tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295483372024-03-10T18:45:51.172-07:00runmotozoDavid 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-27725662320673397692023-09-12T04:40:00.001-07:002023-09-12T16:00:58.374-07:00IraGo Triathlon: Chasing Gold Part II<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QOA0m4VpGblM3cDIgc7vSktUbjZfVNpU9ExDCpJUZWoNdA5rAdD0nVtNpfZBWipoSqwoEyWw6irDjzw7FTCuB8b69zHPf6qI5crUeGZ3rKvjfLl7eBjA8WugY7F_KcPF7rDbAc47bs5FTBJTmQniRv1KFboEWW5ks3uhKbvKsGDsVM0Y4qEuKA/s4032/irago.point%20view.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QOA0m4VpGblM3cDIgc7vSktUbjZfVNpU9ExDCpJUZWoNdA5rAdD0nVtNpfZBWipoSqwoEyWw6irDjzw7FTCuB8b69zHPf6qI5crUeGZ3rKvjfLl7eBjA8WugY7F_KcPF7rDbAc47bs5FTBJTmQniRv1KFboEWW5ks3uhKbvKsGDsVM0Y4qEuKA/s320/irago.point%20view.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">Another week,
another triathlon. That’s 3 middle distance races in 4 weeks.</span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGlESe8CtONxK82nHe7DxWr7n75VjKZBwJnMg076FXENnXFsMCXijF6i3LUThfGMjUPskIaDjMKYj45rLYxt-ZY_WErrQp_bCuXHzJ8MTuMvgirOL9t7zGx3e7L-2ulm_IMmt5jFqFpu42GplpTjhAfbXKJ0F7ff11BtLBQsvZ0RuwKeqRqkLNA/s4032/banner.before%20race.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGlESe8CtONxK82nHe7DxWr7n75VjKZBwJnMg076FXENnXFsMCXijF6i3LUThfGMjUPskIaDjMKYj45rLYxt-ZY_WErrQp_bCuXHzJ8MTuMvgirOL9t7zGx3e7L-2ulm_IMmt5jFqFpu42GplpTjhAfbXKJ0F7ff11BtLBQsvZ0RuwKeqRqkLNA/s320/banner.before%20race.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">308k of cycling, 62k
of running, 6.2k of swimming, roughly the equivalent of 1.7 Ironman races. I must
be tired… </span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😉</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Irago was the
destination for my final triathlon of September. Tim and I did the race last
year with stellar results, and we were hoping for some podium spots… but it was
not to be. Blame it on dehydration and lack of recovery from those races in
Sado and Hokkaido. It was hotter than last year needless to say.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I was happy with the
swim, probably a PB for over 2k distance. As soon as I started riding the bike,
I knew it wasn’t going to happen. I had zero power and could feel my chest
heaving as my heart rate raced above 170 bpm. I was dreading the run as I
pulled into T2, but it was actually better than last week in Sado and 3 weeks
ago in Hokkaido. Knowing that I don’t have any more races this month was
comforting, so I tried to put the pedal to the metal on the run. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX8-FFtSav58xENGfGZG4pIiFOTj_FkVfF6S36vbpT066uKW6DdF00wMg1xZQKuqc83BLXdO5OywE0bFUPPZ9JZ51Rm3b8bvtYIl6AuO4x8sFbmhUhm9sPrRmdRUSRB-MHm0Sd-NtAfnFeRP-pUXOjZR_PSxRK8AP5plW8gCRgfByosAh2tlyiQ/s4032/post%20race%20finish%20banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX8-FFtSav58xENGfGZG4pIiFOTj_FkVfF6S36vbpT066uKW6DdF00wMg1xZQKuqc83BLXdO5OywE0bFUPPZ9JZ51Rm3b8bvtYIl6AuO4x8sFbmhUhm9sPrRmdRUSRB-MHm0Sd-NtAfnFeRP-pUXOjZR_PSxRK8AP5plW8gCRgfByosAh2tlyiQ/s320/post%20race%20finish%20banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Swim:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Same feeling as the
last 2 races, different day. Once again (hopefully for the last time), the swim
was my best decent discipline of the day. The water was a “cool” 26 degrees C, 3
x 750 meter triangular loops. I was satisfied with 1:46 pace, 41 minutes for 2.25k.
Watch said 2.6k which is 1:35 pace including zigzags. I used more freestyle
this week and less breaststroke, probably 80% free style. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bike:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I knew it wasn’t my
day as soon as I saddled up. There was no natural burst of speed that you
usually get after a swim. Even on the first of 5 x 14k laps I was feeling the hurt.
Initial speed was 34 kph which dropped to 33 quickly, than 32, than 31 kph
average speed by the end. My back ached after 2 laps. I was struggling to stay
in aero position after 3 laps as I saw Tim going the other direction, about
half a lap ahead. I thought he might lap me but he was about the same distance
away on the next lap so I figured he was suffering as well. I was also getting dehydrated
with only 1 bottle the whole ride. The other bottle fell off the back rack and
I couldn’t be bothered to retrieve it. I rolled into T2 in 2:07 (31 kph) versus
1:56 (34 kph) last year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Run:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I wondered if I
would actually be able to run with any pace as I changed shoes. I was severely
dehydrated so grabbed 3 cups of water right after the T2 gate, and headed up
the first hill in the heat of the day. Unfortunately, the cloud cover was
minimal after a 30% chance of rain had been forecasted. It wasn’t as hot as
Sado last week but still sweltering around 30 degrees C. I attempted to run to
the next aid station without stopping, but couldn’t get up the first hill without
stopping. My chest was burning, and I than realized why I couldn’t run in Sado.
My heartrate shot up to 170 bpm and I had only run a few hundred meters. I had
to stop and gather myself for 20 seconds, run a bit, regather. This went on for
the first 2k of the climb to the beach, running at a painfully slow 7-minute
pace. It was demoralizing getting passed by runners that first few K. At the
top of the hill I was able to run downhill reasonably, but had to climb another
hill before the flat beach section. I faltered again, submitting to the urge to
stop. After regathering for the 5<sup>th</sup> time, I finally was able to run
from 5k on. Next splits were 5:46, 6:13, and I continued at roughly 6-minute
pace which wasn’t bad considering the heat and fatigue. Much better than Sado
or Hokkaido at least. At around 8k I got into a rhythm and my heart rate eased
back to 140. I began to pass some runners and my confidence returned at 10-15k.
I dug down deep for the final climb with 3k to go and used the last downhills
increasing stride as much as possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Total time was
5:02:18, 157<sup>th</sup> place out of 414 starters. AG 14<sup>th</sup> place
out of 65 starters. Last year was 4:24:42 for 55<sup>th</sup> place, 1<sup>st</sup>
in AG. I would have been 2<sup>nd</sup> in AG with that kind of time this year
but motto was too hotto. Coulda woulda shoulda!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Next stop: rest and
relaxation in Shimoda for a few weeks, than Kawazu Triathlon OD end of October.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">伊良湖トライアスロン</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">チェイシングゴールド</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-4siMR7AMGGQxRnRUxshGyGCHpOz8OUZwjIutCo5IYEjq9usJSEUVSEQ26RPVXxYAuPJR4WqziAYlhp80hgKR7Td7eq-QFDd1QF8__lR4w18-7_ssbdsY0EHZnzwiitWlgq0jN01im4saqRIpoAhnnpPz8qlhWobwDxmTPgIj7Ere5v-tvspeA/s4032/fishy%20dinner%20before%20race.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-4siMR7AMGGQxRnRUxshGyGCHpOz8OUZwjIutCo5IYEjq9usJSEUVSEQ26RPVXxYAuPJR4WqziAYlhp80hgKR7Td7eq-QFDd1QF8__lR4w18-7_ssbdsY0EHZnzwiitWlgq0jN01im4saqRIpoAhnnpPz8qlhWobwDxmTPgIj7Ere5v-tvspeA/w240-h320/fishy%20dinner%20before%20race.jpg" width="240" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">まとめ</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">今週もまたトライアスロンに出た。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 4</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">週間で中距離レースが</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">3</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">回ありました。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">サイクリング</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">合計</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">308k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">、ランニング</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 62k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">、水泳</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 6.2k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">、これはアイアンマン</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">レースの</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 1.7</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">倍いにほぼ相当します。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">今もまだ疲れが残っていますね。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">伊良湖は</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">9</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">月最後のトライアスロンでした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">ティムと私は昨年のレースで素晴らしい結果を出し、表彰台を期待していました</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">…</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">しかし、そうではありませんでした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">原因は脱水症状と佐渡や北海道でのレースからの回復不足だ。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">昨年より暑かったこともマイナス要因でした。</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">泳ぎには満足しており、おそらく</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2000</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">メートルを超える距離では自己記録を達成できたでしょう。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">自転車に乗り始めてすぐに、優勝できないと思いました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">パワーがゼロで、心拍数が</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 170 bpm </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">を超えると胸が高鳴るのを感じました。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> T2</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">に入ったときの走りはヤバいかなと思ったが、先週の佐渡や</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">3</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">週間前の北海道よりも良かったです。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">今月はもうレースがないとわかって安心したので、走りながら頑張るしかないと考えた。</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbbXUbxWX2cotGJw6KAZ0MeiWjQ0mo-tKDmT1trvILT2ut7_VXSyc-qJFPP58z2gMLlg4lDBMdv8UbYOjk8oUtV7NAqz_d3ZnVKTwv5XvyU6eSZtj-UKhSS_A7IODltuZm5MUe5jKS8164Um3QbbYwyXK1hoY2XxR19db2WizXe1d7vTb_MS7lw/s4032/hotel%20view%20lounge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbbXUbxWX2cotGJw6KAZ0MeiWjQ0mo-tKDmT1trvILT2ut7_VXSyc-qJFPP58z2gMLlg4lDBMdv8UbYOjk8oUtV7NAqz_d3ZnVKTwv5XvyU6eSZtj-UKhSS_A7IODltuZm5MUe5jKS8164Um3QbbYwyXK1hoY2XxR19db2WizXe1d7vTb_MS7lw/s320/hotel%20view%20lounge.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">水泳:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">過去</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">大会と同じ感じでした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">もう一度言いますが(最後になればいいのですが)、水泳はその日私にとって一番良かった部分でした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">水温は「冷たい」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">26℃</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">、</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">3×750</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">メートルの三角ループでした。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 1:46</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">ペース、</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2.25k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">で</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">41</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">分で満足でした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">時計で確認すると</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2.6k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">、ジグザグも含めて</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1:35</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">ペースだ。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">今週は自由形を多くし、平泳ぎを減らしました。おそらく</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 80% </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">は自由形でした。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">自転車:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">サドルに乗るとすぐに、今日は気分が良くないことが分かりました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">通常、泳いだ後に得られる自然なスピードの爆発はありませんでした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">5×14k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">の最初の周回でも痛みを感じていました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">最初の速度は時速</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 34 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">キロでしたが、最後までに平均速度は時速</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 31 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">キロでしたが、</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">32 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">キロからあっという間に</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 33 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">キロに下がりました。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 2</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">周すると腰が痛くなりました。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 3</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">周を終えた後、約半周先でティムが反対方向に走っているのが見えたので、私はエアロポジションを維持するのに苦労していました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">彼が私を追い抜くかもしれないと思ったが、次の周では彼も同じくらいの距離だったので、彼も苦しんでいるのかもしれないと思った。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">また、乗車中ずっとボトル</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">本だけで脱水症状を起こしていました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">もう一本のボトルは後ろのラックから落ちてしまい、それを取り出す気にもなれませんでした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">昨年は</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1:56</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(時速</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">34</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">キロ)でしたが、今年は</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2:07</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(時速</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">31</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">キロ)で</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">T2</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">に入りました。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">走る:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">シューズを履き替えると本当にどんなペースでも走れるようになるのだろうかと思いました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">重度の脱水症状だったので、</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">T2</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">ゲートを出た直後に水を</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">3</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">杯取り、その日の暑い中最初の丘を登りました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">残念ながら、降水確率が</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">30</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">%と予報されていたため、雲量は少なかったです。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">先週の佐渡ほどではありませんでしたが、それでも</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">30</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">度前後の蒸し暑さでした。止まらずに次のエイドステーションまで走ろうとしましたが、最初の坂も止まらずに登ることができませんでした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">胸が熱くなって、なぜ佐渡で走れないのかが分かりました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">心拍数は</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 170 bpm </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">まで上昇しましたが、まだ数百メートルしか走っていません。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 20</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">秒間立ち止まって落ち着かせ、少し走って再び落ち着く必要がありました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">ビーチまでの登りの最初の</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">キロはこれが続き、</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">7</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">分という痛ましいほど遅いペースで走りました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">最初の数キロのランナーに追い抜かれて意気消沈しました。丘の頂上では下り坂をそこそこ走れましたが、平坦なビーチセクションの前に、別の丘を登らなければなりませんでした。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">私は再びよろめき、立ち止まりたいという衝動に負けました。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 5</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">回目の集合でようやく</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">5k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">から走れるようになりました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">次のスプリットは</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 5:46 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">と</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 6:13 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">で、暑さと疲労を考慮すると悪くないペースで約</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 6 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">分ペースで続けました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">少なくとも佐渡や北海道よりはずっといいです。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 8km </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">あたりでリズムが戻り、心拍数が</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 140 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">に戻りました。何人かのランナーを追い抜き始め、</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">10 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">~</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 15k </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">で自信が戻ってきました。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">残り</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">3</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">キロの最後の登りに向けて深く下り、最後の下り坂は可能な限りストライドを大きくしていきました。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAu3b44Vh_XMh10LckaNZ3s3q4SpNPZOxffcQOwsCeOxSYV5GNhmM64ZU3Z-v-KVks6JxgI6FwIw9nTcAPjILcHLJFyk061AYD-RPpwwexnFWwuAozWBRkWX5dG5WqdNP4WGAYoAju_qwTyilQQTIA4oDsFDCZ2ObYwUcs2rLcabNWK-HTa8ieA/s4032/sushi%20dinner%20post%20race.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAu3b44Vh_XMh10LckaNZ3s3q4SpNPZOxffcQOwsCeOxSYV5GNhmM64ZU3Z-v-KVks6JxgI6FwIw9nTcAPjILcHLJFyk061AYD-RPpwwexnFWwuAozWBRkWX5dG5WqdNP4WGAYoAju_qwTyilQQTIA4oDsFDCZ2ObYwUcs2rLcabNWK-HTa8ieA/s320/sushi%20dinner%20post%20race.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">合計タイムは</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">5</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">時間</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">分</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">18</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">秒で、出走</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">414</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">名中</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">157</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">位だった。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> AG</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">はスターター</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">65</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">名中</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">14</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">位。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">昨年は</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">4</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">時間</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">24</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">分</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">42</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">秒で</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">AG1</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">位の</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">55</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">位だった。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">今年もあのタイムだったら</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">AG</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">で</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">位だっただろうけど、今年は去年より暑かった。ホットモットだったね。</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">そうだったに違いない!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwIdD7cZevPb9-ZFwnNw-F_XQLCdGDL8cEVD4hWGS3QCsuuBTKF8rOwcbTet7PlCTuvLtlvsVK1MixLW0cV8wkA-bvURjPZXIy_p8HznWhuy2GDxWc3WV03F6DIvPuHaiNFSFYYS28mN_WxFWvliBs8HWaaKEeyBDhxLVbTuLAi05iu0zhV6YKQ/s4032/post%20race%20finish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwIdD7cZevPb9-ZFwnNw-F_XQLCdGDL8cEVD4hWGS3QCsuuBTKF8rOwcbTet7PlCTuvLtlvsVK1MixLW0cV8wkA-bvURjPZXIy_p8HznWhuy2GDxWc3WV03F6DIvPuHaiNFSFYYS28mN_WxFWvliBs8HWaaKEeyBDhxLVbTuLAi05iu0zhV6YKQ/s320/post%20race%20finish.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">次の大会は、数週間下田で休息とリラクゼーションしてから</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">10</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">月末の河津トライアスロン</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">OD</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">です。</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-83945038940207459692023-09-05T03:32:00.000-07:002023-09-05T03:32:05.368-07:00Sado Triathlon, Motto was very very hotto...<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwFm5hTO7g7NEnB5oGW6H8H-CeCc96TJHtXo5vs75routPorX3v4crXb8W75_42MU0sRo5xZRyb_LYhEFlGClz2QK9TfsE9OOEkfjKPAwq2-e88FUv-YGkSHb0e71bJ4cWcOQ1RBe7nZgfyAbDCEp1xWjizN9Ju7n4-XK_Pxb3M9QxgqLoz3XIQ/s1479/finisher%20line.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1109" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwFm5hTO7g7NEnB5oGW6H8H-CeCc96TJHtXo5vs75routPorX3v4crXb8W75_42MU0sRo5xZRyb_LYhEFlGClz2QK9TfsE9OOEkfjKPAwq2-e88FUv-YGkSHb0e71bJ4cWcOQ1RBe7nZgfyAbDCEp1xWjizN9Ju7n4-XK_Pxb3M9QxgqLoz3XIQ/w274-h365/finisher%20line.jpg" width="274" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Give up some kudos
for the resilient TnT group who battled the 40 degree C scorcher!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">All of the elite 8
finished the B course while the sun was still high in the sky.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Hoshi-san lived up
to his name nabbing 7th in age group (AG). He’s a star </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">星!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rookie on a rampage
Gerry took 5th in his AG. You can’t stop him, you can only hope to Gerrymander
him!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Group leader Yuuka-sama
was a superstar all day and still had energy to organize dinner, wine, and the
post race party. ii kanji desu ne!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Professor Ken once
again delivered a tremendous run despite limited training this summer,
lecturing to bewildered pupils along the course!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Killian also lived
up to his name, ignoring 2nd degree burns on his limbs, smiling all the way to
the line. He was Killian it!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Meeks, amid doping
allegations, gutted it out despite a nagging hip injury. Where does that extra
gear come from?? Hmmmmm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">King Duncan fought
through a nasty virus and heavy sunburn to bring home the sizzling bacon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And Motozo shuffled
through his 2nd middle distance in 3 weeks. Hotto Motto was very very hotto, he
ought to start a fast food chain!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbR-RCu36dIXj8BoB8AikhAoOjlxYpBrsISprM-IyN9rhnkXRS7NRQq1OOx9iZz6ozu2Kz4rTXuB-rWgue2A5TFvK8iLpN4KsPxRmxv56SkjZJJE9ng5GfCpapBNqgNLDZeXRTRFK7mue_2ucLyvswgz0PD1xE70yC35aJBcJ2O7hjAkmgozANw/s4032/motozo%20finish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbR-RCu36dIXj8BoB8AikhAoOjlxYpBrsISprM-IyN9rhnkXRS7NRQq1OOx9iZz6ozu2Kz4rTXuB-rWgue2A5TFvK8iLpN4KsPxRmxv56SkjZJJE9ng5GfCpapBNqgNLDZeXRTRFK7mue_2ucLyvswgz0PD1xE70yC35aJBcJ2O7hjAkmgozANw/s320/motozo%20finish.jpg" width="240" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Mika T had entered
the A race but unfortunately a bike accident prevented her from toeing the line
on race day. It was great to feel her support on the swim and bike course! Next
year the Tokairin Shinkansen will seek revenge!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It was my 3rd time
to complete the B-course, basically once per decade in my 30s, 40s, and 50s. It
gets hotter every time with the road hitting 40 degrees C on the run course. I
probably won’t be back to Sado until my 60s unless they move the date to
October. I dreaded the unshaded blazing hot run in early September but somehow
found myself entered in the race this year. Yuuka and Duncan’s tremendous
organization made it a seamless and enjoyable weekend no matter how much we
suffered on the course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Swim:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKR_c-tdkN9u0w3sp7mRDXQymxKu64v9CvhCl_oOdQ0txV1AxHOdbsaJ20vyCY3F-e9xOrGaVcUHUtmK0uWVPKp1Sblz6jT9TgTZb-huZNclHXiB2C8GjyzC5iV2sethP36U1-EHXwtpJrq1kfSAJq1_DcnSqgGtqpIX4iCzkc58P_zX5s9Vn6AA/s1479/swim.data.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1109" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKR_c-tdkN9u0w3sp7mRDXQymxKu64v9CvhCl_oOdQ0txV1AxHOdbsaJ20vyCY3F-e9xOrGaVcUHUtmK0uWVPKp1Sblz6jT9TgTZb-huZNclHXiB2C8GjyzC5iV2sethP36U1-EHXwtpJrq1kfSAJq1_DcnSqgGtqpIX4iCzkc58P_zX5s9Vn6AA/s320/swim.data.jpg" width="240" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Similar to Hokkaido Tri,
the swim was my only decent discipline of the day. Despite a lukewarm 29
degrees C water temperature, I was happy with 1:48 pace, 38 minutes for 2k. I
took it easy all the way, mixing breast stroke with free style, drafting all
the way. Was delighted to see Mika T cheering us on the beach as we exited the
water. “What happened??”, I asked, “Various things”, she replied, and I was off
to T1 before we could continue the conversation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-CskxnNUtRQ87ZciFI0YJmU949gWs2VAZ7AoLreIKUeRnrVQYKnxbT4Y1xkHloMtvdNWnyKL8YWfPqYjmOY8UKQVUmW8Wk9vCvS-Zgr-ATHYgTNeZEmm-Ebekqoi3bA3ekHA1nptHkZOLDlSJWbeLAgDAKj0EARnq6iknbfHrmpHKu_ZLXLygA/s1479/swim.start%20area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1109" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-CskxnNUtRQ87ZciFI0YJmU949gWs2VAZ7AoLreIKUeRnrVQYKnxbT4Y1xkHloMtvdNWnyKL8YWfPqYjmOY8UKQVUmW8Wk9vCvS-Zgr-ATHYgTNeZEmm-Ebekqoi3bA3ekHA1nptHkZOLDlSJWbeLAgDAKj0EARnq6iknbfHrmpHKu_ZLXLygA/s320/swim.start%20area.jpg" width="240" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bike:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I took it pretty easy
on the first half as I was intimidated by the heat. I passed Gerry who had a
really good swim, and he soon accelerated and returned the favor. Hoshi-san
flew by with a peloton of 6-7 riders at 30k. The aid stations were well prepared
with plenty of fresh water and sports drink bottles ready for a drive-by pick
up.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFIo9BC9hMHt9tKBYgrtzhDgcWCc2xzDuomqk3XWSjapTpZNsVhMtEiRB1PeQp5fOz7tZx--In9Vcc0c03jn6JWErE1do0tZ_p7prpTF3T07chwC10EFzuf5ofB3Bo9S-aNPjMOJE89gkey7klUJyjKfd7Msc3BrbFQUpuIGe7Rao_3b93pvupQ/s1479/rice%20field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFIo9BC9hMHt9tKBYgrtzhDgcWCc2xzDuomqk3XWSjapTpZNsVhMtEiRB1PeQp5fOz7tZx--In9Vcc0c03jn6JWErE1do0tZ_p7prpTF3T07chwC10EFzuf5ofB3Bo9S-aNPjMOJE89gkey7klUJyjKfd7Msc3BrbFQUpuIGe7Rao_3b93pvupQ/s320/rice%20field.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> I felt OK halfway through the 108k course but didn’t have the energy to really
put the hammer down, cruising at 30 KPH. Despite the easy pace, I still I hit a
wall after the big climb at 80k, and struggled to pedal back into town. My
lower back was aching and I couldn’t get more than one gel down. I was barely
hanging on at 25 KPH the last 20k. The sight of the town at T2 brought some mental
relief, although a 21k run in extreme heat was daunting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE-LsGUZc3ok7WgDNFTjHeoU_vw6_3pf-pjOI_lUyn7hxL3jsjGh6wtQ043DfwMXPH6c3iyddTeYMIvBb24JfEqY6cHCSj-b9PLS1-nGr6HAJotcOvzCUs6VmI0KyjnvVv7LKI_zHElCBAFWUyv2r35EvAjbHD2lvUqrD-FxncWUCjnUZkb8PrQ/s1280/sign%20astroman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE-LsGUZc3ok7WgDNFTjHeoU_vw6_3pf-pjOI_lUyn7hxL3jsjGh6wtQ043DfwMXPH6c3iyddTeYMIvBb24JfEqY6cHCSj-b9PLS1-nGr6HAJotcOvzCUs6VmI0KyjnvVv7LKI_zHElCBAFWUyv2r35EvAjbHD2lvUqrD-FxncWUCjnUZkb8PrQ/s320/sign%20astroman.jpg" width="198" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Run:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">As mentioned it was
a total sufferfest with no shade along the coast for most of the 2 x 10.5k loops.
