyo Marathon Committee will be discussing whether it’s a go/no go next Friday. #tokyomarathon

Good morning Tokyo! 5k in the bag.

Todays’s 10k

A 19km mental battle through the heat. Quite a fun battle though… 😛

HOT HOT HOT 5K

13km this morning. Soooo hot. I need a lie down!

5km HIIT and it was highly intensely hot 🥵 I feel grateful everyday to have been able to have those lenses implanted in the Spring 👁but I’m *especially* grateful when out running ♂️ Being able to see clearly without glasses when dripping with sweat or when it’s pouring with rain is just wonderful. Just under two months until the Tokyo Marathon and I am super unfit though

Soggy shoes #tokyomarathon

Storm sweeping in over Tokyo

15km Tokyo Marathon Training as the Olympics draws to a close

Tokyo Sky Tree in the Olympic colors

Tokyo Sky Tree

10km

Caw blimey it’s so big and orange

The other day I was feeling so hot and bothered after my second vaccine shot I couldn’t help but grab an old shaver from the back of the cupboard and shave all my hair off. Certainly helps when out training for the Tokyo Marathon in these temperatures 🥵

Feeling grateful to get my second Moderna shot today. Have booked a day in bed tomorrow

Tonight’s very short run before dinner – up a steep hill and back, watching out for bears

Good Morning Japan!

Early morning off-road run on a Workation. Nearly fell in the lake…

Finding inspiration

The look of heat

What are the chances – two unrelated Porches brought together to look pretty in my mirror

Sunset Tokyo

Here it is! #thunderstorms

Thunderstorm over Tokyo

Had my first Moderna shot today. Grateful to all those who made it possible, from scientists to today’s friendly nurse!

Good morning Tokyo! Happy Monday

Back on the road after an intense two weeks of shoots and stuff! Kitanomaru park is now host to not only an Olympic venue, but also a mass vaccination site. Great to see the pace picking up, with over 1 million shots being administered in Japan every day, and the data showing results – infection rates in healthcare workers and seniors way down compared to previous highs. And, we’re delighted to finally have our vaccinations booked, 2nd July and 30th July. Thank you scientists and all those involved in making it happen 😀

Tokyo skies

Harvest time again

Good Morning!

20km in the bag! One reason I run is to try and help keep my blood pressure down – it was getting pretty high last year. Happy to get it back down into the green. (I use the Bluetooth blood pressure monitor from Qardio)

5k in the bag

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