Training Log Archive: AlistairH

Tired, sore, raining etc. so didn't do reps, just jogging, tired and jetlaggy.

Tired run.

Running tourism round Osaka at dusk - through the tower blocks, along the river, round the castle and back a slightly different route. Cool. Some local runners training near the castle. Fun moment on the way back crossing a four way junction under a motorway - diagonal crossings were also provided and I thought I would nip across ahead of the pedestrians when the lights went green but then got caught up in a whole bunch of bikes appearing from 4 directions.

Back to the Imperial Palace for a warm up and then a fast lap (just under 5k). Ave. 3'58ks. Hmm. Tired though. Still, have enjoyed running here. My achilles tendons are not at all happy about running hard on tarmac without icing for several days.

Round the palace again - quite tired but trying to move quickly. 4'25-4'40 ks.

So, apparently thousands of people run round the perimeter of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on a daily basis. 5k unbroken pavement loop. Given how stop start it was trying to get to the palace, pausing at junctions I can see why it is popular. You have to run anticlockwise. Good fun - certainly saw lots of other runners - and ended up running fairly hard. 3'55-4'30ks.