After two toilet breaks at 3k, I felt somewhat human but had very little energy
to run with pace. There were aid stations every 1.5k which became my little
psychological goal. I doused myself with ice water ever aid station and stuffed
ice packs to cool down. I took in 2 cups of water/sports drink with salt
tablets almost every aid station. Basically I jogged 1.5k and took 30 seconds
off every aid station. It was painfully slow but at least I didn’t stop “running”
for the entire 21k. The run through the town at the halfway point helped
somewhat as there was a tiny moment of shady running through the shopping
street. Local people showered us with their hoses which was usually helpful
except my shoes were getting soaked. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The 2<sup>nd</sup>
lap was the longest slog ever with the occasional high-five or pleasantry
exchange to teammates along the way. At 18k I could see the last turn into town,
almost in disbelief that the finish line was within reach. I did my typical
sprint to the finish line, happy to be done but shocked by my snail pace. Total
time was 7:29, 216<sup>th</sup> place out of 735 starters, almost 2 hours
slower than 2017’s 5:47 for 40<sup>th</sup> place overall. AG was a little more
respectable, 34<sup>th</sup> place out of 114 starters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Next stop: Irago
Triathlon this Sunday, Sept. 10, the last stop until October. Looking forward
to some down time!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDZVPfalINVRVhMgLiTJCaBguohNhvo4yiBbR7nHmfLom4W9PjZfGJzsXJUldsbsIV4UQGiQTgJFje5SlcMwsakISgzgAYOtuorJeucQpQ4fYTWRiGWJB6MTf34JaWSTMUdsdqIZFlcfDuyK4HdquX8P23M_LslJtPeu1Bgds388wN1BW7edthA/s1479/dinner%20after%20race.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDZVPfalINVRVhMgLiTJCaBguohNhvo4yiBbR7nHmfLom4W9PjZfGJzsXJUldsbsIV4UQGiQTgJFje5SlcMwsakISgzgAYOtuorJeucQpQ4fYTWRiGWJB6MTf34JaWSTMUdsdqIZFlcfDuyK4HdquX8P23M_LslJtPeu1Bgds388wN1BW7edthA/s320/dinner%20after%20race.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">佐渡トライアスロン、アストロマン</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<br />
<p class="MsoNormal">40 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度の猛暑と戦った、回復力のある</span>
TnT <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">グループに大きな拍手お願いします!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">太陽がまだ高いうちに</span>8<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人全員が</span>B<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">コースを完走した。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">星さんはその名に恥じず、年齢別(</span>AG<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">)で</span>7<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位を獲得した。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">彼はスーパースター星だよね!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">新入社員のジェリーは</span>AG<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位を獲得した。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">初中距離トライアスロンなのに見事な結果だね!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">グループリーダーのユウカ様は一日中スーパースターで、ディナーやワイン、レース後のパーティーを幹事するエネルギーもまだ残っていました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">いい幹事と感じているね!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ケン教授は、この夏も限られたトレーニングにもかかわらず、コース沿いで戸惑う生徒たちにアドバイスをしながら、またしても素晴らしい走りを見せてくれました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キリアンもその名に恥じぬよう、手足に日焼けを無視し、終始笑顔で臨んだ。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">彼はキリアンだったんだね!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ドーピング疑惑の渦中にあったミークスは、腰に長傷を負ったにも関わらず、見事に勝利を収めた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">その余分なギアはどこから来るのですか?</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ふむふむ</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ダンカン王は、厄介なウイルスとひどい日焼けを乗り越えて、焼けるように焼けるベーコンを持ち帰ってきました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">そして元三は</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">週間に</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度目の中距離をなんとなく完走した。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ほっともっとはとてもほっとした、ファーストフードチェーンを始めるべきだった!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ミカ・</span>T<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">さんは</span>A<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">レースにエントリーしていましたが、残念ながらバイクの事故によりレース当日は出場できませんでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">スイムコースとバイクコースで彼女のサポートを感じることができてとても嬉しかったです!</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">来年は東海林新幹線がリベンジを果たします!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3RcExm1LUsh4ICjBIbUVTIED5trnxlj3vRKj_pQ5Sy8vowo6o5P4_rgmkv6Q_pGlrSxM1yLgDUi4tvzaOBKuWYqVEhBv_9uSDbeB7ix8y3qbr4q_DY6wPethVvbn0kBy2K1uCvuA3ZD3yw3egFySoo5Z53_cgi5Yv_zSdPZGXBKUEZBrKHoKEA/s1479/sashimi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1109" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3RcExm1LUsh4ICjBIbUVTIED5trnxlj3vRKj_pQ5Sy8vowo6o5P4_rgmkv6Q_pGlrSxM1yLgDUi4tvzaOBKuWYqVEhBv_9uSDbeB7ix8y3qbr4q_DY6wPethVvbn0kBy2K1uCvuA3ZD3yw3egFySoo5Z53_cgi5Yv_zSdPZGXBKUEZBrKHoKEA/s320/sashimi.jpg" width="240" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">代、</span>40<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">代、</span>50<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">代と基本的に</span>10<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年に</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度の</span>B<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">コース完走は</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回目でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ランコースの路面温度は</span>40<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">℃に達し、回を重ねるごとに暑くなっています。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">日程が</span>10<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月に変更されない限り、私はおそらく</span>60<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">代になるまで佐渡に戻ることはないだろう。</span>
9<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月初旬に日陰もなく炎天下で走るのが怖かったのですが、なぜか今年はレースに参加することができました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">コース上でどれだけ苦しくても、ユウカとダンカンの素晴らしい組織力のおかげで、スムーズで楽しい週末を過ごすことができました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH9ryP7xwvz59fdEPEQ_30fSwQxAbb0Vfl-XKZUCpAG46cGKDOe13BvUOTHmrfwe3R6VuTHnH5gTLAuJ_9fRXohvBh_B-uxKy0lVzbhTOjHFMJpaFQ1muX5zhhDg2pRxBqI3XpLm_sXrKsu_OQqOC4Oy0D0hYkjNf5wpE6B9lGvbpl1TZdEpeew/s1280/motozo%20swim%20looking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="606" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH9ryP7xwvz59fdEPEQ_30fSwQxAbb0Vfl-XKZUCpAG46cGKDOe13BvUOTHmrfwe3R6VuTHnH5gTLAuJ_9fRXohvBh_B-uxKy0lVzbhTOjHFMJpaFQ1muX5zhhDg2pRxBqI3XpLm_sXrKsu_OQqOC4Oy0D0hYkjNf5wpE6B9lGvbpl1TZdEpeew/s320/motozo%20swim%20looking.jpg" width="152" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">北海道トライと同じように、この日唯一まともな部分だった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水温は</span>29<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">℃とぬるめでしたが、</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ</span>38<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分、</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分</span>48<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒のペースで満足でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">平泳ぎと自由形を混ぜて、ずっとドラフトをしながら、ずっとリラックスしてやっていました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私たちが海から上がるとき、</span>Mika
T <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">がビーチで私たちを応援してくれたのを見てうれしかったです。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「何があったの??」と私が尋ねると、「いろいろ」と彼女は答え、会話を続ける前に私は</span>T1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">へ向かいました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">自転車:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">前半は暑さに負けてかなり楽に走りました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">泳ぎがとても上手だったジェリーを追い抜くと、彼はすぐに加速してお返しをしてくれました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">星さんは</span>30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ地点で</span>6<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">~</span>7<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人の集団を率いて飛んでいった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">エイドステーションは十分に準備されており、新鮮な水とスポーツドリンクのボトルが車ですぐに受け取れるよう十分に用意されていました。</span>
108<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロのコースの途中では大丈夫だと感じましたが、時速</span>30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロで走っていたとき、実際にスピードが出せなかった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ペースは楽だったが、それでも</span>80k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">地点の大きな登りで壁にぶつかり、ペダルを漕いで街に戻るのに苦労した。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">腰が痛くて、ジェルを</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">枚しか塗ることができませんでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最後の</span>20<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロは時速</span>25<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロでギリギリ耐えられました。</span>
T2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の町の光景は精神的にいくらか安らぎをもたらしましたが、猛暑の</span>
21k <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ランは気が遠くなるようなものでした。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXNLk5vWEpbKf7jU0sTWnAdvYqx4fSioc5km5mh0Raeo--WHchENs-4L0skQ5FDQns8mVxojd2qeQMetYaT5lXXbOtW83eoGWOOjtAZiiw-yX9nNAL_30u_-qwsD7FhXxTnjgdSJy0Qpghv3_mmX35gbr6urAd5lICOsRShvWxoaHcchXHVJgIw/s1479/bikes.minna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXNLk5vWEpbKf7jU0sTWnAdvYqx4fSioc5km5mh0Raeo--WHchENs-4L0skQ5FDQns8mVxojd2qeQMetYaT5lXXbOtW83eoGWOOjtAZiiw-yX9nNAL_30u_-qwsD7FhXxTnjgdSJy0Qpghv3_mmX35gbr6urAd5lICOsRShvWxoaHcchXHVJgIw/s320/bikes.minna.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">走る:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">前述したように、それぞれ</span>
10.5k <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の</span> 2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つのループのほとんどで海岸沿いに日陰がなく、完全な苦難のフェスでした。</span>
3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ地点で</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回トイレ休憩をした後、なんだか人間らしい気分になったが、ペースを合わせて走るエネルギーはほとんどなかった。</span>
1.5k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ごとにエイドステーションがあり、それが私の小さな心理的な目標になりました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私はエイドステーションで氷水を全身に浴び、冷やすためにアイスパックを詰めました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ほぼすべてのエイドステーションで、水</span>/<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">スポーツドリンクと塩タブレットを</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">カップ摂取しました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">基本的には</span>1.5k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">をジョギングし、エイドステーションごとに</span>30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒休憩を取りました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">痛ましいほど遅かったが、少なくとも私は</span>21<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロの間ずっと「走る」ことをやめなかった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">商店街を走るとほんの少し日陰があったので、中間点の街中を走るのは多少は助かりました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">地元の人々がホースでシャワーをかけてくれましたが、靴がびしょ濡れになったことを除いて、役に立ちました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">周目は過去最低って感じ、途中チームメイトとハイタッチをしたりお互いに応援したりした。</span>
18<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ地点で町への最後の曲がり角が見えたが、ゴールラインが手の届くところにあるとはほとんど信じられなかった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私はゴールラインまでいつもと同じようにラストスパートをしました。完走できて嬉しかったですが、自分のペースにショックを受けました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">合計タイムは</span>7:29<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で、出走選手</span>735<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">名中</span>216<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位で、</span>2017<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年の</span>5:47<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(総合</span>40<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)よりも</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間近く遅かった。</span>
AG <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">はスターター</span>
114 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">名中</span> 34 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位で、もう少し立派な成績でした。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_2KFfSHsmJiecUn0ONZyXBKlEOD8fp_Sge99v89A-_GtnA-0qAgS8ESWY8hS-w383SUHk8slQ2bmHuSn56khTgwYrHh2oSchJBCym64SEhxCqHUuPrLHZUGpKJTmTxIxyHXDHMzijn3mFnb3Evu5EbId_eAYts_F0f8js8oSdX-XL5CGwFzz0g/s4032/meeks%20finish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_2KFfSHsmJiecUn0ONZyXBKlEOD8fp_Sge99v89A-_GtnA-0qAgS8ESWY8hS-w383SUHk8slQ2bmHuSn56khTgwYrHh2oSchJBCym64SEhxCqHUuPrLHZUGpKJTmTxIxyHXDHMzijn3mFnb3Evu5EbId_eAYts_F0f8js8oSdX-XL5CGwFzz0g/s320/meeks%20finish.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdl28EcjFC9lGtxWXWyMUiMWuL7sUteOw75nF3gIf87B7qOF_Ckdk3fZyIKvAnwK8Po06bGMGPNdhG7XswOWHrM9_3ElP3OERVwDRHlSA5UWkzFM5Yg0zg5pNYJTfqapzmT1CzDOK72cSDCAqjO5rjEf_5m-KAqGgyh02a1TJjxI7FxkyJu-gbg/s1479/2%20jikai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdl28EcjFC9lGtxWXWyMUiMWuL7sUteOw75nF3gIf87B7qOF_Ckdk3fZyIKvAnwK8Po06bGMGPNdhG7XswOWHrM9_3ElP3OERVwDRHlSA5UWkzFM5Yg0zg5pNYJTfqapzmT1CzDOK72cSDCAqjO5rjEf_5m-KAqGgyh02a1TJjxI7FxkyJu-gbg/s320/2%20jikai.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">次の目的地は、今週日曜日、</span>9
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月</span> 10 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">日の伊良湖トライアスロンです。</span>10
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月までの最後の目的地です。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">休憩を楽しみにしています!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zDOA05OSOt_CO5cofO1QcflQigemsNyt-PKtflwnkQcJ-QRzThgnnDcoOZaQAjWX1i-HBE5j2V87W_8KGG7I3LQbgVfRcGnqTYv3lR5e2toAb7_exfGpJ7ZOEinCDwl-tGrXsOBnXakIyThXAe8utjYDWIx79exZ4BCiuAL0LBHXWw13mzECMg/s4032/sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zDOA05OSOt_CO5cofO1QcflQigemsNyt-PKtflwnkQcJ-QRzThgnnDcoOZaQAjWX1i-HBE5j2V87W_8KGG7I3LQbgVfRcGnqTYv3lR5e2toAb7_exfGpJ7ZOEinCDwl-tGrXsOBnXakIyThXAe8utjYDWIx79exZ4BCiuAL0LBHXWw13mzECMg/s320/sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-4885619205683905582023-08-24T05:49:00.004-07:002023-08-28T17:56:12.375-07:00Hokkaido Triathlon: Northern Exposure<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDOuHpqXkdzY68I1d5-krUxqvqjarmGcK1rPlDR6rlA4I8nlVcvM8wotRJP9Ryso4uRnqYSPi6YyoLFQRLZ1Hf2ocUsQL7TEeAo4QVRWUcdYbTHCbtkiSjR8GqEMpTyijoHmyiAS2y203MswwSVkSWitmH7O2BIoDTZkWpczT2l-3ATZG-4n8FA/s640/banner.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDOuHpqXkdzY68I1d5-krUxqvqjarmGcK1rPlDR6rlA4I8nlVcvM8wotRJP9Ryso4uRnqYSPi6YyoLFQRLZ1Hf2ocUsQL7TEeAo4QVRWUcdYbTHCbtkiSjR8GqEMpTyijoHmyiAS2y203MswwSVkSWitmH7O2BIoDTZkWpczT2l-3ATZG-4n8FA/s320/banner.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Big Kudos to TnTs Ernesto, Ian, Leonardo, James, Gareth, Lesa,
Jeff, Richard, Steffen, Jess who battled the hills and heat in the longest middle-distance
race in Japan! Ernesto won his AG as usual, Ian grabbed 3<sup>rd</sup> overall,
James had a solid race, Gareth and Lesa brought home the bacon together, and
Motozo was happy to survive the grueling run without too much damage.<p></p><p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Swim:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The swim was the best part of the race for me in hindsight.
Perfect water temperature around 24 degrees, clear fresh Lake Toyako with only
3 buoy turns over the 2k course. I did get caught in the middle of the mass
start for the first 200 meters. The white waters and flailing arms and legs
made me feel claustrophobic, so I eased up into breast stroke for 30 seconds, letting
several flying fish go ahead. I found a nice groove after 500 meters and landed
happily at the midpoint shore/start point (1,000 meters) in 18 minutes. I did
the entire 2<sup>nd</sup> lap with a group of 4-5 swimmers, drafting all the
way. I was #30 out of the water which proved to be my best discipline of the
day with very little effort. If only the rest of the triathlon were this easy!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T1:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ernesto joined me in T1, our bikes parked next to each other
by coincidence. We took more time than usual to get ready for the 130k bike…socks,
food/fuel stuffed in pockets, cup of coffee, donuts, and then shoved off…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YQF7DdZ8qLBmJ2lBcGkQ1rufYKLoYNx7VSvxalnTahczMgnfORpy8XHdD7cInxkCn-VSdKUoKKyyy21Em3p7jpenik5Z8-O35SYN9NaocFF0Sbz3DjWKqguvP0WcsxzfBFmh33tuz5OfO7OoI9-AXInuGyrwBEVeXnDTChxBFEZHbMxDKEZnfQ/s640/T1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YQF7DdZ8qLBmJ2lBcGkQ1rufYKLoYNx7VSvxalnTahczMgnfORpy8XHdD7cInxkCn-VSdKUoKKyyy21Em3p7jpenik5Z8-O35SYN9NaocFF0Sbz3DjWKqguvP0WcsxzfBFmh33tuz5OfO7OoI9-AXInuGyrwBEVeXnDTChxBFEZHbMxDKEZnfQ/s320/T1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bike:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was drizzling mildly which didn’t bother me much as I
knew the heat later would make us suffer. Ernesto caught me on the first 5k and
we climbed the first big hill together. He was gapping me on the flats with a
TT bike, while I reeled him in on the first hill with my road bike. After the
first climb he said sayonara and zoomed ahead. I wasn’t feeling great on the 1H
of the bike but at least I wasn’t suffering yet... At 70k, my mood went from
so-so to dark. At 100k everything hurt. My lower back numbness was the most uncomfortable. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-Ap8VSPtZRWceVp4zR8Yo4ajOmGRMuliwk6tt4GzyrsS0606Cw5ZqP3UK-y7s-Aioi2AId2nsCquU7SKYzUwDFB7Dfe_Gv2huoYajcRU8tB4ZuAGa39KPFIDBGuMZK0aynkfaGUXXf2UvydlC9c3ZYBK36wdH7RBhtG6Co0HSjlyMsuEbaX4Rw/s2048/bike.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-Ap8VSPtZRWceVp4zR8Yo4ajOmGRMuliwk6tt4GzyrsS0606Cw5ZqP3UK-y7s-Aioi2AId2nsCquU7SKYzUwDFB7Dfe_Gv2huoYajcRU8tB4ZuAGa39KPFIDBGuMZK0aynkfaGUXXf2UvydlC9c3ZYBK36wdH7RBhtG6Co0HSjlyMsuEbaX4Rw/s320/bike.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I had to stand up to pedal at times, or straddle the seat on the downhills. A
pain in the butt if you know what I mean. I usually don’t stop on the bike when
nature calls during a race, but this distance was my longest in several years,
and so I stopped twice for toilet breaks. It was a mild relief for the stomach
cramps but I probably carbo loaded too much the night before. The last 30k
around the lake was a tough lonely journey. I pulled into T2 a wounded soldier,
dreading the long run ahead. Luckily, Ty the loyal son was there waiting patiently,
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Daddy, what took you so long??”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T2:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With Ty providing commentary on the fast guys in front, I
prepared for 23k of hell. “Dad, you are about in 10<sup>th</sup> place, since
there were about 10 old guys in front of you”. I was already feeling deflated, so
did a wardrobe change into running shorts and singlet. Might as well be comfortable
through the torture, I thought foolishly. I roughly estimated 2 hours plus alpha
to Ty for our finish line rendezvous and headed back into battle…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Run:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well, it was about as torturous as I had envisioned during
the 2H of the bike, and the wardrobe change was actually a hindrance. I was
dousing myself with ice water every rest stop, which felt nice but made my
running outfit heavy. Those rest areas were heaven on earth though… When I ran
this race in 2017, the run was a similar pattern of mental battle except at a
much faster pace. I break it down as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">0-2k pain/shock in my legs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2-12k better pacing and actual belief that I can run strong.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12-17k a dark period, decline in spirit/pace. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">18-23k rejuvenation, followed by hitting the final wall at
21k, forcing myself to keep going.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">From 12k on I really wanted to stop running so I forced
myself to play mental games/rules. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No stopping between aid stations which were
every 2k<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Make eye contact and smile at every runner that
goes by. This helped me ignore my own suffering somehow. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Don’t let anyone over 50 run by. (This of course
didn’t work)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After hitting the final wall, my run was reduced to a
shuffle. 8 hours into the race I spotted Ty waiting in the park 1k from the finish
line. Again he inquired, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Dad, what happened, why are you so slow??”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He was wearing slippers but had no problem running with me
the last 1k. There was a runner stalking us 100 meters behind so my final
motivational mind game was to stay ahead of him. Ty provided play-by-play again…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“You’ve got 500 meters to go, the guy behind us is 100
meters, 80 meters, 50 meters, wait he’s fading, you go this!”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Soon we could hear the cheesy finish line music, the
announcement said something roughly translated as: “isn’t it wonderful that kids
finish with their parents”, so we finished together to the “roar” of the crowd
(4 TnT teammates and 2 announcers). Nice to finish with the kid this time. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQAAZYHloQAUdFZYx602I14SKFwGL7fEG5ER3PPCyFEsjvsXOPNJ2MTtZWdZKLs9vE8s-16NAuHsMkJJuk2AEYrYqK76VCLnNGX1gW3UV5IGVTIq5nXrbOQkwZE9HLW6rnTx-f5yx-5Rv80AqpHJg9msrOjVjt5dKZeYN7Vd3sAGw1av-aHbXFQ/s640/finish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQAAZYHloQAUdFZYx602I14SKFwGL7fEG5ER3PPCyFEsjvsXOPNJ2MTtZWdZKLs9vE8s-16NAuHsMkJJuk2AEYrYqK76VCLnNGX1gW3UV5IGVTIq5nXrbOQkwZE9HLW6rnTx-f5yx-5Rv80AqpHJg9msrOjVjt5dKZeYN7Vd3sAGw1av-aHbXFQ/s320/finish.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Final gory details:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8:25:35 total time, 46<sup>th</sup> out of 183 starters, 15<sup>th</sup>
out of 63 in AG (50-59)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Swim 39:23 30<sup>th</sup> place<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bike 5:02:39 38<sup>th</sup> place<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Run 2:43:33 73<sup>rd</sup> place<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://hokkaido-triathlon.jp/result/pdf/2023hokkaido_result.pdf">https://hokkaido-triathlon.jp/result/pdf/2023hokkaido_result.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Man, that was hard! I think the weather was tougher this
year than previous years despite the clouds during the swim and bike. There
were 29 DNFs this year versus 19 in 2017 despite less starters this year. It
had to be close to 100% humidity, yet I had trouble getting fluids in during
the bike. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Next stop: Sept. 3, the beautiful island of Sado, Astroman
Triathlon, B-type middle distance, 2k swim, 108k bike, 21k run. This summer has
been extra hot even in Hokkaido, that 21k in Sado rice fields without shade 2
weeks after Hokkaido Tri is a little scary….<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">北海道トライアスロン大会レポート:</span>Northern
Exposure<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">日本最長の中距離レースで坂道と暑さで頑張った</span>TnTrs<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のアーネスト、イアン、レオナルド、ジェームス、ギャレス、レサ、ジェフ、リチャード、ステフェン、ジェスの皆さん、おめでとうございます</span>!
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">アーネストは相変わらず年齢グループで優勝し、イアンは総合</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位を獲得、ジェームスは安定したレースをし、ギャレスとレサは一緒に無事に完走でき、元三はぎりぎり蒸し暑いランを大したダメージもなく何よりで、満足できました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今にして思えば、水泳が最高の部分でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">完璧な</span>24<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度水温で、透き通ったフレッシュな洞爺湖、</span>2k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">コースをブイターンわずか</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最初の</span>200<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルの集団スタートの途中で捕まってしまいました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">白い水と手足のバタつきで気持ち悪くて、減速して</span>30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒間の平泳ぎをしながら、早い数人を先に行かせました。</span>
500<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル進んだところで良いストロークを見つけ、</span>18<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分で中間点の海岸兼スタート地点(</span>1,000<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル)に無事着陸した。</span>
2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">周目は</span>4<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">~</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人のグループでずっとドラフトしながら泳ぎました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水面から出たときの順位は</span>
30 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位で、ほとんど力を入れずにその日の最高の部分を達成できたことがわかりました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">残りのトライアスロンがこれくらい簡単だったらいいのに!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T1:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">エルネストは</span>T1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で私と合流し、私たちのバイクは偶然隣り</span><span style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">になりました</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私たちは</span>
130k <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">バイクの準備にいつもより時間がかかりました…靴下、ポケットに詰めた食料と燃料(<i>一杯のコーヒー、ドーナツ)</i>を</span><span style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; font-size: 11pt;">摂って</span><span style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">から出発しました…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">自転車:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">小雨が降っていましたが、後で暑さが私たちを苦しめることがわかっていたので、あまり気にしませんでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最初の</span>5km<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でエルネストが私を追いかけて、一緒に最初の大きな坂を登りました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">彼は平地で</span>TT<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">バイクで私を追い</span><span style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; font-size: 11pt;">越し</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、私は最初の坂でロードバイクで彼を</span><span style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; font-size: 11pt;">追いかけました</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最初の登りの後、彼は「さようなら」と言って前に向かって進みました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">バイクの</span> 1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間目はあまり気分が良くありませんでしたが、少なくともまだ苦しんではいませんでした</span>...70k
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で私の気分はまあまあから暗い状態になりました。</span>
100k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">では全身が痛くなりました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">腰のしびれが一番痛かった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時には立ち漕ぎしたり、下り坂ではシートにまたがったりしなければなりませんでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">本当にお尻が痛かった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">普段はレース中、お手洗い休憩で止まらないのですが、ここ数年で最長の距離だったので、トイレ休憩で</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回止まりました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">胃けいれんは軽く和らぎましたが、おそらく前の晩にカーボロードをしすぎたのでしょう。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">湖を一周する最後の</span>30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロは、厳しくて苦しかった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は</span>T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">にやっと着いてかなり疲れたのに、この先の長いランを恐れた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">幸いなことに、息子のタイ君が</span>T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でよく待ってくれ</span><span style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; font-size: 11pt;">ていた</span><span style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「パパ、何にそんなに</span><span style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">時間がかかったの??」</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">タイ君が前方の速い選手たちについて説明をしてくれながら、私は地獄の</span>23kmの<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">準備をした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「お父さん、あなたの前には親父が</span>10<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人くらいいたから、多分年齢グループ</span>10<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位くらいだよ」。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">すでに気分が悪かったので、着替えようと考えランニングショーツとシングレットに変更しました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">厳しいランになるので服装を快適にした方がいいと考えた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">フィニッシュラインでの待ち合せに</span> タイ 君がいた所<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">までの所要時間は</span>
2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間プラスアルファと予算して、戦争に戻りました…</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">走る:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">まあ、バイクの後半は想像していた通り苦しかったし、着替えが実際には邪魔でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">休憩するたびに氷水をかぶっていました。気持ちはよかったですが、ランニングウェアが濡れて重くなりました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">しかし、それらの休憩エリアは地上の天国でした…</span>
2017 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年にこのレースを走ったときも、ペースがはるかに速かったことを除けば、同じような精神的なパターンでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私はそれを次のように分類します。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQba9jd7DCYPpLUMS0H9I9lt8uAHh_eE90yPG_ZjMVKzJDrOUh9pkWGWTNBA2Ab91TtRDR7jBEyD3wUPpgW0w9ulBf-_UCN9pggFcghP3vUg4HK19uIyzVJ2kzSfqi-aP23anoUaIfDlHg3PfmsLArLgAKppyjmzKNvNwWZuXnRw05Z0mTbhz-8g/s640/run%20motozo.jpeg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQba9jd7DCYPpLUMS0H9I9lt8uAHh_eE90yPG_ZjMVKzJDrOUh9pkWGWTNBA2Ab91TtRDR7jBEyD3wUPpgW0w9ulBf-_UCN9pggFcghP3vUg4HK19uIyzVJ2kzSfqi-aP23anoUaIfDlHg3PfmsLArLgAKppyjmzKNvNwWZuXnRw05Z0mTbhz-8g/s320/run%20motozo.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">0<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">〜</span>2K<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">痛み</span>/<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ショック</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">〜</span>12k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ペースが良くなり、力強く走れると実際に確信していた。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12-17k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は暗い時期で、精神やペースが低下します。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">18<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">~</span>23<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロで体力を回復し、</span>21<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロで最後の壁にぶつかり、無理をして進み続けました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ以降、本当に走るのをやめたくなったので、自分にメンタルゲーム</span>/<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ルールを課しました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1.2k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ごとのエイドステーション間は停車なし</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">通り過ぎるランナー全員にアイコンタクトを取り、笑顔を絶やさないようにしましょう。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">そのおかげで、なんとか自分の苦しみを無視することができました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. 50<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">歳以上の人を走らせないでください。</span>
(<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">もちろんこれはうまくいきませんでした</span>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最後の壁にぶつかった後、私のランはシャッフルまでに落ちました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">レース開始から</span>8<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間後、ゴールから</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ離れた公園でいよいよタイ君が待っているのを見つけた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">もう一度彼は聞きました、</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「お父さん、どうしたの、どうしてそんなに遅いの??」</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">彼はスリッパを履いていましたが、最後の</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロを私と一緒に走ることに問題はなかった。</span>
100<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル後ろから追いかけてくるランナーがいたので、私のモチベーションを高める最後の勝負は彼の前に完走することでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">タイ君が再び実況プレイを提供してくれました…</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「あと</span>500<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルだ、後ろの人は</span>100<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル、</span>80<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル、</span>50<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルだ、彼が減速しているので、あなたは行けるよ!」</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">すぐに、ゴールラインの音楽が聞こえてきました。アナウンスでは、大まかに訳すと「子供たちが両親と一緒にゴールするのは素晴らしいことじゃないか」と言われたので、大きな拍手の中、私たちは一緒にゴールしました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">子供と一緒に終わって良かったですね。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最終的な悲惨な詳細</span>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">合計タイム</span>
8:25:35<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、スターター</span>
183 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">名中</span> 46 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位、年齢グループ</span>
63 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">名中</span> 15 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位</span>
(50-59)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳</span> 39:23 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span>30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">バイク</span>
5:02:39 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span>38<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ラン 2:43:33 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span>73<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">大変でしたね!</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">スイムやバイクでは雲があったものの、今年は例年よりも天候が厳しかったように思います。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今年はスターターが少なかったにも関わらず、</span>2017<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年の</span>DNF<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">数は</span>19<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">名でしたが、今年は</span>29<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">名でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">湿度は</span> 100%
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に近くなければなりませんでしたが、バイク中に水分を取り入れるのに苦労しました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWfl7twPN4BaVJghql03_F2U7ZR2186HTOuU1BfC6Fw1m53WJ-uDy7CNrt12syemk7mOGejAUFdY2Fvc1fFeCx-NpCdhgCt53juIfNcRezC3j8-plmU8QqCzkbroHxyly3cqG8kNQlejo54dj2gT0XSsGbbwHirmswzz5olYTop9m15M3PuZ_pQ/s640/lake.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWfl7twPN4BaVJghql03_F2U7ZR2186HTOuU1BfC6Fw1m53WJ-uDy7CNrt12syemk7mOGejAUFdY2Fvc1fFeCx-NpCdhgCt53juIfNcRezC3j8-plmU8QqCzkbroHxyly3cqG8kNQlejo54dj2gT0XSsGbbwHirmswzz5olYTop9m15M3PuZ_pQ/s320/lake.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">次の目的地</span>:
9 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月</span> 3 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">日、美しい佐渡ヶ島トライアスロン、</span>B
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">タイプの中距離、スイム</span>
2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ、バイク</span>
108 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ、ラン</span> 21
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今年の夏は北海道でも異常に暑かったですが、北海道トライの</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">週間後に日陰のない佐渡の畑</span>21k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ランはちょっと怖いですね…。</span><o:p></o:p></p>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-84392233517943935592023-06-20T04:12:00.005-07:002023-06-21T22:42:31.025-07:00Miyajima Woodman Triathlon, Final Fantasy<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Woodman, the final showdown of my spring season, is in the books. It's my 4th triathlon in the past 5 weeks and also the last time they will run the event. </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TruT7YjffDYd3UeNasHb-p5gG67H1nS_E4qZVpttXKGKAzjwcru3mp9-xqY3VRMj6dSkLUQm5xJO-DJeMXdkZY2i9_58XY026ycvVd9ydI8IG0InXI2HM9-6Bi9dEucpx0kcGyQRmiGw5B867-eur8etjm0LwrrHJWTkN7wLEOAm9mjNbYDZIQ/s3657/tnt%20tori.jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3657" data-original-width="2449" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TruT7YjffDYd3UeNasHb-p5gG67H1nS_E4qZVpttXKGKAzjwcru3mp9-xqY3VRMj6dSkLUQm5xJO-DJeMXdkZY2i9_58XY026ycvVd9ydI8IG0InXI2HM9-6Bi9dEucpx0kcGyQRmiGw5B867-eur8etjm0LwrrHJWTkN7wLEOAm9mjNbYDZIQ/w256-h383/tnt%20tori.jpeg" width="256" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Pre-race</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The journey to
western Japan’s iconic Miyajima was a hard task in itself. Even with the
express Shinkansen, a 7 am start barely got me to 3 pm registration cutoff.
Luckily, they waited for the late stranglers and gave me my race bag. A photo
opp in front of the famous giant orange shrine with TnT, pasta/pizza carbo
loading session at and Italian joint, and we were ready for 6 hours sleep
before the Sunday race.</span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJQfRiRixfYw8y9-etlJaffZetNxk1oHoOr2AgrpJt7KcdnJh7TCp3zNSGR4zbNWVwEwGLKqgxt5lC1osyMRGUHDWu8-hRL3cXInqp__KyJzzTOXpXNGPlM6CLkuj7toeHBY4PXcQgyeBlxXE5woIaa4iT9AbVU3kexfmo1iUiXbp4da1tCj3hQ/s2191/tori.jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2191" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJQfRiRixfYw8y9-etlJaffZetNxk1oHoOr2AgrpJt7KcdnJh7TCp3zNSGR4zbNWVwEwGLKqgxt5lC1osyMRGUHDWu8-hRL3cXInqp__KyJzzTOXpXNGPlM6CLkuj7toeHBY4PXcQgyeBlxXE5woIaa4iT9AbVU3kexfmo1iUiXbp4da1tCj3hQ/s320/tori.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Swim</span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This was the last
Woodman and the first one since 2019. It seemed as if they were going at it
half-baked by reducing the swim to 1.5k from 2.25k (originally 2.5k) despite no
waves in the calm Seto Inland Sea. They were using an odd number system that
categorized people by prefecture, botched the swim start time, etc. In any
event, this was western Japan so we were ready for some local idiosyncrasies.
Still the swim start wait was too long, 20 minutes after and already
preannounced 10 minute delay. I wondered if we would be scorched by the midday
sun after the 8:30 swim start…</span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It was a rolling
start with 8 of us and the first 500 meters felt super smooth and fast. Too
fast! At the first turn buoy circa 700 meters, I noticed my pace dropped off
slightly. Soon after at the 2nd buoy we made a hard right and the current was
more noticeable. It felt like I was swimming uphill. Everything was in slow
motion. I started to get bored and tired but tried to stay focused on the final
turn into the harbor. I exited the water in 32 minutes which was very slow
given my 1H was 13 minutes, so a 19 minute 2H! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bike</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
A major marketing point of woodman is the masochistic climb up the wooded
mountain after the unique swim in front of iconic Torii gate, arguably the most
famous shrine in Japan. Living in mountainous Shimoda, I wasn’t too worried
about the hill climbs, just wondered how my running legs would hold up with my
nagging ankle injury/lack of running training. On the other hand, the weather was a pleasant surprise. Cloudy, no rain, a
manageable 25 degrees. And the shaded forest made for relatively cool hill
climbs.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XZgNCwROew5TrC4qzc1cOrxmM7djSQ_9rHft8hFntvQnojWbJT9LEvh7yPMNuKJZwYHkdjwqqC8LWTDwcLU5CL3YrFj9LvoE0hgVr45yfvndbMayjsNOWLi82U7aVUY1e16RaZTz643zNYScsdh1tyEWtUjpJUd2L1WHc1SnpVyAiof4JZZkVw/s1357/image4%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="927" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XZgNCwROew5TrC4qzc1cOrxmM7djSQ_9rHft8hFntvQnojWbJT9LEvh7yPMNuKJZwYHkdjwqqC8LWTDwcLU5CL3YrFj9LvoE0hgVr45yfvndbMayjsNOWLi82U7aVUY1e16RaZTz643zNYScsdh1tyEWtUjpJUd2L1WHc1SnpVyAiof4JZZkVw/s320/image4%20(2).jpeg" width="219" /></a></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Another idiosyncratic feature was T1, an 800 meter hill climb in flip flops! I
was more winded than usual and took way too much at the transition. Once I
mounted Blue Thunder (my new Canyon road bike), though, everything was gonna be
ok. There were a series of little hills to start, than a rather nasty 200 meter
climb followed by a nice flat bit, and than one big hairy final climb…<br />
I must’ve broke several personal climbing records on this bike course:<br />
-Biggest elevation gain in a triathlon, 1,264 meters<br />
-Longest hill segment in a Tri, 15k<br />
-Slowest bike pace in a triathlon (any distance), 21 kph<br />
-Steepest incline in a triathlon, 23 meters per 1k<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-Steepest incline, 12 degrees?<br />
<br />
You get the idea…</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA91Mtyuy-tnD8QTSfaYJvVIep3GMfmxJ1a0CaxdO47icY2aVtp8yjGFUCpEzXTXRgKQnr6R5h734VMT_mOrrNzSAByxvad-XMUdnzot6cz2tyqa_SBDW5AMYsvwaC8YPWgo2L1EOHIu707cHcX-zQJnPka3eu4PAvZD_23IHZW5DjBzZzwWOJsQ/s1529/image6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="812" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA91Mtyuy-tnD8QTSfaYJvVIep3GMfmxJ1a0CaxdO47icY2aVtp8yjGFUCpEzXTXRgKQnr6R5h734VMT_mOrrNzSAByxvad-XMUdnzot6cz2tyqa_SBDW5AMYsvwaC8YPWgo2L1EOHIu707cHcX-zQJnPka3eu4PAvZD_23IHZW5DjBzZzwWOJsQ/s320/image6.png" width="170" /></a></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Anyway, that last climb was over 300 meters of straight climbing at 5-10%
degree incline. Many riders were pulled over, exhausted. The crowd support was
nice, reminding me of my European Ironmans with drunken spectators cheering you
on as you climb the most difficult parts. There were guys pounding taiko drums,
yelling “fight and gambare”, overall very positive energy levels I thought.
That helped me get over that final climb. I zoomed into T2 at the top of the
mountain, eager to dismount Blue Thunder but curious how my ankle and rest of
body would hold up…<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Run<br />
<br />
Funnily I felt ok and glided along the slight downhill. This was ominous.
Downhill now means uphills later when I’m more spent? I couldn’t remember the
course map so I was flying blind. And my Garmin watch battery died so no idea
on time or pacing. Only one way to find out!<br />
<br />
At around 5k, the run climb began, and Stan came flying downhill. I tried to
ask him how far to the top/turnaround point….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">“Hey Stan! How far to the top?”<br />
“Far!”<br />
“Ok thanks great just what I figured!”<br />
<br />
The 5-12k bit was the most of the 426 meters of climbing, pretty nasty stuff.
At the final k of the climb I was reduced to a shuffle and again there were
many wounded soldiers pulled over, stopped or walking. At the turnaround point
it felt like a whole new world, glorious downhills and less than half to go! I
doused water over my head, took in plenty of sports drink, water, and salt
tablets. I was recharged and hit the downhills hard. </span>The next few k went quickly. At 16k, we submerged from
the mountain forest into the valley and the blazing sun hit me. “Don’t mind,
don’t mind, only 4k to go to glory”, I comforted myself. I kept asking
supporters how many kilos to the finish and most people seemed to know to my
surprise. Finally at 500 meters to go I could hear the bustle of the finish
line. I picked it up with one final surge and did a primal scream as broke the tape. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">You are a Woodman!</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFP5A7_cRL097aRa8gDuhPFg2jVb-0B9Dq1A0tr3rgiNmTFTNuRFjGQmbdWWiaQCx0VJtHIClKLEthUNySWY8a8PR16ft1eZDmuFqAjnWW3Dq6uO4gng2NpImIKyaceW4txNhiJM1PPoJQs7R6HRDFR9h6zwRxDpL7xTPf23-GmxyLR8asVcB_g/s1784/finish.jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="1623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFP5A7_cRL097aRa8gDuhPFg2jVb-0B9Dq1A0tr3rgiNmTFTNuRFjGQmbdWWiaQCx0VJtHIClKLEthUNySWY8a8PR16ft1eZDmuFqAjnWW3Dq6uO4gng2NpImIKyaceW4txNhiJM1PPoJQs7R6HRDFR9h6zwRxDpL7xTPf23-GmxyLR8asVcB_g/s320/finish.jpeg" width="291" /></a></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Total time 5:30:42, 14<sup>th</sup> place out of 57 in
age group, 249<sup>th</sup> overall out of 600. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Full results here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">https://miyajimatriathlon.com/pdf/2023woodman_individual.pdf</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">TnT was well represented with Stan, Ken, Olivier, Chris, Ruslan, and Motozo.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">In a nutshell, Stan was the top gun finishing 32nd overall. Olivier was right behind Stan despite getting a flat tire and replacing it on the hilly bike course. Chris had a good race finishing after Olivier. Ken was in the top half of his AG, smiling the whole race and offering help to wounded soldiers along the bike and run course. Ruslan unfortunately DNF’d after a tough swim current and initial hill climb. And Motozo had a better day at the office, attacking the hill climbs aggressively on the road bike while saving precious energy for the hilly run course.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R06fBSWWCail0Z3hUB3tC0UjRoK7OPqhuxCfuk8y7aYtyGu73YkszxP2m48RooWyGOzdGH45EBnL3mtWavfKNnjeROxAFp8IBylDj_Qh9F9SDxRMx4pLde972YyK6hn2_VXDPjzHXHMp0sS4CFoTW8Y8YYPucbUD7im2puACwnmXrOTzjZBoQA/s2955/image1%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1991" data-original-width="2955" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R06fBSWWCail0Z3hUB3tC0UjRoK7OPqhuxCfuk8y7aYtyGu73YkszxP2m48RooWyGOzdGH45EBnL3mtWavfKNnjeROxAFp8IBylDj_Qh9F9SDxRMx4pLde972YyK6hn2_VXDPjzHXHMp0sS4CFoTW8Y8YYPucbUD7im2puACwnmXrOTzjZBoQA/s320/image1%20(3).jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The next day we were all drained, but managed to wake up at 5 AM to ride the Shimanami Kaido to Shikoku, which was tremendous.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBs0A9z7rXJidonuYF7E1mO2s_DYQ2jRdlComSL6uoaiNGRBAmaXl9jVawEKniPQeVoYKCe2RaqhJL48FGYyhamO6O2qpTf6yeJwhoLtZ7J0QyveBT09hFG8_MKBsatUNFLD7GhaYjFx9XVcaIf1bf5lW-rPws4calNYzzDPobUZFbvz758L2Bw/s3509/image3%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2116" data-original-width="3509" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBs0A9z7rXJidonuYF7E1mO2s_DYQ2jRdlComSL6uoaiNGRBAmaXl9jVawEKniPQeVoYKCe2RaqhJL48FGYyhamO6O2qpTf6yeJwhoLtZ7J0QyveBT09hFG8_MKBsatUNFLD7GhaYjFx9XVcaIf1bf5lW-rPws4calNYzzDPobUZFbvz758L2Bw/s320/image3%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> Highly recommended if you are in western Japan. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvHdoVCT5_-Irn8Ugfj9rYYVqHIBQyhYOd1aJCAfw7JYLDmZ7JgC6SKeocrBawbpAPieOczadrJ1Ln-Jixpf0JHUoDXITRpHseD-VSQaJ1wnvpXhbyIIIu6Wiv4JtSS4DezlQd_xQw1GARRiwMLPsEWOlpOu05z3y9EaGR1NivLZvS3oy2bH-3Q/s3361/image2%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="3361" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvHdoVCT5_-Irn8Ugfj9rYYVqHIBQyhYOd1aJCAfw7JYLDmZ7JgC6SKeocrBawbpAPieOczadrJ1Ln-Jixpf0JHUoDXITRpHseD-VSQaJ1wnvpXhbyIIIu6Wiv4JtSS4DezlQd_xQw1GARRiwMLPsEWOlpOu05z3y9EaGR1NivLZvS3oy2bH-3Q/s320/image2%20(3).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">レース前</span>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">西日本の有名な宮島への旅自体が大変でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のぞみ新幹線でも、午前</span>7<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時出発し午後</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時の受付締め切りにギリギリ間に合った。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">有名な巨大なオレンジ色の神社の前でトライアスロン友達(</span>TnT<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">)と写真撮影をし、イタリアン店でパスタ</span>/<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ピザのカーボローディングセッションを行い、日曜日のレースまでに</span>6<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間の睡眠の準備をしました。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">TnT <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">にはスタン、ケン、オリヴィエ、クリス、ルスラン、元三が参加しました。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">この大会を簡潔にまとめると、スタンは総合</span>32<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位でフィニッシュした</span>TnT<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のトップガンでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">オリヴィエは山登りのバイクコースでタイヤがパンクし交換したにもかかわらず、スタンのすぐ後ろにいた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">クリスはオリヴィエに続いて良いレースを終えた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ケンは上半分にいて、レース中ずっと笑顔で、バイクやランのコース沿いで負傷した選手たちに手助けをしていた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ルスランは残念ながら厳しい泳ぎの流れと最初のバイクヒルクライムの後、</span>DNF<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">してしまいました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">そして元三は、坂道のランニングコースのために貴重なエネルギーを節約しながら、ロードバイクでヒルクライムに積極的にアタックし、良い一日を過ごしました。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLgYTCJe4esG9QnJBH3Y2CxXNiXiMyRf9ANzhCouksh04lFLEwiUEDuDsZGyFyfLuBDXJfwSDNGeFxbRI8Gk3M0WwImaazropsW_93X8QU5dRNFvvyXMJWp85h--b5OkzhKK-l73jrE-l-71vFo0g0RewTvuwcIzo073sL-YNYZd9x-vNVrkgGg/s3088/image0%20(3).jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLgYTCJe4esG9QnJBH3Y2CxXNiXiMyRf9ANzhCouksh04lFLEwiUEDuDsZGyFyfLuBDXJfwSDNGeFxbRI8Gk3M0WwImaazropsW_93X8QU5dRNFvvyXMJWp85h--b5OkzhKK-l73jrE-l-71vFo0g0RewTvuwcIzo073sL-YNYZd9x-vNVrkgGg/s320/image0%20(3).jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今回が最後の宮島ウッドマン大会で、</span>2019<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年以来の初のウッドマンでした。穏やかな瀬戸内海で波もないにもかかわらず、スイムを</span>2.25k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(当初は</span>2.5k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">)から</span>1.5k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に減らして中途半端にやっているように見えました。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">8<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人でのスタートは順調でしたが、最初の</span>500<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルはとてもスムーズで速く感じました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">早すぎる!</span>
700<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル付近の最初のターンブイで、ペースが少し落ちていることに気づきました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">すぐに</span> 2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">番目のブイで右に曲がり、流れがさらに顕著になりました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">まるで上り坂を泳いでいるような気分で、</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">すべてがスローモーションでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は退屈して疲れ始めましたが、港への最後の曲がり角に集中しようとしました。</span>1H<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">が</span>13<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分だったことを考えると</span>2H<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は</span>19<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分で、合計</span>32<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分で水から出たので非常に遅かった!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">自転車</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ウッドマンの主なマーケティング</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ポイントは、おそらく日本で最も有名な神社である象徴的な鳥居の前でユニークな泳ぎをした後、林に覆われた山を自虐的に登ることです。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">山深い下田に住んでいる私は、ヒルクライムについてはあまり心配していませんでしたが、長引く足首の怪我とランニングトレーニングの不足で、自分の脚がどれだけ耐えられるかだけを考えていました。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">一方で、天気には嬉しい驚きがありました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">曇らず、雨は降らず、気温は</span>25<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度で過ごしやすかった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">森の日陰のおかげで、比較的涼しい山登りが可能でした。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">もう一つの特異な特徴は、ビーチサンダルで</span>
800 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルのヒルクライムを行う</span>
T1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">いつもより風が強くて、トランジションで時間がかかりすぎた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">しかし、</span>Blue
Thunder (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私の新しい</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">青い</span>Canyon
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ロードバイク</span>) <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に乗ると、すべてがうまくいきました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最初は小さな丘が続いていましたが、かなり厄介な</span>
200 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルの登りとその後に続く平坦な登り、そして最後に非常に大きな登り坂がありました…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">この自転車コースでは、いくつかの個人記録を破ったはずです。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">-<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">トライアスロン最大の獲得標高、</span>1,264<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">-<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">トライで最長のヒルセグメント、</span>15k<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">- <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">トライアスロン(距離を問わず)で最も遅い自転車ペース、時速</span>
21 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">-<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">トライアスロンで最も急な傾斜、</span>1k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">あたり</span>23<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">-<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最も急な傾斜、</span>12<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度</span>? </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">わかりますね…</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">とにかく、最後の登りは勾配</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">~</span>10%<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の</span>300<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル以上の直登でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">多くのライダーが疲れ果てて路肩に停められた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">群衆のサポートは素晴らしく、最も困難な部分を登るときに酔った観客が応援していたヨーロッパのアイアンマンを思い出させました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">太鼓をたたきながら「</span>Fight<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、ガンバレ」と叫ぶ人たちがいて、全体的に非常にポジティブなエネルギーレベルだと思いました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">そのおかげで最後の登りを乗り越えることができました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は山の頂上にある</span>
T2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">にズームインし、ブルーサンダーから降りたいと思っていましたが、足首や体の残りの部分がどのように耐えられるか気になりました…</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">走る</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">面白いことに私は大丈夫だと感じて、軽い下り坂を滑走しました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">これは不気味でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今は下り坂ですが、後でもっと大変な上り坂があるのでしょうか?</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">コースマップも覚えられず、盲目で走りました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">そして、ガーミンウォッチのバッテリーが切れてしまい、時間やペースがまったくわかりませんでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">それを知る方法はたった一つ!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">5k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">あたりでランクライムが始まり、スタンが下り坂で飛んできた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">頂上・折り返し地点までどのくらいあるのか聞いてみました…。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「おい、スタン!</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">頂上まではどのくらいですか?」</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">"<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">遠い!</span>"<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「わかりました、ありがとう、まさに私が考えたとおりです!」</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">426<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルの登りの中で最も多いのは</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">~</span>12<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロの登りで、かなり厄介だった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">登りの最後の地点で私は足を引きずり、再び多くの負傷兵が止まったり、歩いたりしていました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">折り返し点では、まったく新しい世界のように感じられ、素晴らしい下り坂があり、残り半分もありませんでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">頭から水をかぶり、スポーツドリンク、水、塩分タブレットをたっぷり摂取しました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">充電して下り坂に全力で挑みました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ゴールが見えて最後の</span>200<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルを全力疾走した。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">僕は年齢グループで</span>14<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位、</span><span lang="JA" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">57</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">名中総合249</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位でした。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbwGCgCzk6D_HHN_Zidy5hhX3yqlrDMranClj0f7ASLCmsYlgvAcI7p-6CKF4EmKB8fSv6G1_STFPcQy505wRez_c-HRKNQeuN1RSNjWlBfRcbkh-eH_mtCgPFcG28okEqJEgvXypf43dqEBcodh7KrFrA3Jni6_PB6fJJ06JMnh8k78RDMnCaw/s3088/image4%20(1).jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbwGCgCzk6D_HHN_Zidy5hhX3yqlrDMranClj0f7ASLCmsYlgvAcI7p-6CKF4EmKB8fSv6G1_STFPcQy505wRez_c-HRKNQeuN1RSNjWlBfRcbkh-eH_mtCgPFcG28okEqJEgvXypf43dqEBcodh7KrFrA3Jni6_PB6fJJ06JMnh8k78RDMnCaw/s320/image4%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">翌日</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">我々は全身疲れがあったけどせっかく西日本にきたからしまなみ海道に行くしかないと思いました。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddCxr3xqpaEsPDeJ98R5zVZ0_6eRzS3uUPUSft9TUfYO-RdcaV9dbCz77NUcA51OnU958W0IyJTYJQwpBM6Fhhw8VFgxqLWn8kU0GxUm5T9dOu5nEzDVVQGMtQGVWWMXYxE5zQMogjR9D2ovkK4oR5gVQikZY5Ck8mrEOLeE3S2xyPXw4zhbrAg/s2012/image2%20(4).jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2012" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddCxr3xqpaEsPDeJ98R5zVZ0_6eRzS3uUPUSft9TUfYO-RdcaV9dbCz77NUcA51OnU958W0IyJTYJQwpBM6Fhhw8VFgxqLWn8kU0GxUm5T9dOu5nEzDVVQGMtQGVWWMXYxE5zQMogjR9D2ovkK4oR5gVQikZY5Ck8mrEOLeE3S2xyPXw4zhbrAg/s320/image2%20(4).jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">7つの島を繋いでい</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Gothic";">る</span><o:p></o:p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQlmvZEU1ygb9DHBmfxVYuG8nGRYoM_GRSiF4JTbnGGsVP9sOvczLPgQEQ5R763RWVg3F7SSfNsoyPVpw5igLli-NzT1PfZZ_vB-EjEVz9oxJU0O26SQiNL46zgC7D8JmZxhlI_JQdC1-isLWOMuxmT42kUwbucF1CelOzMklQvhS6gFLAANi5w/s3110/image5%20(1).jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="2451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQlmvZEU1ygb9DHBmfxVYuG8nGRYoM_GRSiF4JTbnGGsVP9sOvczLPgQEQ5R763RWVg3F7SSfNsoyPVpw5igLli-NzT1PfZZ_vB-EjEVz9oxJU0O26SQiNL46zgC7D8JmZxhlI_JQdC1-isLWOMuxmT42kUwbucF1CelOzMklQvhS6gFLAANi5w/s320/image5%20(1).jpeg" width="252" /></a><p></p><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqPcLQP6fRGaVrMqEwVQgQfdAQlc77LjgFNAvtEOBsgNo8I87GvA5xgmXJlvd7mpDmCAl8wu4uhenqdyHjLlXOmh5LRjtJiLvOZahs0lhEkjveyoaMvJkWkDX9cQYYIWSTsL7S7gYd8hbGgic65JUstRaqOdbM8tRdYNjeJAKF1O_lIK3If3qCw/s1180/image3%20(2).jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="912" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqPcLQP6fRGaVrMqEwVQgQfdAQlc77LjgFNAvtEOBsgNo8I87GvA5xgmXJlvd7mpDmCAl8wu4uhenqdyHjLlXOmh5LRjtJiLvOZahs0lhEkjveyoaMvJkWkDX9cQYYIWSTsL7S7gYd8hbGgic65JUstRaqOdbM8tRdYNjeJAKF1O_lIK3If3qCw/w303-h393/image3%20(2).jpeg" width="303" /></a></div></blockquote>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-90286722475409045342023-06-12T01:58:00.009-07:002023-06-12T22:03:27.049-07:00Oshima Triathlon: Redemption on the Big Island<p>Triathlon #3 in 4 weeks is done and dusted. Oshima, the "BIG island" in Izu, is actually a short jet boat away from our home in Shimoda, Izu, a perfect destination for an early June race. Last year, after a 5-year hiatus from triathlon, my comeback was foiled in Oshima by a puncture on the bumpy island back roads. So this year was a revenge race of sorts. Last year I was in good TnT company with Shoji, Marat, and Gerry, but this year was extra special as my wife's Shimoda team had assembled a super badass relay team for the showdown in Oshima. <br /><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0Hph5DpUmVyn0f41wTsd8eGEP5MvNMS1E33HIQ77mkDgy5T1oeDMaNsnzBtlrKWFZW-khcHNgc4h417T-cXOtMCY1pIfJET6ZkGvE0faWTimm9Xyj5GgbwLVhM7bDlNkQXXWUJxi3tEqNjUZmCATlGxwqHzAwSRNLYtIQjV1yNUS0THKKsk/s1024/oshima.finish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0Hph5DpUmVyn0f41wTsd8eGEP5MvNMS1E33HIQ77mkDgy5T1oeDMaNsnzBtlrKWFZW-khcHNgc4h417T-cXOtMCY1pIfJET6ZkGvE0faWTimm9Xyj5GgbwLVhM7bDlNkQXXWUJxi3tEqNjUZmCATlGxwqHzAwSRNLYtIQjV1yNUS0THKKsk/w264-h352/oshima.finish.jpeg" width="264" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP37C-nZclYLGMVWpWEo2F_pzkhs4XSma4KByRMQOwpc_OLN9Xh1J27E21x5np8wQYazvTAqpqO0jU4m1jQHiJdtiW7asg2V2w890S0AuLHajpepDNthCKmewVhNGw3uE_EMK_v9A8i9FnW3jUNYnokZPar2IqDMgfkOw5VfviJ8uGpL2vkMo/s4032/volcano.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div></div> Anne the swimmer and Alex the biker are both strong in their own right, and Meg as their rocket anchorwoman on the run make for a dream team. My pipe dream was to stay as far ahead of Meg as possible to stem the inevitable pass on the run. Than Meg catches me near the end, and wife and husband gut it out for the finish line. This obviously was a foolish fantasy but nonetheless interesting to see unfold. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>Swim</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlOjhM-42TXawi7SHEsLytvWueiDchgdeOMiQTVBhn5SMhZvseuwW2I1IzUv6XnlJV9ITycQqYPb9NmRovEjHBCReQnbDb4xc9eLJ7d4v0MtRNfMDH6hgkkf6mtm4pt2LsG1vAANPuQiW1tLTn3kchLDgYcoRX9afk4UnZy1j7Q9_EZtir0o/s4032/oshima.swim%20start.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlOjhM-42TXawi7SHEsLytvWueiDchgdeOMiQTVBhn5SMhZvseuwW2I1IzUv6XnlJV9ITycQqYPb9NmRovEjHBCReQnbDb4xc9eLJ7d4v0MtRNfMDH6hgkkf6mtm4pt2LsG1vAANPuQiW1tLTn3kchLDgYcoRX9afk4UnZy1j7Q9_EZtir0o/s320/oshima.swim%20start.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p></blockquote><p>With a largely unprotected beach swim, Oshima is notorious for canceling the swim leg due to foul weather. To our surprise, the heavy rains on Friday stopped on Saturday morning, the wind died down, and we were in business with a full triathlon and relatively calm sea. </p><p>The start is a tricky beach start, or more like a tricky rocky start. You have to gingerly step into the water and avoid sharp rocks, than dive in and hope you don't hit anything. I fortuitously got to the front of my 3rd group and headed for the first buoy unscathed. The course is a rhombus-like shape with 4 buoys, 2 x 750 meters. The water was clear and it was easy to sight, but the swim in Oshima is tough even on a calm day. As soon as you get out of the "beach" area, you are in the open ocean, bobbing up and down, fighting the incoming waves to the first and second buoys, than a left turn and relatively easy swimming to buoys 3 and 4, than back into hell to buoys 1 and 2, than easy sailing round the last 2 buoys and back to the rocky beach. Not exactly a walk through the park.... I got into a good rhythm on the easy portions and did 33 minutes which was the same as last year, not so fast but at least it went smoothly.</p><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj57HTPdTgaP8ZjXWXeEjl6jBJ6LpNfJt2hcI5s1uWEmZ65SJfCfvJzPHG8dls6GdQZzwDz3y6wXweJ44cuxl2ZbS4D3AVNq_VztNZ6-KM3j7D4jaMYeQt_kBJ3llBD8yWrhYH2ay_afFqpYDQWKsMlGb2NRLIDdhYC6xy-TxpWkXLOViVuU/w310-h413/oshima.swim%20out.jpeg" style="text-align: center;" width="310" /></p></blockquote><p></p><p>It was great to have the hometown support from Meg and local cheering section as I exited the water. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bike</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqvEGkXIh585Ig8s6CQ8V4lWavIshV0wVCLyulF-Mhr-r81UVJzhEXYMt2MsAmhHGxOJJClAP0OnmuE-9S01lBzyWt5TnL1zPIAaITIVHjRiM53dyMcO05NRExJLpBJ0xfEvHVUsBfmGIP9XGCxIQrFUkQA1csMMg8iGC6Md7yqjl6eGnkdY/s1170/oshima%20bike.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqvEGkXIh585Ig8s6CQ8V4lWavIshV0wVCLyulF-Mhr-r81UVJzhEXYMt2MsAmhHGxOJJClAP0OnmuE-9S01lBzyWt5TnL1zPIAaITIVHjRiM53dyMcO05NRExJLpBJ0xfEvHVUsBfmGIP9XGCxIQrFUkQA1csMMg8iGC6Md7yqjl6eGnkdY/s320/oshima%20bike.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p></blockquote><p>The bike course was less crowded this year, undoubtedly due to the return of Japan Ironman 70.3, which was the same day as Oshima. I took it easy on the first of 4 laps x 10k as the road was still quite wet. This race is a sort of warm-up for Woodman Miyajima Tri next week, so I wasn't pushing 100%. I was averaging 33 kph on the loops. Oshima is a fun bike course with rolling hills along the ocean. You can stay in aero and fly along the coast at 50 kph before turning inland. The 2H of the loop is less fun with a bumpy local road, slight uphill, and no view. But that coastal descent makes the whole ride worthwhile. </p><p>I managed 32.7 kph, 1:10:17, which was kinda slow and leaves me scratching my head. I have done 1:04 (37 kph) and 1:06 (36 kph) on the same course in 2016 and 2017. It is natural to slow down that much in 6 years? I guess the training regiment could have been better this year...</p><p><br /></p><p>Run</p><p>The lovely Meg was there in T2 to greet me with her "I gonna catch ya!". I asked about Alex. She guessed he was 4 minutes behind. I groaned. That's not enough to hold off the Megster! </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsA5vhFnJTxb-2E2QUTI0eplnGoDg3B3LFQeEg1h07kBR-23qgrKBhX06EDCCBMscq9Zg1V8QwMobUZoClSWMREOI0JUgQjJR9Nfqw9nUeTzzC4xF-dTZNS7UvNq4j-4jJVTAvEs_AvHOQmy4Ew8DjWOqNSu3JpjFEnNPwye-SEME7S6Onq8/s1024/oshima%20T2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsA5vhFnJTxb-2E2QUTI0eplnGoDg3B3LFQeEg1h07kBR-23qgrKBhX06EDCCBMscq9Zg1V8QwMobUZoClSWMREOI0JUgQjJR9Nfqw9nUeTzzC4xF-dTZNS7UvNq4j-4jJVTAvEs_AvHOQmy4Ew8DjWOqNSu3JpjFEnNPwye-SEME7S6Onq8/s320/oshima%20T2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p></blockquote><p>I lumbered out of T2 with that virtual target on the back of my jersey. I was running 5:30 pace out of the T2 when almost immediately I hear footsteps with very high cadence behind me. It's a female but not Meg. It's the top female triathlete and she storms by. Soon after, another roadrunner behind me. This time it is Meg and she is flying. I cannot stay with her for more than a few seconds. She catches up to the top female, runs alongside her, than is gone. Well, that's that, no fantasy finish with the spouses duking it out at the finish line. </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDD_HZt4sBrlhPGLxblQID0XuWW5ZMf_8GzFxV_h14L_fTgCDOwGF4DE9Nhx_RTgngXS3FRqtdEgqdO7YuNdHRycezMNADcDzf1NMFeNQ6D-sc7J9YNdvg7mJcu5Fr9EBGlFvuu_sL2PhzEabVBTXibaxbJY7bduaB2hyyOh7ir2qzJ-3G9K8/s4032/run.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDD_HZt4sBrlhPGLxblQID0XuWW5ZMf_8GzFxV_h14L_fTgCDOwGF4DE9Nhx_RTgngXS3FRqtdEgqdO7YuNdHRycezMNADcDzf1NMFeNQ6D-sc7J9YNdvg7mJcu5Fr9EBGlFvuu_sL2PhzEabVBTXibaxbJY7bduaB2hyyOh7ir2qzJ-3G9K8/s320/run.jpg" width="240" /></a></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p>I settled into a reasonable pace, enough to try to hold off anyone around my age or over, but saving a little for next week's race. The run course is actually quite beautiful along the ocean. You are overlooking the sea from volcanic rocky cliffs. A bit like Sedona in Arizona but not as red or dry. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtvlkAdCRXoUJif9UKAPcRar26xg-5kiIWDua74nOxAIXhkSwqpellFdkY1Y-qPN5lB6ogizH8WPm5n5lFKEgkmAUSlcj9tNt8OzheYRWiSVJuPvGkPZOniaqa6DSpM1Kj-UgUANLReK_z5V4tu-cRSOOY6oyEeRLXWMzHBCqWp71ts0-cLU/s1479/oshima%20finish%20all.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1109" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtvlkAdCRXoUJif9UKAPcRar26xg-5kiIWDua74nOxAIXhkSwqpellFdkY1Y-qPN5lB6ogizH8WPm5n5lFKEgkmAUSlcj9tNt8OzheYRWiSVJuPvGkPZOniaqa6DSpM1Kj-UgUANLReK_z5V4tu-cRSOOY6oyEeRLXWMzHBCqWp71ts0-cLU/s320/oshima%20finish%20all.jpeg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meg's team got 2nd place! I got 14th place with the handicap, 22nd overall out of 93 starters. Wondering if I'll ever get back to the top 10 in these races...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Full results are here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://www.mspo.jp/island1/result/23oshima_result.pdf</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_xXM5ijcGTP2FSThXfMit-HuksYqBMDdTgk8fiyoZiz-xs3ERx626eikLcb54tVAP30aPWrHvi8qpQ56vZzzaAPBxsJsTyCLqfkboALnHw3lvLO1PkSTEl98u47r-RmTM5Nil08MT5Iim2Flp58H3W8rEBKWJ48-vo-0K1H2YvJDQmCtrN4/s4032/bankuhin.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_xXM5ijcGTP2FSThXfMit-HuksYqBMDdTgk8fiyoZiz-xs3ERx626eikLcb54tVAP30aPWrHvi8qpQ56vZzzaAPBxsJsTyCLqfkboALnHw3lvLO1PkSTEl98u47r-RmTM5Nil08MT5Iim2Flp58H3W8rEBKWJ48-vo-0K1H2YvJDQmCtrN4/s320/bankuhin.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PS. The Mihama volcano in Oshima is a must see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bODN5-59nFabJzzWhkOEPmnmCbLaayYBTvT3vgRmURLqNV04jLqap2X9QlHhPHtlXga7MQIv8svMRO1ZKOAL8ugmrIVADVjqguwuvlcofgjNuYD5whJvnMRKdl5kob6Rgt9XtoqO8hnmaYbyU8Gw2zO842cjZ4ouXkkgJhacf-FfhnmYxYI/s4032/volcano%20crater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bODN5-59nFabJzzWhkOEPmnmCbLaayYBTvT3vgRmURLqNV04jLqap2X9QlHhPHtlXga7MQIv8svMRO1ZKOAL8ugmrIVADVjqguwuvlcofgjNuYD5whJvnMRKdl5kob6Rgt9XtoqO8hnmaYbyU8Gw2zO842cjZ4ouXkkgJhacf-FfhnmYxYI/s320/volcano%20crater.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal">4<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">週間で</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回のトライアスロンを完走しました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伊豆の大島は伊豆下田にある我が家からジェット船ですぐの距離にあり、</span>6<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月初旬のレースに最適な場所です。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">昨年、</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年間ぶりにトライアスロンに参加した私は、でこぼこした島の裏道でのパンクによって大島でリタイヤしてしまった。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ということで、今年はある種のリベンジレースとなりました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">昨年、私はショージ、マラット、ジェリーと良い</span>TnT<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">仲間でしたが、妻の下田チームが大島での対決に向けて超強力なリレーチームを作成したので、今年は楽しんで行きました。<br /></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳選手のアンとバイク選手のアレックスはどちらもそれ自体が強く、ランニング中のロケットアンカーウーマンであるメグはドリームチームを形成しました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私の夢は、メグよりもできるだけ前にリードし、走っている最中に避けられないパスを食い止めることと、</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最後ゴール付近でメグが私を捕まえ、妻と夫がゴールまで一生懸命</span>Fight<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">することでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">これは明らかにバカな想像でしたが、それでも展開を見るのは興味深いものでした。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ほとんど無防備なビーチで泳ぐ大島は、悪天候のために遊泳区間をキャンセルすることで悪名高い。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">驚いたことに、金曜日の大雨は土曜日の朝には止み、風も止み、海も比較的穏やかな状態でトライアスロンを満喫することができました。</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">スタートは厳しいビーチスタートというか、厳しい岩場のスタートに近い。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">飛び込み、何も当たらないことを祈るよりも、慎重に水の中に足を踏み入れ、鋭い岩を避けなければなりません。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は偶然にも第</span>
3 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">グループの先頭に立つことができ、無傷で最初のブイに向かいました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">コースは</span>4<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つのブイを備えたひし形の形状で、</span>750<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">x2週の距離です。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水は澄んで見えやすかったが、穏やかな日でも大島で泳ぐのは厳しい。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「ビーチ」エリアから出るとすぐに外海に入り、上下に揺れ寄せてくる波と戦いながら最初と</span>
2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">番目のブイまで進み、左に曲がって</span>
3 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">番目と</span> 4 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">番目のブイまで比較的簡単に泳ぐことができます。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">地獄のブイ</span> 1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">と</span> 2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に戻るよりも、最後の</span>
2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つのブイを回って岩の多いビーチに戻るよりも、楽に水泳できますが</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">楽ではないです。簡単な部分では良いリズムに乗って、昨年と同じ</span>
33 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分で泳ぎました。それほど速くはありませんでしたが、少なくともスムーズに進みました。</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水から出るとき、メグと地元の応援セクションからのサポートは素晴らしかったです。</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">自転車</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今年はバイクコースの混雑が少なかったのは間違いなく、大島と同じ日に日本アイアンマン</span>70.3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">が復活した影響だろう。</span><span lang="JA"> </span>10k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">x4週のうちの最初は地面がまだかなり濡れていたので、ゆっくり走りました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">このレースは来週のウッドマン宮島トライに向けての練習のようなものなので、</span>100<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">%の力を出していたわけではありません。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ループでは平均時速</span>33<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロでした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">大島は海沿いの丘陵地帯が楽しいサイクリングコースです。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">エアロのままで海岸沿いを時速</span>
50 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロで走行し、その後内陸に曲がることもできます。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">周回コースの</span> 2
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間は、でこぼこした道路、わずかな上り坂があり、景色が見えないため、あまり楽しくありません。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">しかし、この海岸沿いの下り坂は、乗る価値があります。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedqIaJUO0b9l6PRURHH_hih-Wh1dkLZ15aJr7jrv6QhMr2nHOGSF0c8jbJkQuSf8K12ABTMzfNIju0hgPwEVPHnhR3C3upJoQeJp1MBNuhRQmQHaa7_nv9xHZlIdU0hDZFxoedIPFocmNVzFArvUVupQJRGRIzh5LkvUVlj5G7R8s9prfpkM/s742/bike.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="581" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedqIaJUO0b9l6PRURHH_hih-Wh1dkLZ15aJr7jrv6QhMr2nHOGSF0c8jbJkQuSf8K12ABTMzfNIju0hgPwEVPHnhR3C3upJoQeJp1MBNuhRQmQHaa7_nv9xHZlIdU0hDZFxoedIPFocmNVzFArvUVupQJRGRIzh5LkvUVlj5G7R8s9prfpkM/s320/bike.2.jpg" width="251" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時速</span>
32.7 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ、</span>1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間</span> 10 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分</span> 17 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒を記録しましたが、これは少し遅くて頭を悩ませます。</span>
2016<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年と</span>2017<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年に同じコースで</span>1:04<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(時速</span>37<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ)と</span>1:06<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(時速</span>36<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロ)を出しました。</span>6<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年でそこまで遅くなるのは当然ですか?</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今年のトレーニングは良くなかったかもしれないと思います</span>...<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">走る</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">素敵なメグが</span>T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">にいて、「捕まえるよ!」と私に挨拶してくれました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">アレックスについて聞いてみた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">彼女は彼が</span>4<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分遅れていると推測した。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私はうめきました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メグスターを阻止するにはそれだけでは十分ではありません</span>! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は他のランナーにすぐ抜かされるかなと思いながら、</span>T2
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">からよろよろと出てきました。</span>
T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">から</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分</span>30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒のペースで走っていたとき、すぐに後ろから非常に高いケイダンスで足音が聞こえました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">女性ですがメグではありません。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">女子トライアスリートのトップ選手が突撃してきます。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">その後すぐに、別のロードランナーが私の後ろに来ました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今度はメグで、飛んでいます。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は2-3数秒たりとも彼女と一緒にいることができません。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">彼女はトップの女性に追いつき、並走して消えていきました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">まあ、それはそれで、配偶者がゴールラインで熱戦を繰り広げるという幻想的な結末はありません。</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は適度なペースに落ち着いて、私と同じくらいの年齢かそれ以上の人を引き離すのに十分でしたが、来週のレースに備えて少し節約しました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ランニングコースは海沿いでとても美しいです。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">火山岩の崖から海を見下ろしています。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">アリゾナ州のセドナに少し似ていますが、赤くなったり乾燥したりすることはありません。</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メグのチームが</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位になりました!</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">僕はハンディキャップ付きで</span>14<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位、</span>93<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">名中総合</span>22<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位でした。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">このレースでトップ</span>10<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に戻れるかどうかは疑問だが…</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">大会結果はここにあります</span>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">https://www.mspo.jp/island1/result/23oshima_result.pdf </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WD-AqJcD1H-gr6eGskDDIppNkKAxoJqjtNXGi97mpZ9MS8Vme07gFe-vSxqzTNWJm4BYR5Ffdp0MeQEcPf93gZzxp8BT3E4JqCAsl5zVFFRaBzwTZP_1BgbjNhAtl0fpmo8xck3Q_cGvm6GU7vfLOCChv5EhmtlURE3Q2ESGjNOARa3NLv8/s3088/volcano.down.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WD-AqJcD1H-gr6eGskDDIppNkKAxoJqjtNXGi97mpZ9MS8Vme07gFe-vSxqzTNWJm4BYR5Ffdp0MeQEcPf93gZzxp8BT3E4JqCAsl5zVFFRaBzwTZP_1BgbjNhAtl0fpmo8xck3Q_cGvm6GU7vfLOCChv5EhmtlURE3Q2ESGjNOARa3NLv8/s320/volcano.down.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">PS. <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">大島の美浜火山は必見です。</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP37C-nZclYLGMVWpWEo2F_pzkhs4XSma4KByRMQOwpc_OLN9Xh1J27E21x5np8wQYazvTAqpqO0jU4m1jQHiJdtiW7asg2V2w890S0AuLHajpepDNthCKmewVhNGw3uE_EMK_v9A8i9FnW3jUNYnokZPar2IqDMgfkOw5VfviJ8uGpL2vkMo/s4032/volcano.jpeg" style="font-family: Meiryo; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP37C-nZclYLGMVWpWEo2F_pzkhs4XSma4KByRMQOwpc_OLN9Xh1J27E21x5np8wQYazvTAqpqO0jU4m1jQHiJdtiW7asg2V2w890S0AuLHajpepDNthCKmewVhNGw3uE_EMK_v9A8i9FnW3jUNYnokZPar2IqDMgfkOw5VfviJ8uGpL2vkMo/s320/volcano.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-11823797637115474262023-05-29T06:52:00.004-07:002023-05-30T05:43:55.563-07:00Nagaragawa Middle Triathlon: The River Runs Through It<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaT000vnaohE31izVrfPJrYeIEy2KViup5hwAcAsqHTQx4W1wWLM1yavSY8v2DUIdQMWUgusfkyJG-wMxt-DEdNB5URBX_XPgkdLkJFEauI3F89RCK_L-agLJcbwWsEN-BY1cOAqL_htC-n7GBNWnFFljPj8NNiarFCNiP5kNKnoeo77T3vY/s2048/343265233_612057507545008_9010379984839374522_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaT000vnaohE31izVrfPJrYeIEy2KViup5hwAcAsqHTQx4W1wWLM1yavSY8v2DUIdQMWUgusfkyJG-wMxt-DEdNB5URBX_XPgkdLkJFEauI3F89RCK_L-agLJcbwWsEN-BY1cOAqL_htC-n7GBNWnFFljPj8NNiarFCNiP5kNKnoeo77T3vY/w352-h264/343265233_612057507545008_9010379984839374522_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></div> Most triathlons in Japan have the swim course in the ocean or lakes, but Nagaragawa is a river swim and ultra-flat bike and run course on the river valley. Elevation gain on the bike = zero. So when the Keren suggested the race earlier this year, I signed up. Little did I know the suffering I was going to endure...<p></p><p>Pre-race:</p><p>I picked up my teammate Meg halfway and drove down from Mishima to Nagaragawa, which is just south of Nagoya in Gifu-ken. The drive was 5 hours from Shimoda and my lower back ached afterwards, but I did a similar drive last year and it worked out before a race. </p><p>Swim: The swim is 500 meters upriver, 500 m downriver, times two. There wasn't much current but the wind was deceptively tough. I noticed my lap into the headwind was much slower than the lap down the river. I never really felt comfortable or settled into a groove for some reason. Time was rather slow at 43 minutes as I usually do 38-40 minutes for 2k. Perhaps the lack of buoyancy in fresh water was also a factor?</p><p><br /></p><p>Bike: I hadn't felt relaxed on the swim for some reason, and this may have affected my bike. Was it the lingering fatigue from the previous week's Niijima duathlon? I mounted Hillary and tried to ride as hard as I could in aero. The first 5k felt great in the tailwind. The bike course is 8 x 10k laps. At the first 5k turnaround point, the wind hit us like a air tunnel. Didn't I just go through this stiff wind last week? Than at the next turnaround you are flying for 5k in the tailwind. Than fighting the wind again. This is how it went for 8 laps. I was pretty fried at the 50k point, enduring that tingling sensation in my lungs and muscles, barely hanging on for the last 30k. My legs started to cramp up at 65k. Actually everything hurt, lower back, shoulders, and, of course, my legs felt like dogmeat. I managed 32 kph, very pedestrian to say the least, especially on a flat course. I was dreading the 20k run but desperately wanted to get off the bike...</p><br /><p></p><p>Run: The run was a shuffle/suffer-fest. After all the discomfort on the bike, I was a little surprised that I could run at 5:30 pace for the first 5k. Tibo pulled up to me at 2k and we actually ran together for 30 seconds. It started to get really tough after 10k. My pace went from 5:30 to 6:00 to 6:30 to 7:00. Somehow mentally a 5 x 4k course was harder than a simple out-and-back course. I tried to play a mental game and keep the pace under 7:00 for the last 5k. Those last 2 laps were excruciating. I took plenty of water every 2k but it didn't seem like enough. Finally at the last turnaround point (18k) I came out of the doldrums, picked it up the final 1K and actually passed a few wounded soldiers along the way. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1MCC2a55IP8YMoNJnkQbEqwICuAdCxyGWBuMdV1SIk46Wewxe1r9w2BgmlLnlEVBOG7i_YuUu2l9zVAcJavs4bMPs3Bq5ImC92bNja38AS4tBunbp84hm5REVjtHYWnpYYp9rMyAKJUz_Ff38TydrEqlNlilWeSv8L4f9NTmapQ9inT8XIU/s4032/350203268_626502229502403_5912659357785101954_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1MCC2a55IP8YMoNJnkQbEqwICuAdCxyGWBuMdV1SIk46Wewxe1r9w2BgmlLnlEVBOG7i_YuUu2l9zVAcJavs4bMPs3Bq5ImC92bNja38AS4tBunbp84hm5REVjtHYWnpYYp9rMyAKJUz_Ff38TydrEqlNlilWeSv8L4f9NTmapQ9inT8XIU/w357-h268/350203268_626502229502403_5912659357785101954_n.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><p></p><p>Conclusion/post-race: Although I did occasional bikes over the winter, spring races have never really been my thing. My ankle/achilles tendon injury prevented me from doing long or frequent runs so this was the biggest factor in the race. My bike training hours and intensity really dropped off over the past month also with all the guests coming down to Shimoda. That's the way triathlon goes. You train as much as you can within reason. </p><p>My result was disappointing at 17th out of 54 in my AG. I had hoped for a podium spot after last year's successes but it was not to be. </p><p>full results here:</p><p>https://www.nagaragawa-middle102.jp/_files/ugd/3e8225_f565a95de7ac4900aca3b97586a6b258.pdf</p><p>After a short two-week break, the journey continues with another OD/middle distance doubleheader starting with the Oshima OD triathlon, followed by middle distance joy at Woodman, Miyajima. This will be 4 triathlons over a 5 week period if my body holds up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtd8fMgSa-HZCdgwAIyo5d5Y_ToRc_IR7-Bfo3QSz7KpJrdtNGRarwu495KvvEPQd8wUl75PTgvSz4AGmFMs0tHXRzoX37Dhv4G-Nv7KeF58QaMgl8wnd1o0ME3uIDZINGVCqkbXrLp0HQN_pJtdTYiGSa0CHs6d3dHwkubhqgw__oZAkoEM/s4032/349215205_6025937110851821_4348576148062379390_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtd8fMgSa-HZCdgwAIyo5d5Y_ToRc_IR7-Bfo3QSz7KpJrdtNGRarwu495KvvEPQd8wUl75PTgvSz4AGmFMs0tHXRzoX37Dhv4G-Nv7KeF58QaMgl8wnd1o0ME3uIDZINGVCqkbXrLp0HQN_pJtdTYiGSa0CHs6d3dHwkubhqgw__oZAkoEM/w275-h367/349215205_6025937110851821_4348576148062379390_n.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><p></p><p>日本のトライアスロンのほとんどは海と湖で行われますが、長良川は川を利用したリバースイムと超フラットバイク&ランのコースです。 自転車での獲得標高 = ゼロ。 それで、今年初めに TnT コーチがレースを勧めたとき、私は登録してしまった。 これから自分が耐えることになる苦しみを、私はほとんど知りませんでした...</p><p>レース前:</p><p>私はチームメイトのメグを途中で迎えに行き、三島から名古屋のすぐ南にある長良川まで車で向かいました。 下田から5時間のドライブで、その後腰が痛くなりましたが、昨年同じようなドライブをしたのでレース前は大丈夫かなと思った。</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDvG-c-UXMi9-D4mRpxr11jWkRbSSNqgY7NWujSa7cNPx9Jg56zj408gbhcwfPoOzn_GDL_5QMMciUw-n6CNeAISuhYB-7QyBtgnOwi1n2zGRImATx62wOB6nETJxPADPa3f3_mS_pp89ldf4Y7YF3uHWE0Iocn7kmxLx8ZWP2Ob9NvwE9Z0/s4032/344680188_1208240160570335_3757515043315999418_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDvG-c-UXMi9-D4mRpxr11jWkRbSSNqgY7NWujSa7cNPx9Jg56zj408gbhcwfPoOzn_GDL_5QMMciUw-n6CNeAISuhYB-7QyBtgnOwi1n2zGRImATx62wOB6nETJxPADPa3f3_mS_pp89ldf4Y7YF3uHWE0Iocn7kmxLx8ZWP2Ob9NvwE9Z0/w379-h284/344680188_1208240160570335_3757515043315999418_n.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>水泳: 水泳は上流で 500 メートル、下流で 500 メートルを 2 回行います。 流れはあまりありませんでしたが、風はかなり強かったです。 向かい風の中でのラップは、川下りのラップよりもはるかに遅いことに気づきました。 どういうわけか、私は本当に快適に感じたり、なかったり、調子に落ち着くことはありませんでした。 タイムは通常2キロで38~40分かかるのに対し、43分とかなり遅かった。 おそらく淡水では浮力が無いことも要因だったのでしょうか?</p><p>バイク: どういうわけか、泳ぐのがあまり快適ではありませんでした。 先週の新島デュアスロンの疲れが残っていたのでしょうか? 私は自転車に乗り、エアロで全力でライディングしようとしました。 最初の5kmは追い風が気持ちよかったです。 自転車コースは8×10k周回です。 最初の5キロの折り返し地点では、風がトンネルにいるように吹いてきた。 つい先週もこの強風に見舞われたばかりではなかったでしょうか? 次の折り返しでは、追い風を受けて 5 キロ走行することになります。 風と戦うよりも。 こんな感じで8周しました。 50キロ地点で私はかなり疲れ果てていましたが、肺と筋肉のチクチクする感覚に耐えながら、最後の30キロは辛うじて持ちこたえました。 65キロくらいで足がつり始めました。 実際、腰、肩、そしてもちろん足もすべて痛かった。 私は時速 32 キロを達成しましたが、特に平らなコースでは、控えめに言っても非常に歩行的でした。 20キロ走ることに荷が重かったので、どうしても自転車から降りたかった。</p><p>ラン: ランは亀のように走った。 バイクに不快感はあったものの、最初の5キロは5分30秒のペースで走れたことに少し驚きました。 ティボは2キロ地点で私を抜かそうとして、30秒間一緒に走りました。 10キロを超えるとかなり厳しくなってきました。 どういうわけか、5×4kコースは単純な往復コースよりも精神的に辛かったと思う。 最後の1K少し加速したけどタイムも全然だめだった。</p><p>結論: バイクとランのトレーニング セッションの強度をさらに高める必要があると思う。 やっぱりGWにお客さんにきたので、ばたばたしてトレッキングする時間がなかった。仕方がない。年齢グループ54人中17位。</p><p>足首とアキレス腱の怪我のせいで安定したロングランができず、それが中距離コースで顕著に現れました。 自転車トレーニングもこの一ヶ月は足りていませんでした。</p><p>さて、2週間の短い休憩を挟んで、大島ODトライアスロンでの活動が再開され、翌週にはウッドマンが続きます。私の無事に完走できれば、5週間でトライアスロンを4回行うことになる。</p><p>完全な結果はこちら:</p><p>https://www.nagaragawa-middle102.jp/_files/ugd/3e8225_f565a95de7ac4900aca3b97586a6b258.pdf</p>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-53432592509691383342023-05-23T07:44:00.006-07:002023-05-24T04:31:55.260-07:00Niijima Triathlon, the little swim that got away 新島トライアスロン今年のウォームアップラップって感じ<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjgmVohZlpx6dkRFhRQFQtV5GOQqw3knXptg5MKdki-bT5HN-9VCssNRLG6stUKQieNiE512HYTDZceZ8j3Tj0xVR8ubguSWcW9xsCTvnCiAD4Y9gtzbbETXqPRerYRKSxrB2WksQuM0E5jUH4-nsgK5bHekj6sKGexf1Ey7Fo8JSD1oWKb0/s640/IMG_6244%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjgmVohZlpx6dkRFhRQFQtV5GOQqw3knXptg5MKdki-bT5HN-9VCssNRLG6stUKQieNiE512HYTDZceZ8j3Tj0xVR8ubguSWcW9xsCTvnCiAD4Y9gtzbbETXqPRerYRKSxrB2WksQuM0E5jUH4-nsgK5bHekj6sKGexf1Ey7Fo8JSD1oWKb0/w373-h280/IMG_6244%20(1).jpg" width="373" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;">The first triathlon of 2023 is done and dusted, although it
was actually a duathlon. Strong seas and ferocious winds made for an
interesting venue on this picturesque island a short boat 2.5 hour boat ride
from Shimoda.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPuLl7ibz0SFcXP8NcK8GCTVGQr_D_WVt6QH1OJ-9XeyrNpiKrH31YlUxrdXmSy3GH-rQQrQX9i1pCZTxazCznXZVKphBQlOvcNbdzZ9oKH0agu93w_WOJyw2-1h-EkXacIF9FZMmKVYcP2REGo45bh5LnD4zIUFcI6ZHXWjaSphonxrtTng/s640/IMG_6215%20(1).jpg" style="font-family: Meiryo; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPuLl7ibz0SFcXP8NcK8GCTVGQr_D_WVt6QH1OJ-9XeyrNpiKrH31YlUxrdXmSy3GH-rQQrQX9i1pCZTxazCznXZVKphBQlOvcNbdzZ9oKH0agu93w_WOJyw2-1h-EkXacIF9FZMmKVYcP2REGo45bh5LnD4zIUFcI6ZHXWjaSphonxrtTng/s320/IMG_6215%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">It poured rain all night on Friday and looked ominous for the Saturday
afternoon race. However, Niijima’s swim course is in a protected harbor and I
had never dreamed that large waves would breach the usually calm beach. But on
race day this is exactly what happened. So a triathlon was converted to a
run-bike-run duathlon event.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjE9ct-8fWYcedIaQsZ0ZnyPx7tRwPFeC5w8P-LqfaIF93I-_4pLtvZZ8a2aXFxJZ34lXeVmG8P0b0Gl6DBPokIkG3MY26dwulFiBa3v3Zp5PqY_FsN2Xc7kUccm0iIuW7jYfGT3u43bqWlKt8PhNs69Jv-ZfaecayahylPqeAEjkY_CK0rw/s640/IMG_6256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjE9ct-8fWYcedIaQsZ0ZnyPx7tRwPFeC5w8P-LqfaIF93I-_4pLtvZZ8a2aXFxJZ34lXeVmG8P0b0Gl6DBPokIkG3MY26dwulFiBa3v3Zp5PqY_FsN2Xc7kUccm0iIuW7jYfGT3u43bqWlKt8PhNs69Jv-ZfaecayahylPqeAEjkY_CK0rw/w155-h320/IMG_6256.JPG" width="155" /></a></span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">For the TnT reps, Ken P. had a stellar 10k run despite his transpacific trips in May. And Motozo won his Oyaji age group. Did I mention that is an awesome island to race and visit?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;">First run, 2k<span style="background: white; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I managed to run under 5-minute pace up that first nasty hill, and actually appreciated the gorgeous view at the top of the hill....</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgHtfgQGavaQEFkMhEbWAo5d_E6lGjBiWcrJIOjpf2po0R6hQy5WgkqbDI95bSCd31dxmxl6BnvFxMfR_IAbR2Nrbg2Gk-NJcEVR9jaEdjn-Zs-cJ8rwdaLVnA0uqIyPkuSaA3qY3AsS30dhn9tPqfFzJF16TBMrKk2Mdmgc8cNDBgv5kQ9M/s640/IMG_6246%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgHtfgQGavaQEFkMhEbWAo5d_E6lGjBiWcrJIOjpf2po0R6hQy5WgkqbDI95bSCd31dxmxl6BnvFxMfR_IAbR2Nrbg2Gk-NJcEVR9jaEdjn-Zs-cJ8rwdaLVnA0uqIyPkuSaA3qY3AsS30dhn9tPqfFzJF16TBMrKk2Mdmgc8cNDBgv5kQ9M/s320/IMG_6246%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p></blockquote>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">that's where the scenery appreciation ended and the punishment began...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bike, 40k</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In heavy winds with my disc racing wheels, the bike was a tough grind. It was all I could do to average 32 kph for the 4 x 10k laps. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jktdqrrBDwd2gJlZBy4MDpCEwRdEx2hMZhpXKl3eGTLoWDGdFJUif450TyMTS6hP3-AnKD5t6gGDLevC4joQrQamzMzODU-t5pe_ir28ye3DeiBLObvbnthY2Ph918LAhdvzizbzdufbKqN9QFj3yaojd2-AOte4t8wiwFf483aI7HaSqpA/s640/IMG_6229%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jktdqrrBDwd2gJlZBy4MDpCEwRdEx2hMZhpXKl3eGTLoWDGdFJUif450TyMTS6hP3-AnKD5t6gGDLevC4joQrQamzMzODU-t5pe_ir28ye3DeiBLObvbnthY2Ph918LAhdvzizbzdufbKqN9QFj3yaojd2-AOte4t8wiwFf483aI7HaSqpA/s320/IMG_6229%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">2nd run, 10k</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">There was zero appreciation for the views on the 2nd run as I was running on empty. The run course is 5k x 2 laps up a hill to the middle of the island, than back downhill to the start/finish area. The first lap went OK albeit and dissatisfying pace. I told myself naively that I would put the petal to the medal on the 2nd lap but actually had the contrary effect, felt terrible from 6k on and slowed down to a tortoise pace. I finished 34th overall and was 1st in the for 55-59 AG. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbfP5cCAAVbIjU4K-S7VoaJvP-mExda3F_xK8VB2NMv2cQqWTqULrCiolXu4xBP6SOxfqHof-5qnICepXGKor-Kby8YbFUi7iuJGx_RdZiFXXVLnUxSmkcC8wLFpzxacAxyc4ynlPWaBuyp25TKtppEsD1kdwc0L9AkRbfACYYVAQl_j1HHk/s640/IMG_6241%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbfP5cCAAVbIjU4K-S7VoaJvP-mExda3F_xK8VB2NMv2cQqWTqULrCiolXu4xBP6SOxfqHof-5qnICepXGKor-Kby8YbFUi7iuJGx_RdZiFXXVLnUxSmkcC8wLFpzxacAxyc4ynlPWaBuyp25TKtppEsD1kdwc0L9AkRbfACYYVAQl_j1HHk/s320/IMG_6241%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Full results here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">https://www.mspo.jp/island1/result/23niijima.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUVnkwJTCYjMP9TD7BAHxqdC260se2iljJKfze1zQu9R9Ada0_5AU4W44bR84nTlyGkBRvvzefoEfYYR7ykL78E8BmsvETgPcBIGcaIubnl1SzQBMkUDPMyVEIXrs-Eyqdxka_pst2hL10x4zIv4NebwXxddxluE9UyVWUmsec5MCNcZWcwY/s640/IMG_6253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUVnkwJTCYjMP9TD7BAHxqdC260se2iljJKfze1zQu9R9Ada0_5AU4W44bR84nTlyGkBRvvzefoEfYYR7ykL78E8BmsvETgPcBIGcaIubnl1SzQBMkUDPMyVEIXrs-Eyqdxka_pst2hL10x4zIv4NebwXxddxluE9UyVWUmsec5MCNcZWcwY/s320/IMG_6253.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">スイムは強風のためキャンセルされましたが、デュアスロンのレースはとても良かった。</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="JA" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">ケンは素晴らしい走りをした。</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="JA" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">元三は親父年齢グループを獲得した。</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKsS9GcAQTNTJQ6xcQoBOoBbVm-QTRk942zA23S8h_IcPXVu2RPFMhJKONCNOGwgUhrnQIJI-NbPAJPcaJJu6JoY30tW5Zlt1_ODmMh5ybBlosH4vlyvLSJ5uVELXnLkp4oFxfDBE0RYagOq4RBffcTaqPB9SkGNmbGdglXNkN77JcV_LjKg/s640/IMG_6269.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKsS9GcAQTNTJQ6xcQoBOoBbVm-QTRk942zA23S8h_IcPXVu2RPFMhJKONCNOGwgUhrnQIJI-NbPAJPcaJJu6JoY30tW5Zlt1_ODmMh5ybBlosH4vlyvLSJ5uVELXnLkp4oFxfDBE0RYagOq4RBffcTaqPB9SkGNmbGdglXNkN77JcV_LjKg/s320/IMG_6269.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">第一ラン</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">,2k</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">最初の走行では、厄介な丘を</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 5 </span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">分未満のペースで登ることができて、頂上の素晴らしい景色を堪能した。</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">自転車</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, 40k</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">強風でのバイクのタフな仕事、平均時速</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 32 </span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">キロだ。</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5YDQ3i1gPThxht4dABOfpAHNKKTiThhmbX4JqwGJgsjqiVsgh5VKE4BdrGaHL5UZvO-EGn5EC2C-nPMHxswn85Ur2weVC8mx47wBRqmPm00Dkyj5e7vVnH8O5gC_Q8i5wOFoS4v55FwtA0DSbK8I6HNb08IvL1OMfM04hP0nUAOr9hFUQIg/s640/IMG_6233%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5YDQ3i1gPThxht4dABOfpAHNKKTiThhmbX4JqwGJgsjqiVsgh5VKE4BdrGaHL5UZvO-EGn5EC2C-nPMHxswn85Ur2weVC8mx47wBRqmPm00Dkyj5e7vVnH8O5gC_Q8i5wOFoS4v55FwtA0DSbK8I6HNb08IvL1OMfM04hP0nUAOr9hFUQIg/s320/IMG_6233%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">第二ラン</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, 10k</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">ランの</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2</span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">本目</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="JA" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">は景色を堪能できなかった。最初の</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">5</span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">キロのラップは満足のいくペースではなかったものの順調だった。</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 2</span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">周目でペースアップをすると自分に言い聞かせたが、実際は逆効果で、</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">6</span><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">キロ以降はひどい気分になり、亀のペースまで落ちてしまった。</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxdHcr7yaEc78-js-ISNwj2kaFS3r2-BytHgXrOLmNc-9L2wnZ0bwSfRiNgPtWww_5F7frJ8aOb73ZALtuB8EMJgjVxFzj7tLpJ4u5wbcj4xfwernpLOo-5Mq1zIG1ty934jm1iXvO_GC2I8lXSILWilHS3XG-U6k2nEcQcyHhPvx5Nr5aL4/s640/IMG_6249%20(1).jpg" style="font-family: Meiryo; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxdHcr7yaEc78-js-ISNwj2kaFS3r2-BytHgXrOLmNc-9L2wnZ0bwSfRiNgPtWww_5F7frJ8aOb73ZALtuB8EMJgjVxFzj7tLpJ4u5wbcj4xfwernpLOo-5Mq1zIG1ty934jm1iXvO_GC2I8lXSILWilHS3XG-U6k2nEcQcyHhPvx5Nr5aL4/s320/IMG_6249%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Always good to soak in the roman-type onsen overlooking the ocean..</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="JA" style="color: black; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; 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margin-bottom: 0in;">Finally got to swim the next day in a totally flat sea.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnJYKegxdSOTkE4L3mO-ynhE9ygwagOO9r3818rFBWNF_kbp89kvXyNZmLhLfPmmQAMwXMMH_BrRamToJdC7Ca3lXYi5OMxHB7BJ4I6__bVnVYW9inPKoDjY2fzklvVl6uWWIgxFIP7pZwOeByZAMARetqqdq4uqSBhRklUUmD2QQ0e7Snbs/s640/IMG_6264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnJYKegxdSOTkE4L3mO-ynhE9ygwagOO9r3818rFBWNF_kbp89kvXyNZmLhLfPmmQAMwXMMH_BrRamToJdC7Ca3lXYi5OMxHB7BJ4I6__bVnVYW9inPKoDjY2fzklvVl6uWWIgxFIP7pZwOeByZAMARetqqdq4uqSBhRklUUmD2QQ0e7Snbs/s320/IMG_6264.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This weekend the journey continues at Nagaragawa Middle
Triathlon, Gifu Prefecture…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p>今週末の旅は、岐阜県の長良川中トライアスロンへと続きます…</p>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-83959132904067285192022-11-05T17:27:00.004-07:002022-11-12T15:46:46.858-08:00Kawazu Triathlon, delusions of grandeur for the homecoming queen、河津トライアスロン: 黒船で参りました南蛮連合の元三!<p>2022 triathlon season is a wrap. It didn't end with a bang as I had hoped, but was a fantastic race venue in our home backyard. It felt like half the town of Shimoda was in Kawazu to represent and I'll always remember those chants of "MO-TO-ZO!" as I rounded the bike turns. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">2022 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">年のトライアスロン</span><span lang="JA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">シーズンが終了しました。思ったほど盛況だったわけではありませんが、我が家の裏庭にあるレース会場が近かったので良かったです。下田の応援者が河津まできてくれて、「</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">MO-TO-ZO</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">!」の掛け声をたくさんしてくれたので、そのことは死ぬまで忘れないと思います。日本語は下にあります。</span></p><p>Swim: As soon as Alex and I descended into the port of Kawazu I knew we were in for a tumultuous day. Large breakers pounded the beach, white caps everywhere. After the bikes were prepped and set, we arrived at the beach swim start, and soon greeted by the JTU announcement. A shortened swim of 500 meters due to choppy conditions. All that swimming training for a 500 meter swim! Well, I wasn't that disappointed as the waves were quite large. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViZgHNlD4M7VS4jrAkucvC21hfYad8mZmwOjyDekIuNQxS-f29DjKxUGtb3zwOR28lTIcTOT-LYojjE7XPiuOUdv2A6pxj4w9OnuaK_xD0Kil3F1zJjtyXu9l25WHK-OBC8YddM6kKIbrbxA2PC4kyMM7ffj9Ddsa5hYCQcJH_mU_-kO25kY/s1024/kawazu%20swim%20water.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViZgHNlD4M7VS4jrAkucvC21hfYad8mZmwOjyDekIuNQxS-f29DjKxUGtb3zwOR28lTIcTOT-LYojjE7XPiuOUdv2A6pxj4w9OnuaK_xD0Kil3F1zJjtyXu9l25WHK-OBC8YddM6kKIbrbxA2PC4kyMM7ffj9Ddsa5hYCQcJH_mU_-kO25kY/w277-h369/kawazu%20swim%20water.jpg" width="277" /></a></div>After a rolling start, I dived into the breaking waves and tried to get a rhythm out to first buoy. That went well for 50 meters, than we were hit by the open ocean waves as we passed between the 2 breakwater barriers. I fought my way through and made it to the first buoy and turnaround point. It was quite hectic there but got around without much hassle. 250 meters of the same and I was back at the beach in about 10 minutes. Not bad, but not great...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDJ196djFMPH_PXms0hv1qfIv9sl8O0hi1c4hXvfNS6psRsyIiyM13yvFMPXM6LMNY6YuiOoYi4cnBlLOvX0pfobD3urJShHLWgTKvRNtSm4cNhZE-qlXnFchGSf69sqazk_Zo8N7esCGKuQZAj4FqB_UhZSK1ukpoxHKD79EAxPc2q4rBUY/s828/kawazu%20swim.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="828" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDJ196djFMPH_PXms0hv1qfIv9sl8O0hi1c4hXvfNS6psRsyIiyM13yvFMPXM6LMNY6YuiOoYi4cnBlLOvX0pfobD3urJShHLWgTKvRNtSm4cNhZE-qlXnFchGSf69sqazk_Zo8N7esCGKuQZAj4FqB_UhZSK1ukpoxHKD79EAxPc2q4rBUY/s320/kawazu%20swim.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Bike: I hustled up the beach and could hear and see all the Shimoda people including my family. What a feeling! This was the first race in 5 years that Meg and Ty had come to. At T1, I took an extra 20 seconds to put on arm covers as it was still a bit cold at around 15 degrees C. The jog pushing the bike out of T1 along a narrow corridor was strange but I escaped unscathed. I felt pretty good for the first 20k, pushing hard to reel in Shoji and Marat. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqjD9sthkcSXj-UQHlwRYVjKOxbC3487TarjowpdAm4PAf30FR64jof4DEDS7-9O-hQJe22qZ80ecnWK_kv2QkWolUTS7fO_TneI9jnI17QrST7rP4nV5vWRNnDh7GSMaIMpnaEOzzniWL_GWp5zVGRcZ1CvONeaCkbZWmTQV3ghH1bl5ncM/s800/kawazu.bike.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqjD9sthkcSXj-UQHlwRYVjKOxbC3487TarjowpdAm4PAf30FR64jof4DEDS7-9O-hQJe22qZ80ecnWK_kv2QkWolUTS7fO_TneI9jnI17QrST7rP4nV5vWRNnDh7GSMaIMpnaEOzzniWL_GWp5zVGRcZ1CvONeaCkbZWmTQV3ghH1bl5ncM/s320/kawazu.bike.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>However, the wind was quite strong, blowing usually from the coast, so we had the tailwind uphill, and headwind downhill. At times I thought I was standing still. A large group of my Shimoda people were gathered at the turnaround point near the finish line, and I got lots of joy and encouragement. That's when the "Motozo!" chants started. They were so loud that I couldn't even get in an oyaji gyagu or 2. And Ty yelled quizzically, "how many more laps??" every time I passed by... But the wind was taking a toll and something didn't feel right. Perhaps Motozo was really showing his age? OK, let's blame it on the wind....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_x2Rdk3dcepUTBWgvavMZboSWDV-rYGq8jgE-Hs7e0HXqvahlDvY0MRRU1gu30BfecQ_puM1X-ulGS3zvhEg88BDl0o4Mh8f4bR4qFKxJ3M12PnV4tgkcC3ObNxoHKGdmhWtFsG8N3U9An9keEVXc3qxjqCqRVf-al7rUaOgxQKNjT2NEpw/s1024/kawazu%20bike.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_x2Rdk3dcepUTBWgvavMZboSWDV-rYGq8jgE-Hs7e0HXqvahlDvY0MRRU1gu30BfecQ_puM1X-ulGS3zvhEg88BDl0o4Mh8f4bR4qFKxJ3M12PnV4tgkcC3ObNxoHKGdmhWtFsG8N3U9An9keEVXc3qxjqCqRVf-al7rUaOgxQKNjT2NEpw/w272-h335/kawazu%20bike.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><p>I averaged around 35 KPH the first half but slowed to about 33 KPH the 2nd half. Total time was 1:09:27 for the bike not including transitions, about 33.9 KPH. That was kinda disappointing as my last race was 37 KPH at Kawazu 6 years ago. And my last triathlon in Irago was a 70k bike where I averaged 35 KPH. So go figure, coach!</p><p><br /></p><p>Run: At T2 the lovely Meg was poised and ready to scorch the course. She yelled encouragement and some extra motivation, "I'm gonna catch you, babe!". I had a 1 minute lead on Meg's relay team but I knew that this wasn't much. As soon as I got on the course I knew that I didn't have my Motozo Mojo. It was difficult to hold 5 minute pace. I am accustomed to passing runners in a triathlon but not on this day. 5 guys passed me in the first 1k. Than Meg breezed by me in a flash. At the 2.5k turnaround Marat was lumbering, and on a good day I may have run him down. But it was not to be. I was cramping and gasping for air when I tried to accelerate. Maybe I needed more 10k hard tempo runs, coach? Man I do miss Namban! </p><p>I felt like pulling out. Did I mention that I was really suffering? At the 5k point all the supporters were there, so it was all I could do to muster enough energy to keep on running. Matt yelled, "c'mon Dave, pick it up, they're right in front of you!" But I couldn't go any faster. Soon after, I touched fingers with Meg as she passed by. She was literally a mile ahead of me now! My form was terrible, reduced to a shuffle with an occasional burst of normal running with 3k to go. I kept looking at my watch and told myself "just another 2k plus a little love..". I tried to sprint the last 300 meters through the finish line to make it look respectable. Even so, my 52 minute run has got to be one of my slowest ever in an Olympic distance race. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJLC5x5PURNreyqaFnHPrPO2Hwp8KhwJq7dP8YWcwacZQ0sufYM5JOljoPFe5zNLfMA-uQZg_swPp_gEBzrzxgbnTeoy63oCcdBv9Pz60nC7m1QW491sJKH2BIsMD8iPU8q18yh93_s3BfoC-cZCU_mdmJczdzZ1RkmHHvMigmTpNwOMxxCY/s829/kawazu%20finish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="829" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJLC5x5PURNreyqaFnHPrPO2Hwp8KhwJq7dP8YWcwacZQ0sufYM5JOljoPFe5zNLfMA-uQZg_swPp_gEBzrzxgbnTeoy63oCcdBv9Pz60nC7m1QW491sJKH2BIsMD8iPU8q18yh93_s3BfoC-cZCU_mdmJczdzZ1RkmHHvMigmTpNwOMxxCY/w409-h230/kawazu%20finish.jpg" width="409" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Kudos to TnTers Shoji, Marat, Mark V for their stellar performances. Marat had a fantastic bike, Mark a super fast run, and Shoji a great overall race. And congrats to Meg's team Toji (Alex, Dave D, Meg) for a 5th place relay finish. At 40 minutes for the 10k, Meg was the 2nd fastest female. At least one Rubenstein brought home the bacon!</p><p>Full results here:</p><p>https://kawazutriathlon.com/pdf/2022_result_03.pdf</p><p><br /></p><p>Post mortem;</p><p>For comparison, in 2016 I smashed the bike and run versus 2022. 37.1 KPH bike, 42 minute run. If I only had a time machine...</p><p><br /></p><p>2016 results here:</p><p>https://kawazutriathlon.com/list_result/#result</p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">2022 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年のトライアスロン</span><span lang="JA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">シーズンが終了しました。思ったほど盛況だったわけではありませんが、我が家の裏庭にあるレース会場が近かったので良かったです。下田の応援者が河津まできてくれて、「</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">MO-TO-ZO</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">!」の掛け声をたくさんしてくれたので、そのことは死ぬまで忘れないと思います。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">河津トライアスロン大会の意気込みは</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">黒船で参りました南蛮連合の小池知事とマラソンうまいマラトとホット元三です!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">そして、天皇陛下万歳!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">さて、まず水泳ですね。。。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">: </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">アレックスと私が河津港に降りるとすぐに、私たちは激動の一日になることを知りました。大きなブレーカーがビーチを叩き、いたるところに白いキャップがありました。バイクの準備とセッティングを終えてビーチスイムスタートに到着すると、すぐに</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">JTU</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のアナウンスが出迎えてくれました。不安定なコンディションのため、</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">500</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルの短縮水泳。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 500</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル泳ぎの水泳トレーニングのすべて!まあ、波がかなり大きかったので、それほどがっかりすることはありませんでした。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ローリングスタートの後、砕ける波に飛び込み、最初のブイにリズムをつかもうとしました。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 2 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つの防波堤の間を通過したときに外洋の波に見舞われたよりも、</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">50 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルはうまくいきました。私は頑張って通り抜け、最初のブイと折り返し地点にたどり着きました。そこはかなり多忙でしたが、それほど面倒なことはありませんでした。そのまま</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">250</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル、</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">10</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分ほどで浜辺に戻ってきました。悪くはないが、素晴らしいものではない</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">自転車</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">: </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私はビーチを駆け回り、私の家族を含むすべての下田の人々の声を聞き、見ることができました</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">.</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">いい感じです!これは、メグとタイが来た</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 5 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年ぶりのレースでした。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> T1</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">では、気温が</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">15</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">℃前後とまだ少し寒かったので、アームカバーを装着するのに</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">20</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒余分にかかりました</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">.T1</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">から狭い廊下を自転車を押し出すジョギングは奇妙でしたが、無傷で逃げました。最初の</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 20k </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">はかなり良い感じで、庄司とマラットをリールに強く押し込みました。しかし、風はかなり強く、通常は海岸から吹いていたため、上りは追い風、下りは向かい風でした。立ち止まっていると思うこともありました。フィニッシュライン近くの折り返し地点に大勢の下田の仲間が集まってくれて、たくさんの喜びと励ましをもらいました。そんな時は「元三!」詠唱が始まりました。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Let</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">‘s碁石!と言よう親父ギャグを言おうと思ったのに、周りがうるさすぎて言うチャンスなかったです。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">通り過ぎるたびに…</span><span lang="JA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でも風が強くて、何かがおかしいと感じました。元三は本当に年をとっていたのではないでしょうか?よし、風のせいと考えましょ……。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">前半は平均して時速約</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 35 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロでしたが、後半は時速約</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 33 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロに減速しました。トランジションを含まないバイクの合計タイムは</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 1:09:27</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、約</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 33.9 KPH </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でした。私の最後のレースは</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">6</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年前の河津での時速</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">37</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロだったので、それはちょっと残念でした</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">.</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伊良湖での最後のトライアスロンは</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 70km </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のバイクで平均時速</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 35km </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でした。それでは、コーチ、理解してください!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ラン</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">: T2 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で、素敵なメグは態勢を整え、コースを焦がす準備ができていました。彼女は激励とさらなる動機付けを叫びました。私はメグのリレーチームに</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 1 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分のリードを持っていましたが、これが大したことではないことはわかっていました。コースに出てすぐに、元三はやる気を持っていないことに気づきました。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 5</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分のペースをキープするのが難しかったです。私はトライアスロンでランナーを追い越すことに慣れていますが、この日はそうではありません。最初の</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">1km</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">5</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人が追い抜いた。メグが一瞬で私にそよぐより。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 2.5k </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のターンアラウンドで、マラートは腰を抜かしていました。しかし、そうではありませんでした。加速しようとしたとき、私はけいれんして息を切らしていました。たぶん、コーチ、もっと</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 10,000 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のハードテンポのランが必要だったのでは?南蛮が恋しい!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">引っ張り出したい気分でした。私は本当に苦しんでいたと言いましたか?</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 5km</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">地点ではサポーターの皆さんが揃っていたので、走り続けるためのエネルギーを溜め込むしかありませんでした。マットは叫んだ。しかし、私はそれ以上速く行くことができませんでした。その直後、通りすがりのメグと指を触れた。彼女は文字通り私より</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">1</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">マイル先にいました!私のフォームはひどいもので、シャッフルになり、残り</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">3k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で通常のランニングが時折バーストしました。私は自分の時計を見続け、「あと</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">2k</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">プラス</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">alpha..</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">」と自分に言い聞かせました。立派に見えるように、フィニッシュ</span><span lang="JA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ラインの最後の</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 300 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルを疾走しようとしました。それでも、私の</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 52 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分のランニングは、オリンピック</span><span lang="JA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ディスタンス</span><span lang="JA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">レースでこれまでで最も遅いものの</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 1 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つに違いありません。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">黒船できた南蛮の元三は大疲れて、イノシシを食べたくなったね。</span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😉</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">TnTers Shoji</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">小池知事、赤船できた</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Marat</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">君、</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mark V </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">も素晴らしいパフォーマンスに敬意を表します。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Marat </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は素晴らしいバイクを、</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mark </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は超高速で走り、</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Shoji </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は総合的に素晴らしいレースでした。そして、メグのチーム田牛</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">アレックス、デイブ</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> D</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、メグ</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">) </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のリレー</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 5 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位入賞おめでとう。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 10k </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 40 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分で、メグは</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 2 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">番目に速い女性でした。少なくとも</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> 1 </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人のルーベンステインが自慢できますね。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">完全な結果はこち</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ら</span>:<o:p></o:p></p><p>https://kawazutriathlon.com/pdf/2022_result_03.pdf</p>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-12351192404801970442022-09-06T23:49:00.014-07:002023-09-11T00:01:08.434-07:00Irago Triathlon: Chasing Gold<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vM1E_i4l_oRU1jHdxsuT_Qghfblk-mpVcuYJ5wXsRDjOJq1e17yIMIastMtUkVqrwsbDkCe5Jypw_p-HKrrZsVwXDlmnY_MBGLM_mVu6qESDxufpLCBvQbckUqOwzeN0Ourt2zT9A3czo2HTzvwdjcgFN-aMzwuLnkZ-ZX9cBxuG6mKLRuQ/s763/302811489_1499638090474342_1248337543460422501_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vM1E_i4l_oRU1jHdxsuT_Qghfblk-mpVcuYJ5wXsRDjOJq1e17yIMIastMtUkVqrwsbDkCe5Jypw_p-HKrrZsVwXDlmnY_MBGLM_mVu6qESDxufpLCBvQbckUqOwzeN0Ourt2zT9A3czo2HTzvwdjcgFN-aMzwuLnkZ-ZX9cBxuG6mKLRuQ/s320/302811489_1499638090474342_1248337543460422501_n.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Boom. What just happened? Overwhelmed with shock to get my first age group win in my second comeback race after a 5-year hiatus from the sport. This was duly unexpected given that I was nowhere near the podium at the last middle distance race in June in Suwako (age group 24th out of 164).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k2Iigx5XSDTwi7HYVu9joUiP1VJyetcY_eGGKIG5vUbO4-L_VzbCzKHunSOzdmk80EgbqIHxJY8YiHRSavXNQdOr7-G8kIagipFRttyVuxFI5oCMQ6pxuyCmLE9Bz94w50absotXVka8_Sm1aOnsRIw9W_L6ZbwgRTYpJFoeOfYqBq2DOrw/s1158/hotel%20pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1158" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k2Iigx5XSDTwi7HYVu9joUiP1VJyetcY_eGGKIG5vUbO4-L_VzbCzKHunSOzdmk80EgbqIHxJY8YiHRSavXNQdOr7-G8kIagipFRttyVuxFI5oCMQ6pxuyCmLE9Bz94w50absotXVka8_Sm1aOnsRIw9W_L6ZbwgRTYpJFoeOfYqBq2DOrw/s320/hotel%20pic.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">第36回トライアスロン伊良湖大会 </span></i><i><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;"> (日本語版は下にあります)</span><o:p></o:p></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Swim 44:57 (102 out of 521) 2.25K<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Bike 2:06:12 (66 out of 521) 70K<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Run 1:33:33 (53 out of 521) 18K<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Total 4:24:42 (55 out of 521) 90K<span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background: white;"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Total: (Age group 1st out of 63!)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p> <br /><br /></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IUBHNSun4fqaIBdlJbOQvFRlLHuM8h1lkLIm8xIYNzFBx8OZWZUWBkVUaIy61Ko99sypGBjFXlYTJpl2NcBYAIUy0sMkdkmfLFq_2215ctCstFCsGShQ23KzNS76C9uMx_W4q-h0GE8ype472WVqeHGR271EaboDLyU63JtocrccEJee67s/s1280/2%20winners.podium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IUBHNSun4fqaIBdlJbOQvFRlLHuM8h1lkLIm8xIYNzFBx8OZWZUWBkVUaIy61Ko99sypGBjFXlYTJpl2NcBYAIUy0sMkdkmfLFq_2215ctCstFCsGShQ23KzNS76C9uMx_W4q-h0GE8ype472WVqeHGR271EaboDLyU63JtocrccEJee67s/s320/2%20winners.podium.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">I wanna thank than all my supporters and friends in Shimoda, Tokyo, and around the world who encouraged me along the way. First and foremost, my wife Megumi for putting up with all my triathlon exploits this summer and holding down the fort over the weekend. My bike training partners in Shimoda Alex and Waka who have ridden with me tirelessly in the scorching summer weather.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLSYi0axpzCldVXwYnutr5-deavBcyqHahBZtTBlaF1VR_UwFvzIoCi2-Gx7_x8I6cPRRXUnV9w9JvsgDwqZgk6qyn-MmrcRuLTKXz44bgw7p5S8gALu0kBkTUkX2TDAl-IDo39WIDciff0B3tXWESE3zZkGnEfAq8ZOVpoaLhQryFpU-dD0/s828/jaishi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="828" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLSYi0axpzCldVXwYnutr5-deavBcyqHahBZtTBlaF1VR_UwFvzIoCi2-Gx7_x8I6cPRRXUnV9w9JvsgDwqZgk6qyn-MmrcRuLTKXz44bgw7p5S8gALu0kBkTUkX2TDAl-IDo39WIDciff0B3tXWESE3zZkGnEfAq8ZOVpoaLhQryFpU-dD0/s320/jaishi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Makita-san fixed my damaged racing wheel the day before the race. Taihen tasukarimashita, arigatou! Keren encouraged me to do the race in the spring so I owe him a beer <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">😉</span>. Yuuka, Duncan, Marat, Mika T, Gerry, Morioka-san, and Ken all came down to Shimoda to swim, bike, run, and BBQ this spring and summer. Kudos and thank you!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJP0jBLs2gzyrvAPzB0lHibG35W9ijimteOf22FqiBXz6eMvMT2fNkAtAddXRY5lSDb61MI31qhibtMqrMlkvWK3_YfUffX7tVH8e9DCZlvuB1k9pmfpIjRP7zozo-LBxCr22P2NCotCXvvRR_9qYocOxSnMnuPDIfZjRcV5YM8H42rC_7jM/s828/bbq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="828" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJP0jBLs2gzyrvAPzB0lHibG35W9ijimteOf22FqiBXz6eMvMT2fNkAtAddXRY5lSDb61MI31qhibtMqrMlkvWK3_YfUffX7tVH8e9DCZlvuB1k9pmfpIjRP7zozo-LBxCr22P2NCotCXvvRR_9qYocOxSnMnuPDIfZjRcV5YM8H42rC_7jM/s320/bbq.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Full results here</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.irago-triathlon.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022Irago_result_Atype0904.pdf">https://www.irago-triathlon.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022Irago_result_Atype0904.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL-IxAJSpeCR0HvhWH1Bbu4d_BwuPy03t-14-ubRasUr2_3P0heGLwp2-oBEogqaU3qnmfuNW-Y9ouaLyQPG_qu6QD--FTL-txzlu99fpxR9LVGlW23r8juMAfs3JJw07nsVwZbAapyKyXIXORDSVeibeIwHdzETmFWSbVEou7kVdYjanlzA/s2048/bike%20area.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL-IxAJSpeCR0HvhWH1Bbu4d_BwuPy03t-14-ubRasUr2_3P0heGLwp2-oBEogqaU3qnmfuNW-Y9ouaLyQPG_qu6QD--FTL-txzlu99fpxR9LVGlW23r8juMAfs3JJw07nsVwZbAapyKyXIXORDSVeibeIwHdzETmFWSbVEou7kVdYjanlzA/s2048/bike%20area.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynoGoQBPZm6NczEizbvGt-EwELF9H0bSUny8xeybVpiW-yQbuXFHvzZ55Q0-rvMZFHNJmScY1UrUHE7UtkSY3UrdHpG79h_ED4GYXX_EllhKAUVZJPeKcvghd2-jVEzawhdnaQws2aXUyOpQVqbEf7tslxQIzbJNVOmTVdfRr7jhHUTQ8pY8/s1280/hotel%20room%20view%20dawn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynoGoQBPZm6NczEizbvGt-EwELF9H0bSUny8xeybVpiW-yQbuXFHvzZ55Q0-rvMZFHNJmScY1UrUHE7UtkSY3UrdHpG79h_ED4GYXX_EllhKAUVZJPeKcvghd2-jVEzawhdnaQws2aXUyOpQVqbEf7tslxQIzbJNVOmTVdfRr7jhHUTQ8pY8/s320/hotel%20room%20view%20dawn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">Pre-race: I actually had never heard of Irago before the
race. I had been looking for a middle distance race that wasn’t in Sado or Hokkaido,
both of which were too far and already been done by your humble narrator. Thanks
to coach Keren’s recommendation, I signed up for Irago. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0mr8jEY_3F1MnmX5tCTRShSFn7zYDMbwbDyaBgW5ahaaT68M_m1l7mOFX-Q3Hl5_qGXUb-pbqHeL53pD3O7tyPB5hNVzbREPXvRtzgg1MM7G5shNQ2ZatGKaTGWm5OJnAUPCoL8e-QahexXmw5Iz_E9uOF-jsHHDD4filRTeniwHBsIsMlc/s1544/3%20muskateers.hotel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1544" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0mr8jEY_3F1MnmX5tCTRShSFn7zYDMbwbDyaBgW5ahaaT68M_m1l7mOFX-Q3Hl5_qGXUb-pbqHeL53pD3O7tyPB5hNVzbREPXvRtzgg1MM7G5shNQ2ZatGKaTGWm5OJnAUPCoL8e-QahexXmw5Iz_E9uOF-jsHHDD4filRTeniwHBsIsMlc/w200-h150/3%20muskateers.hotel.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Tim and Olivier also were
coerced into signing up for the A-type so it was the three musketeers for the
weekend festivities. Rookie Alex was in the B-type Olympic distance as well. Irago
is at the tip of the long and thin Atsumi peninsula in Aichi-ken between Nagoya
and Hamamatsu. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwJhg8GGZu0pbEES1-DmvMV0-LgzpYe3kuxKlbWmTJtNSvPnCdxYIfV217s_HhJjua7CZqn8k68Jgfg-vNPvAVkjTHQDxUH4usJBE59p-eiXkLrAVM1j9j-3d3LwzT0JKaPq1PPNQ1FzMq8NVQIo2Rw1RqVHuiToSE4TPwiGDuT4rcZnzSlA/s572/course_map1_2022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwJhg8GGZu0pbEES1-DmvMV0-LgzpYe3kuxKlbWmTJtNSvPnCdxYIfV217s_HhJjua7CZqn8k68Jgfg-vNPvAVkjTHQDxUH4usJBE59p-eiXkLrAVM1j9j-3d3LwzT0JKaPq1PPNQ1FzMq8NVQIo2Rw1RqVHuiToSE4TPwiGDuT4rcZnzSlA/s320/course_map1_2022.png" width="246" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The swim and bike are on the bay side of the peninsula while the
run is along the Pacific coast with breathtaking views. It felt a bit like a
ghost town with one of the two main hotels closed down and no convenience
stores in sight, but our hotel at the top of the hill was buzzing with
triathlon fever and featured panoramic views of both sides. The race
registration, hotel check-in, fireworks show on the bay, buffet dinner all went
relatively smooth. We were worried about the hot weather as the forecast showed
for clear skies and highs of 29 degrees C on race day. </p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEWcworDuT_ndz09LtaqKYvvWZcDc0B1cfYFVVwizHCZPpgz6qVMD_726VMVZXY2lOHGPEOss3_jbgj77zSVfxdiht8esqF-DBqWItA8KmJmQtiSIgeXETlcCMhBVgvpwqnl7WCKsUwrn-0hHiKi_x0uCIQk4QKLDZes6WRpuXXiumZzO8NY/s1280/hotel%20room%20view%20morning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEWcworDuT_ndz09LtaqKYvvWZcDc0B1cfYFVVwizHCZPpgz6qVMD_726VMVZXY2lOHGPEOss3_jbgj77zSVfxdiht8esqF-DBqWItA8KmJmQtiSIgeXETlcCMhBVgvpwqnl7WCKsUwrn-0hHiKi_x0uCIQk4QKLDZes6WRpuXXiumZzO8NY/w300-h400/hotel%20room%20view%20morning.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Swim: It was a rolling start with 20 people going every 10
seconds. Despite all my so-called preparation, I was pitifully unprepared. First
I forgot to put in my ear plugs or start my watch properly before the start so
wasted valuable seconds fiddling with them in the water. Tim and I also made
the mistake of self-seeding ourselves behind the fast swimmers instead of
lining up in the front. Olivier was smarter and went ahead to the front of the
line. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOIuwaPJjsreeHz58JccbT7BHBTRJuC0b2npxG2D1q1Rj4CLAs42QG4EwLs2T4Az7iItGnZKSmMVvOMPkhy0mrIgjCPsaaNgfbn0ry6x66K9l_kQ6bVv82SsL-xnLUe3CfyYn2ScKxzkRnBGAraw3KxxAwBv2G5y7mawSVzBbqSxnvWyEklY/s504/305153437_5479922638720116_625230560013388444_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOIuwaPJjsreeHz58JccbT7BHBTRJuC0b2npxG2D1q1Rj4CLAs42QG4EwLs2T4Az7iItGnZKSmMVvOMPkhy0mrIgjCPsaaNgfbn0ry6x66K9l_kQ6bVv82SsL-xnLUe3CfyYn2ScKxzkRnBGAraw3KxxAwBv2G5y7mawSVzBbqSxnvWyEklY/s320/305153437_5479922638720116_625230560013388444_n.jpg" width="271" /></a></div>So it was a bit chaotic those first 200 meters. I settled in and tried to
keep it smooth and easy, resisting the temptation to go harder. The course is an
obtuse triangle shape of 750 meters times 3 laps. I figured I would swim just
under 2 minute pace, so 14-15 minutes per lap. I averaged 14:59 so a bit slower
than planned. I also forgot to get new googles for the swim and so it was very
hard to sight the buoys. <o:p></o:p><p></p></div><br /><div>Bike: T1 was an interesting transition to say the least. There is a steep grassy hill that you must climb wheel your bike up to get out of T1, and so I was pushing my bike with bike shoes on up the hill trying not to get too much mud in the clips. Once I had stamped out the mud though, the bike course was nice and flat, 14k x 5 loops. </div><o:p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoJuyZcOVt0qMXgH2ZRUFmsjH4Q8lP5cZIrVl92eoXbbGG9wtghVdWspgUO9f2xtZLmWeEm7uQ-yLOvjOyg1sHfUoM-jOiib0vmtR6oPvhJqet-OXOn4dOMKsGjlaofTHgrRPFTZRFBopr4rWE1FEfLq1XF57wyRX0IjZcmuUQNP3h6KJaT8/s755/302626638_656118642261550_2620158723792498819_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoJuyZcOVt0qMXgH2ZRUFmsjH4Q8lP5cZIrVl92eoXbbGG9wtghVdWspgUO9f2xtZLmWeEm7uQ-yLOvjOyg1sHfUoM-jOiib0vmtR6oPvhJqet-OXOn4dOMKsGjlaofTHgrRPFTZRFBopr4rWE1FEfLq1XF57wyRX0IjZcmuUQNP3h6KJaT8/s320/302626638_656118642261550_2620158723792498819_n%20(1).jpg" width="218" /></a></div></o:p><div><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div><o:p>There are two 180 degree turns so you can see your friends on the course many times. Plus four 90 degree turns which deems it a technical course. Other than those 6 turns, I was able to get down into aero position for most the loop and put the hammer down. I averaged 34.5 kph with 204 watts of average power. After getting passed by a few gunners at the start, I steadily passed riders for the next 1.5 hours. I was pleased to finish under 2 hours at 1:56 (official time of 2:06:12 includes 2 transitions). </o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2yKv42I_g0OsdjXUr2cEdyBGGqYhMJHi-B5ySs9f55lwPhW5HXgV8gGzEzjzlSx3OEMGMSKcXMe0tPEmZPSiPPhTtWIR4qLb4bjEQYDCYVyzibRkvCVR4Ra5f0bAlAu6Eo4Zx0gArq-Jm-fUFOAshX84DC5EOZET9o-Ma2-MnG8rjCsQMjM/s763/302811489_1499638090474342_1248337543460422501_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2yKv42I_g0OsdjXUr2cEdyBGGqYhMJHi-B5ySs9f55lwPhW5HXgV8gGzEzjzlSx3OEMGMSKcXMe0tPEmZPSiPPhTtWIR4qLb4bjEQYDCYVyzibRkvCVR4Ra5f0bAlAu6Eo4Zx0gArq-Jm-fUFOAshX84DC5EOZET9o-Ma2-MnG8rjCsQMjM/s320/302811489_1499638090474342_1248337543460422501_n.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There
were scattered showers during the bike which I didn’t mind at all. After 3 laps
I felt pretty good, after 4 laps, I was getting a bit sore in the neck from the
constant aero position. My butt and back ached after 50k as well, and by the 5<sup>th</sup>
lap I was very happy to dismount Hillary Swank and get into the muddy transition.
Unfortunately, the sun came out just as I was dismounting the bike. Damn, why didn’t
it rain for the run?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4OIyAK82HRYiZf7eSJ58jkuQ_y5xUrTZWfQwUv_kT0PctI3Dv01wCnv2XP7XuPTnyZexiY7Qyc8DgLCNfpwUCvodZMVV65vSpiUYTbZnsezRCtCBMUmVK-pZ7WwXSqsOibhVyct0LEcpPTtNv4C3xRoOK7Ki9mN2zSgu7cqEhpXqIOfO9WQ/s741/304144218_392157663088635_3375805554667505578_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4OIyAK82HRYiZf7eSJ58jkuQ_y5xUrTZWfQwUv_kT0PctI3Dv01wCnv2XP7XuPTnyZexiY7Qyc8DgLCNfpwUCvodZMVV65vSpiUYTbZnsezRCtCBMUmVK-pZ7WwXSqsOibhVyct0LEcpPTtNv4C3xRoOK7Ki9mN2zSgu7cqEhpXqIOfO9WQ/s320/304144218_392157663088635_3375805554667505578_n.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal">Run: After the rain, my socks in transition were completely
soaked, so had to use the VaporFlys without socks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmgdFa0dQraEEXJOau3Ln5rGg5fYqZ40jM3wLdvQSqwWSFVc5CcEeQqsH9Jn2nCYuCsu5Nl3VgtgUnAphxigG592y_HZuZm32_yjfvcGnQf7mc5F0MF7Yh1wbZPRBGGJMnqiX6yCS-CYdrQp2KDsn3_VbqDBx4epU8QA7w3Wutd1C9CF8Qs4/s828/vapors.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="828" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmgdFa0dQraEEXJOau3Ln5rGg5fYqZ40jM3wLdvQSqwWSFVc5CcEeQqsH9Jn2nCYuCsu5Nl3VgtgUnAphxigG592y_HZuZm32_yjfvcGnQf7mc5F0MF7Yh1wbZPRBGGJMnqiX6yCS-CYdrQp2KDsn3_VbqDBx4epU8QA7w3Wutd1C9CF8Qs4/w200-h144/vapors.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal">To my shock and delight,
there were no other bikes in my area of T2, so I assumed that I was in first
place at T2. My race to lose! This gave me extra motivation to get out of their
quickly, unlike Suwako Triathlon where I took my time in T2. Only one problem
is I had to pee for the past hour. I pulled into the first aid station at 2k
and actually watched the road through the toilet mirror as I was peeing. I didn’t
see anyone pass that looked my age but you never can be sure and dammit that
was a long pee. Too long. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFF3t22w5zcMXZeIJMd9deJL52cxaeS964ppcYChevErOTy9ld24hVFW_AssO_EY3kBsxZNHU6r2O3akyWModrBO30ieaaXOnEattX_ItE3S5E007BUCk37NZTdsl4HXT1IxACKbDRtPs3lVFv2HbKgGq081yHHw6wNnT2VseYTA_Gdb70HU/s526/305484068_642360987177904_7701637760053322394_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFF3t22w5zcMXZeIJMd9deJL52cxaeS964ppcYChevErOTy9ld24hVFW_AssO_EY3kBsxZNHU6r2O3akyWModrBO30ieaaXOnEattX_ItE3S5E007BUCk37NZTdsl4HXT1IxACKbDRtPs3lVFv2HbKgGq081yHHw6wNnT2VseYTA_Gdb70HU/s320/305484068_642360987177904_7701637760053322394_n.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Back on the course feeling refreshed, I continued to
watch the field like a hawk as I climbed and descended the hills. I felt better
after the 2 hill climbs at 2k and 4k points and started passing people. After
the hills, you descend to the beach and then its flat as a pancake for 8k up
and down the Pacific coast.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYLiwftkKBLfoF1LX6qK3hz05qJ2DoT9dAyURxLnEysRl8KNCja8r86fZf3KPNXUeZNO0IEAmw8CeE3Ej6cA9tB3paEuXbrd2YrpxKdhpvD937HkbaUaeOFI4tEGYYt3FkFaSmHpKPsiSpCwReOfg1HlMkNYp5s2Xzk750S3uf2iZpP24Vrg/s320/hotel%20room%20view%20day.jpg" width="320" /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Occasionally someone would pass me but I was making
headway again. It was good to see Tim and Olivier on the course and we exchanged
high fives. After the 2<sup>nd</sup> turnaround point a guy who looked my age
passed me. I hustled up to him and spied his number. 366! Probably my age
group, damn! I asked him which lap he was on. Same as me, damn! I asked him his
age. 57, damn, indeed, my age group! Despite the imminent rivalry, we chatted
and ran together for a few minutes. Turns out he got 3<sup>rd</sup> place in
this race in 2018. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYHMhjGB4YAOusvBCoTa8K-HHSOmIEyGdcy4EnRsItd3MFSqajksUzN6sNyOWOHaXHKo6pbIh9WI9_ROlngAiyTIlPTKTVMSfE6PbwpeJiN0y1n7io2T6JJLGvqlc9INh_jRficBIhz2oNsd2O6pjXtGXKt_nM7coMY5Y2wIBWTg2sZlB49o/s1031/305291938_396259126023003_3613200346720813294_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYHMhjGB4YAOusvBCoTa8K-HHSOmIEyGdcy4EnRsItd3MFSqajksUzN6sNyOWOHaXHKo6pbIh9WI9_ROlngAiyTIlPTKTVMSfE6PbwpeJiN0y1n7io2T6JJLGvqlc9INh_jRficBIhz2oNsd2O6pjXtGXKt_nM7coMY5Y2wIBWTg2sZlB49o/s320/305291938_396259126023003_3613200346720813294_n.jpg" width="254" /></a></div>He dropped me after 3 minutes as my hopes faded. It was
getting uncomfortably hot, and I was dousing myself with big scoops of water
every aid station, so I decided to let him go and keep him in my sights for the
final climbs. He looked so strong when he went ahead that I thought first place
was unlikely. At 13k we climbed the steepest hill which made me want to stop
but I pressed on. I remembered Ultrarunner Pro Scott Jurek’s advice on hills,
increase cadence and just stay in the moment. It worked somehow! When I started
the descent, I could see that I was closing in on my rival. With 2k to go we
climbed the last hill and he was now 10 meters in front of me. At first I thought
I would stalk him and try to outkick him the final 1k, but than realized that
he may have started later than me on the swim, so the goal should be to just run
as fast as I possibly could run. So I took off with 1.5k to go, yelling a quick
“gambarou Matsuda-san” as I made the pass. I glanced back in 30 seconds but he didn’t
try to hang with me. The finish was so close that you could hear the
loudspeaker and I wanted to accelerate more but it was such a steep decline. The
race marshals were yelling at us to slow down as it was slippery. As soon as the course flattened out I went all
out for the final 300 meters. <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbq3r2oMXQOGiqm5xeigF4pRDCEsXZdOgc3I1NSCeK40zhRcB9ePUb-tvFiT5uJhR6u5gSyOC2T4zb1IvP7dZQ86ZJf8Hnu9TLOBQtLRuz2wLePYP7Kp53c2mQv9WzQYA6V1yqJwXgnwgZaaWVzUrhIJWy4KnXZlDFYqXmdlmroo9zPPsTe0/s1034/305290339_1260298424721807_3474888298409644619_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbq3r2oMXQOGiqm5xeigF4pRDCEsXZdOgc3I1NSCeK40zhRcB9ePUb-tvFiT5uJhR6u5gSyOC2T4zb1IvP7dZQ86ZJf8Hnu9TLOBQtLRuz2wLePYP7Kp53c2mQv9WzQYA6V1yqJwXgnwgZaaWVzUrhIJWy4KnXZlDFYqXmdlmroo9zPPsTe0/s320/305290339_1260298424721807_3474888298409644619_n.jpg" width="225" /></a></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p>Aftermath: I came in and waited for my new friend and rival
Matsuda-san. He was about 45 seconds behind. We had a nice chat while toasting
sports drinks. That’s what it’s all about. Celebrating the sport with new and
old friends….It was a strange feeling not knowing where you stand though, but I
was cautiously optimistic. I glanced around at the small group of finishers and
didn’t see anyone my age. It wasn’t until the car ride home when Tim read me the
results online.…#1 in my AG, I still can’t believe it! Kudos to Olivier and Tim
on their stellar performances…Olivier also got 1<sup>st</sup> place once again
in his AG and 10<sup>th</sup> overall. Tim had a great bike and was 4<sup>th</sup>
in his AG. To top it off, I was thrilled to see my cousin Mari-chan at the
finish line. She drove 2 hours from Nagoya to experience the race with her 3
kids and hubby so she should get some kind of award for that!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-5FGj5en_1cBjHgo07o-vj2toYVWX44RvkvEmSrXfzMv_U7FYnraUz3Ojz9Q4K-mKFOSvA2G6kFUwgk2G-RA0fX-HW0HqiGT3B4cHvSDl3IYrkSZy_-tqQLjdFsAs_FCX8QY8j1aN1WOmLudqSWVQo-9CJYCSSdpqaROzsU4F2yYImo-4RU/s1280/3%20winners.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-5FGj5en_1cBjHgo07o-vj2toYVWX44RvkvEmSrXfzMv_U7FYnraUz3Ojz9Q4K-mKFOSvA2G6kFUwgk2G-RA0fX-HW0HqiGT3B4cHvSDl3IYrkSZy_-tqQLjdFsAs_FCX8QY8j1aN1WOmLudqSWVQo-9CJYCSSdpqaROzsU4F2yYImo-4RU/s320/3%20winners.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">Lessons: I was better prepared for this one despite all the
little hiccups. My fueling was better. 2 water bottles and jells on the bike. I
should’ve done more hard swims in the pool in August. What I didn’t realize is
that my swim stamina tapered off in August as I stopped going to the pool
during Ty’s summer holiday. So all my swims were open water which makes it
harder to pace and do long sets. I also needed more intensity on the bike and
run, but it’s a bit tougher to do that in Shimoda without Namban Rengo and the
TIT group close by. Yes, I miss Tokyo sometimes!<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳</span>44:57<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="JA"> </span> <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(</span>521<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人のうち</span>102<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)</span>2.25K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">バイク</span>2:06:12<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(</span>521<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のうち</span>66<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)</span>70K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ラン</span>1:33:33<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> (</span>521<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のうち</span>53<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)</span>18K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">合計</span>4:24:42 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(</span>521<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のうち</span>55<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)</span>90K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">合計</span> (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年齢グループ</span>63<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人中</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位!)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueJiLzP8s2Y-TLKJbL5bRjgAqP9Gq7yFvx8NagXwg3TNcgrcD7x5jUtT1RqpisMcxLzk3IzEWCb4AeV5dl7irhATyjLKUTWuq1R8peuSUC8xBhrDV2ZSjFai1wXtnV-E9tY20ONkih8m1EjX421ISffDm839ifN8rVG8l9j9WpFmj44X-uuE/s828/ai%20ai.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="828" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueJiLzP8s2Y-TLKJbL5bRjgAqP9Gq7yFvx8NagXwg3TNcgrcD7x5jUtT1RqpisMcxLzk3IzEWCb4AeV5dl7irhATyjLKUTWuq1R8peuSUC8xBhrDV2ZSjFai1wXtnV-E9tY20ONkih8m1EjX421ISffDm839ifN8rVG8l9j9WpFmj44X-uuE/s320/ai%20ai.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><o:p> </o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ブーム。今何があったの?</span>
5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年間トライアスロン大会に出ていなかったが、今年2回目の大会で初のエイジグループ優勝ということで本当に驚きました。</span>
6<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月に諏訪湖で開催された最後の中距離レースで、私が表彰台に遠く及ばなかったことを考えると、これはまったくの予想外でした(諏訪湖は年齢層は</span>164<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人中</span>24<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)。下田、東京、そして世界中で私を応援してくれたすべてのサポーターと友人に感謝したいと思います。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">何よりもまず、この夏のトライアスロン合宿や長距離バイクなどすべて我慢し、週末に家と子供の面倒を見てくれた妻のめぐみ、真夏の猛暑日に休むことなく一緒に自転車に乗ってくれた下田アレックスとワカさんのバイクトレーニングパートナー、</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KkTdf30i9Q1YUDIBfTIZR9BRdzNKduyOe5xo3iBDpc-Ymd9bjp2y1qj0ZwTkv_Z-NNheD9tTmymNv7EPsVE0wdnmPNnl7BJESs18UtY8y1hbems4hqGXMQehFE1A5RBJkUSxhovHkG-fx_6FjRahThkpVlUQV8Vy6d6RzTe1GharIjkGTjk/s828/jaishi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="828" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KkTdf30i9Q1YUDIBfTIZR9BRdzNKduyOe5xo3iBDpc-Ymd9bjp2y1qj0ZwTkv_Z-NNheD9tTmymNv7EPsVE0wdnmPNnl7BJESs18UtY8y1hbems4hqGXMQehFE1A5RBJkUSxhovHkG-fx_6FjRahThkpVlUQV8Vy6d6RzTe1GharIjkGTjk/s320/jaishi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">下田のまきたさんはレースの前日に私の損傷したレーシング</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ホイールを直してくれました。ありがとう!ケレンは私に春にレースに出るように勧めてくれました。</span> </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlSKM1NUJK0BysocAp2XNBn5gk50T3zUaM6DWvbMKu4wZjYa2irw4ZsANkns6F1SGOp1WdFacGvJRkKvGvwS8yzDXuDADCaECmvqVVa513ohO8yLMDCIHXtTv1d2rgow-aa01VbeTMkJMsoaVlQsRK5B3BGU9n4-Uv8aWpTBdmT68pQYddIE/s828/mellow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="828" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlSKM1NUJK0BysocAp2XNBn5gk50T3zUaM6DWvbMKu4wZjYa2irw4ZsANkns6F1SGOp1WdFacGvJRkKvGvwS8yzDXuDADCaECmvqVVa513ohO8yLMDCIHXtTv1d2rgow-aa01VbeTMkJMsoaVlQsRK5B3BGU9n4-Uv8aWpTBdmT68pQYddIE/s320/mellow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Yuuka<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">、</span>Duncan<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">、</span>Marat<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">、</span>Mika T<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">、</span>Gerry <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">は、この春と夏、下田に来て、泳いだり、自転車に乗ったり、走ったり、バーベキューをしたりしました。感謝します!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">全結果はこちら</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">https://www.irago-triathlon.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022Irago_result_Atype0904.pdf<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">レース前:実はレース前に伊良湖のことを聞いたことがありませんでした。佐渡でも北海道でもない中距離レースを探していましたが、どちらも遠すぎて、僕はすでに参加したことがありました。ケレンコーチの勧めで、すぐ伊良湖にエントリーしました。ティムとオリヴィエもエントリーを強要されたので、週末のトライアスロン大会と花火大会などの三銃士でした。伊良湖は名古屋と浜松の間にある愛知県の細長い渥美半島の先端にあります。スイムとバイクは半島の湾側にあり、ランは息をのむような景色を望む太平洋岸に沿っています。</span>
2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つの主要なホテルのうちの</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つが閉鎖され、コンビニエンスストアなど何もないゴーストタウンのように感じましたが、丘の上にある私たちのホテルはトライアスロン熱で賑わい、両側のパノラマビューが特徴でした</span>.<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> レース受付、ホテルのチェックイン、湾での花火大会、食べ放題ビュッフェーはすべて比較的スムーズに進みました。レース当日は晴れ、最高気温は</span>29<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度との予報だったので、暑さが心配でした。</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva4OyoSPYSWAkVwKK2flWOb2UZbGEfmogP8TmJqK5bTM7IOk2ifOXaN-wEsLv6NwJmqtBcmo6l4g8wBjzpcRZmWwINZurkQ-qkC9K5Mv0_e1sEGgIwbEfll0f6HisFKxeLuAhExsZ_uBEqpTzCKaUDlRR_9RBfzJPNbMvpBJL3zTVz1D-6Ro/s828/swim%20training.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="828" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva4OyoSPYSWAkVwKK2flWOb2UZbGEfmogP8TmJqK5bTM7IOk2ifOXaN-wEsLv6NwJmqtBcmo6l4g8wBjzpcRZmWwINZurkQ-qkC9K5Mv0_e1sEGgIwbEfll0f6HisFKxeLuAhExsZ_uBEqpTzCKaUDlRR_9RBfzJPNbMvpBJL3zTVz1D-6Ro/s320/swim%20training.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳</span>:
10 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒ごとに</span> 20 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人が泳ぐローリング</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">スタートでした。いわゆる準備は万全だったにもかかわらず、私は哀れなほど準備ができていませんでした。最初に、耳栓をするのを忘れたり、開始前に時計を適切に開始したりするのを忘れたため、水中でそれらをいじって貴重な秒を無駄にしました</span>.<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ティムと私はまた、泳ぎの速い選手の前に並ぶのではなく、自分たちの後ろにセルフシードするという過ちを犯しました。オリヴィエは頭が良く、最前線に出ました。そのため、最初の</span>
200 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルはかなり混んでいました。私は落ち着いて、ペースアップせずにリラックスしながら泳ぎ、ペースをあげたいという誘惑に抵抗しました</span>.<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">コースは</span>750<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル×</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">周の鈍角三角形。</span>
2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分のペースで泳げると思っていたので、</span>1
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">周あたり</span> 14 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">~</span> 15 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分です。平均</span>
14:59 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">だったので、予定より少し遅くなりました。また、泳ぐために新しいゴーグルを買うのを忘れていたので、ブイを見るのは非常に困難でした</span>.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bike: T1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は控えめに言っても興味深い移行でした。</span>
T1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">から出るには、自転車を押しながら登らなければならない急な草が茂った丘があるので、クリップに泥が入りすぎないように、自転車用の靴を履いて自転車を押して丘を登っていました。泥をぬぐってみると、自転車のコースは</span>
14k x 5 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ループの素晴らしく平坦なコースでした。</span>
180<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度ターンが</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回あるので、コース上で友達と何度も会えます。さらに、テクニカル</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">コースと見なされる</span>
4 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つの</span> 90 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度ターン。それらの</span>
6 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ターンを除いて、ほとんどのループでエアロ</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ポジションに降りて、ペースアップできました。</span>
204 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ワットの平均パワーで平均時速</span>
34.5 km <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でした。スタートで何人かのめちゃ早い自転車者に追い抜かれた後、次の</span>1.5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間は着実にライダーを追い抜きました。</span>
1:56 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で</span> 2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間以内に終了できたことをうれしく思います</span>
(2:06:12 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の公式時間には</span>
2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つのトランジションが含まれます</span>)<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">。バイク中に雨が降っていましたが、まったく気にしませんでした。</span>
3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">周目からはかなり調子が良くなり、</span>4<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">周目からは一定のエアロポジションで首が少し痛くなってきました。お尻と背中も</span>
50km <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を過ぎると痛み、</span>5
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">周目までにヒラリー・スワンクを降りて泥だらけのトランジションに入ることができてとても幸せでした。残念ながら、自転車を降りているとちょうど太陽が出てきました。くそー、なぜランニングのために雨が降らなかったのですか?</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1ygOTs9qn4AivhEa9Izs00y2CHqJp_VqxPrvrBEZszfCYsZvnAlgi3NtySD5yvQ55Cb292slzr8mo_7oJACefD8V_zazqSXQ7E8NVQzDf96eEsPr_5ukc8VETk8QKReRB_jSnde0tV-ojluzC9fJud4w7zYsUoW8FXHntO9PqNKKQR9L_9A/s692/302533685_620658319596503_1611806720564844287_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="439" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1ygOTs9qn4AivhEa9Izs00y2CHqJp_VqxPrvrBEZszfCYsZvnAlgi3NtySD5yvQ55Cb292slzr8mo_7oJACefD8V_zazqSXQ7E8NVQzDf96eEsPr_5ukc8VETk8QKReRB_jSnde0tV-ojluzC9fJud4w7zYsUoW8FXHntO9PqNKKQR9L_9A/s320/302533685_620658319596503_1611806720564844287_n.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Run: <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">雨が降った後、トランジション中の私の靴下は完全にびしょ濡れだったので、靴下を履かずにヴェイパーフライを使用しなければなりませんでした。驚いたことに、諏訪湖トライアスロンの</span>T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">とは違い、私のエリアには他にバイクがなかったので、</span>T2
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で</span> 1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位だと思っていました。私は優勝チャンスかな?!そのためすぐに抜け出すことができました。唯一の問題は、バイク中</span>
1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間トイレへ行くことを我慢しなければならなかったことです。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は</span>2k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でエイドステーションに止め、実際におしっこをしながらトイレの鏡を通して道路を見ました</span>.<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私と同年齢の人が通り過ぎるのを見ませんでしたが、それが長いおしっこだったと確信することはできません。長すぎる。爽快な気分でコースに戻り、丘を登り下りしながらフィールドを鷹のように眺め続けた。</span>
2k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ポイントと</span>4k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ポイントでの</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回のヒルクライムの後、気分が良くなり、人々を追い越し始めました。丘を越えた後、ビーチに下り、太平洋岸を</span>
8 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロにわたってパンケーキのように平らに見えました。時々誰かが私を追い越しましたが、私は再び追い越しました。コースでティムとオリヴィエに会えて、ハイタッチを交わすことができてよかったです。</span>
2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つめの折り返し地点を過ぎると、同年代に見える男性が私の前を通り過ぎました。私は急いで彼に近づき、彼の番号を確認しました。</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvcG5KK6yoo4Fktz7DggiJ7aHogAgq8rqrjTdbaXuxIzQP9WjsWI7d9B0N4Y4RJEfwv-wFmBrCdBxmGOLs7ehi_LEVuLQwz3I-YnkDfiqHujry5NL6E-VXXjnH_9XWhX6OEE4bA8x8_brIVS-Y7L1lQAhleOvaXKMbSnqXPPpKehV7gw9z_Q/s744/287043703_626011302237454_5578004232208260098_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvcG5KK6yoo4Fktz7DggiJ7aHogAgq8rqrjTdbaXuxIzQP9WjsWI7d9B0N4Y4RJEfwv-wFmBrCdBxmGOLs7ehi_LEVuLQwz3I-YnkDfiqHujry5NL6E-VXXjnH_9XWhX6OEE4bA8x8_brIVS-Y7L1lQAhleOvaXKMbSnqXPPpKehV7gw9z_Q/s320/287043703_626011302237454_5578004232208260098_n%20(1).jpg" width="210" /></a></span></div>
366<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">!おそらく私の年齢層です、いまいましい!私は彼にどのラップに乗っているか尋ねました。私と同じだ、くそー!私は彼に年齢を尋ねた。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「</span>57 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">さい」くそー、確かに、私の年齢グループ</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">!差し迫ったライバル関係にもかかわらず、私たちは数分間おしゃべりをしたり、一緒に走ったりしました。彼は</span>
2018 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年のこのレースで</span>
3 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位になったことが判明しました。私の希望が薄れたため、彼は</span>
3 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分後に私を落としました。不快なほど暑くなり、エイドステーションごとに大量の水を浴びたので、彼と離れ、最後の登りのために彼を視野に入れておくことにしました</span>.<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">彼が先に行ったとき、彼はとても強そうに見えたので、私は</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位になる可能性は低いと思いました</span>.
13k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で最も急な坂を登ったので、歩きたくなったが、走り続けました。マラソンプロ選手のスコット・ジュレックの坂道でのアドバイスを思い出した。ケーダンスが早くなりながら集中力を維持します。なんとなく効きました!降下を開始すると、ライバルに迫っているのが見えました。残り</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロで最後の坂を登ったところ、彼は</span>10<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル前にいました。最初は彼に忍び寄り、最後の</span>
1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロで彼を追い抜こうと思ったのですが、彼は私より遅く泳ぎ始めた可能性があることに気づきました。</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">残り</span>1.5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">キロで「がんばろう松田さん」と言いながら離陸。私は</span>
30 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">秒後にちらりと振り返りましたが、彼は私を追いかけなかったようでした。スピーカーの音が聞こえるほどフィニッシュに近づいていたので、もっと加速したかったのですが、急な下り坂でした。レースマーシャルは、滑りやすいので減速するように私たちに叫んでいました。コースが平坦になるとすぐに、最後の</span>300<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho", serif;">メートルに向けて全力を尽くしました。</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">余波</span>:
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">新しい友人でありライバルでもある松田さんを待っていました。彼は約</span>45<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒遅れていました。スポーツドリンクで乾杯しながら楽しくおしゃべり。それはトライアスロンの楽しいことです。新旧の友達と一緒にスポーツを祝う…。そして、自分が何位かどうかかわからない不思議な気持ちでしたが、私は慎重に楽観的でした</span>.<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私はフィニッシャーの小さなグループを見回しましたが、私の年齢の人は誰もいませんでした</span>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIOFoCR9b5pZjUemMvdiambwluK3J3CSD7Py2QOWzpHvvDW07iQZ7skDX6EUoys_xAFIWGs4FypW0Yv0BvsMgE_M9jd-oVQee119yffO-4PGx2a1LtEcCVV5mWfKUYhrzTVMXphK3ijDvrqrkkyL2VrRJCqt0VQSFkCZ679y2MvesLfKTh3Q/s1280/hotel%20room%20view%20day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIOFoCR9b5pZjUemMvdiambwluK3J3CSD7Py2QOWzpHvvDW07iQZ7skDX6EUoys_xAFIWGs4FypW0Yv0BvsMgE_M9jd-oVQee119yffO-4PGx2a1LtEcCVV5mWfKUYhrzTVMXphK3ijDvrqrkkyL2VrRJCqt0VQSFkCZ679y2MvesLfKTh3Q/s320/hotel%20room%20view%20day.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">結果をオンラインで見たのは、車が家に帰るまでではありませんでした</span>.<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">…私の</span>AG<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位、私はまだそれを信じることができません</span>!
Olivier <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">と</span> Tim <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の輝かしいパフォーマンスに敬意を表します。</span>Olivier
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は</span> AG <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で再び</span> 1 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位になり、総合でも</span>
10 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位になりました。</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ティムは素晴らしいバイクをして、</span>AG
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で</span> 4 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位でした。従妹のまりちゃんがフィニッシュラインにいるのを見て、わくわくしました。</span><span lang="JA"> </span>Mari<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ちゃんは名古屋から</span>
2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間運転して</span> 3
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人の子供と夫と一緒にレースを体験したので、何らかの賞を獲得する必要があります。まりちゃんありがとう!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxqiKuDccxb1gELcNkqpHCWCNXR1IvQFyiNMnSrgdXKUcODsoXxY6nEdXazt2VycrVIMeMR5k2asHxv2RN333vtoME1QQmhSa0GcooqO1zk9gvYLqCwwaZOCsVcU431IQzPJLp0GC7L2pBxi8DFWMmJ_a-JX8SHVOY6mO7mk1HwG4EW_i3U0/s1280/4%20winners.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxqiKuDccxb1gELcNkqpHCWCNXR1IvQFyiNMnSrgdXKUcODsoXxY6nEdXazt2VycrVIMeMR5k2asHxv2RN333vtoME1QQmhSa0GcooqO1zk9gvYLqCwwaZOCsVcU431IQzPJLp0GC7L2pBxi8DFWMmJ_a-JX8SHVOY6mO7mk1HwG4EW_i3U0/s320/4%20winners.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">教訓</span>:
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">多少の問題はありましたが、私はこれに対してより良い準備ができていました。私の燃料補給はより良くなりました。自転車に</span>
2 <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">本のウォーターボトルとゼリー。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF8sfOoyAGz5q9bE40Uuc-cDDETlayd-UQC22JzTZHFcES1rEXmU4CwqyyZZYE5V2TC1pEZpfg7Z8bwDm0bY7j2maiY7cajIh2zRGOq6U7LHMooy7XuPZXvrhuQSFdaoIhur2pXXEDvXKQWVVO_qgKvquIpt_6p0yvYisus2FgeE15cf3DZw/s1301/results.Irago.2022-09-14.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1301" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF8sfOoyAGz5q9bE40Uuc-cDDETlayd-UQC22JzTZHFcES1rEXmU4CwqyyZZYE5V2TC1pEZpfg7Z8bwDm0bY7j2maiY7cajIh2zRGOq6U7LHMooy7XuPZXvrhuQSFdaoIhur2pXXEDvXKQWVVO_qgKvquIpt_6p0yvYisus2FgeE15cf3DZw/w398-h169/results.Irago.2022-09-14.png" width="398" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">8<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月にプールでもっとハードに泳ぐべきだった。私が気付いていなかったのは、</span>Ty
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">君の夏休み中にプールに行くのをやめたため、</span>8
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月に私の泳ぎのスタミナが徐々に減っていたことです。だから私の泳ぎはすべてオープンウォーターだったので、ペースを上げて長いセットをするのが難しくなりました</span>.<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">バイクとランの強度も必要でしたが、南蛮連合と</span>TIT<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">グループが近くにいない下田でそれを行うのは少し難しいです。ときどき東京へ行きたいですね。</span><o:p></o:p></p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaBHGdXWZa_cvDOL23d5gvzmqy-O60PNaa6-8SAabPQrgmcj-ktnuee8iL550-Us7jqmnWUruixjyHRYRoE_HQPwkU9wxyrLTXd5twF7GmKJLjkxtCtMKc700rpDguCrwQwFN1G-3RDz3AiZ4Q0z0b4dcIdH6P-HER3arcOusaF_9-5N-VHQ/s1280/yona.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaBHGdXWZa_cvDOL23d5gvzmqy-O60PNaa6-8SAabPQrgmcj-ktnuee8iL550-Us7jqmnWUruixjyHRYRoE_HQPwkU9wxyrLTXd5twF7GmKJLjkxtCtMKc700rpDguCrwQwFN1G-3RDz3AiZ4Q0z0b4dcIdH6P-HER3arcOusaF_9-5N-VHQ/s320/yona.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-88604759496064843632022-06-27T23:42:00.007-07:002022-09-06T23:11:56.196-07:00Suwako 8 Peaks Middle Triathlon, The Waiting is the Hardest Part 美しい八ヶ岳の椅子に諏訪った。 <p> <i>Suwako, The Waiting is the
Hardest Part</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">美しい八ヶ岳の椅子に諏訪った。 (日本語版は下にあります)</span></i> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV7WhGjQd3iU4wMkbBPaNprZkzjKRJztJfqgm2yBJtM-XP3KPWXdd1XgRHLD3mkbADkg_Nm6u5hLtOywEzWH4MPyOe5F7hKbZ5EPPwA3VNHaGzB-Z5Pdl2rnzuO5kQy5vzztd-Ad1N-L7It4CIwQYvEkxRTY3aLWrFlCdBG-GgZmSM8ToRKA/s950/spot-yatsugatake-key.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="950" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV7WhGjQd3iU4wMkbBPaNprZkzjKRJztJfqgm2yBJtM-XP3KPWXdd1XgRHLD3mkbADkg_Nm6u5hLtOywEzWH4MPyOe5F7hKbZ5EPPwA3VNHaGzB-Z5Pdl2rnzuO5kQy5vzztd-Ad1N-L7It4CIwQYvEkxRTY3aLWrFlCdBG-GgZmSM8ToRKA/w386-h217/spot-yatsugatake-key.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Swim 37:13 (121 out of 654)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bike 2:44:49 (162 out of 654)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>78K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Run 1:52:08 (128 out of 654)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Total 5:14:10 (118 out of 654) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>100K the hard way! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Total: (Age group 24 out of 164) 15th percentile</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Overall, I was happy with the swim and run, disappointed
with my lack of hydration on the bike. But that’s the way triathlon goes, so
many things to prepare for. It was my first official triathlon in 5 years, plus
first tri during COVID times, so there were extra hassles such as PCR test on
top of the normal preparation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Full results here, my name is <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">留出微(</span>Ru Debi<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">)</span>on the results page.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://suwako8peaks.jp/pdf/S8T2022_result.pdf">https://suwako8peaks.jp/pdf/S8T2022_result.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pre-race: This was the first edition of Suwako as last
year’s had been cancelled due to that pesky virus de corona. It was great to
meet and greet the elite TITers Mark Shrosbree and up and coming star Vincent,
along with newcomer Benoit. The forecast had a 60% chance of rain 3 days before
the race but on race day it was already scorching hot at 8 am with not a cloud
to be seen. I was happy to be back to the gorgeous mountains of Yatsugatake,
but pondered a daunting run in the heat after a challenging hill climb on the
bike. For me, my comeback after a 5-year sabbatical from triathlon racing had
been short circuited 4 weeks prior at Oshima (flat tire), so the anticipation
was killing me. It was also nice to be back to what felt like a real race. With
654 starters, lots of bike porn at the start, and with MC Whit’s booming voice,
it felt like an Ironman event.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Swim: The swim was the best part of the race in hindsight. It
was awesome to see my long-time friend Nigel at the swim start. And the lake
water was so cool and refreshing, albeit murky. I could not see two feet in
front of face underwater. It is a very simple course. Out and back so 500
meters x 4 with a narrow line between the finish and 500-meter turnaround
point. The timing of the course was flawed though. It seemed their main goal
was to get the all the swimmers out of the water as quickly as possible, so the
fast swimmers started last! Mark, Vincent, and I were in the “fastest” group
(excluding 4 elite swimmers), so we had 2 slower groups to contend with in
front of us. The rolling start helped to clear up congestion at the start, but
in the second kilometer there were so many swimmers doing breast stroke, doggy
paddle, and hanging on to the buoys. It was a lot of chaos to swim around but I
started to perfect the art of shooting the gap between zigzagging swimmers. After
the first 1k I came in at 18 minutes which suited me fine. I took it easy
throughout the swim, saving as much energy as I could. I got into a nice groove
the last 500 meters. I was happy with 37 minutes with little energy expended,
though I do need to work on sighting as it was essential in that murky water. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5XFlwyWAweND-CIxkbyErnuR-ChVNGtxY7hbyaBJp27rxhV5K1DttZNhyzlDfJ6fLxhyrMdeFyTca1uRSIKl4xEANdHC6-2Gf8vvL6UaTcri7871k9S5XZnIUQutTZ3OaoiNebSoS_Q9ZoCQDtYq2qyA4d-TA_3F6bDOirACHgAQ4z_c9E8/s320/286494438_547224730400910_3232449694846569827_nlow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="320" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5XFlwyWAweND-CIxkbyErnuR-ChVNGtxY7hbyaBJp27rxhV5K1DttZNhyzlDfJ6fLxhyrMdeFyTca1uRSIKl4xEANdHC6-2Gf8vvL6UaTcri7871k9S5XZnIUQutTZ3OaoiNebSoS_Q9ZoCQDtYq2qyA4d-TA_3F6bDOirACHgAQ4z_c9E8/s1600/286494438_547224730400910_3232449694846569827_nlow.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bike: The bike felt like a dream for the first 25k, super
flat through the Suwa town. Hillary hummed along happily at 35-40 kph. Then the
party ended and we hit the big hill climb as our bikes and the mercury rose
simultaneously. This is where the real race started. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Hillary’s still got it..</span></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hB7eARAh38yNNsyzQzEpQ0V2l_g6hEtDoJ94kiCiLpdTQ52LlhJx2-bT8e-jOx2sa3fOsfW0ytYjO5QTyiHUZvTKE2vdEBXBkfLD8VHoWStjN8JENGZ9O8FlXY2uMZJFN6cEgPMJwmEKC8DSDGcwDabkRGBCFeU9SBzgpRBOqw-qPifwlpY/s3864/288346435_1075233373397753_225528240070189390_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="3864" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hB7eARAh38yNNsyzQzEpQ0V2l_g6hEtDoJ94kiCiLpdTQ52LlhJx2-bT8e-jOx2sa3fOsfW0ytYjO5QTyiHUZvTKE2vdEBXBkfLD8VHoWStjN8JENGZ9O8FlXY2uMZJFN6cEgPMJwmEKC8DSDGcwDabkRGBCFeU9SBzgpRBOqw-qPifwlpY/w360-h265/288346435_1075233373397753_225528240070189390_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We climbed about 300
meters from 800 to 1100 meters elevation in the next 5k which zapped my energy.
I also ran out of drink at 25k, so I was getting dehydrated for the next hour
of climbing. The first aid station was at 45k, but by that time I had already
lost precious fluids. The Yatsugatake area was really scenic and good to be
back after a few years. But the intense sun and dehydration took its toll on
the rolling hills. There are a few 180 degree turnaround points which is nice
to see your mates on the course. I noticed Benoit a few times and Vincent
yelled out my name. At 60k we started to descend thankfully back to the town. Every
corner there were officials yelling at me to slow down. I have never seen so
many “SLOW DOWN” (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">減速</span>)
signs in my life! That last descent was well needed and deserved, and I started
to visualize a blistering run around the lake and wondered if my body would
hold up…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Run: I rolled in to the T2 area and took my time putting on
socks and shoes. I knew I would need to muster all resources so took plenty of
water, gels, and sports drinks at T2. Did I mention that it was bloody hot?? I
started running normally without much discomfort. I guess those brick runs in
Shimoda paid off. It actually felt too fast at under 5:00 pace for the first
3k. That run around the lake looked daunting though. 16k around the lake plus
4k to the finish area. I scanned the shoreline for trees and other shady areas
but it looked like slim pickings. Everybody on the course was lumbering along
and I started passing people wondering if they would be passing me later….
Occasionally a fast runner would fly by, but I was gaining on the field. At 6k
I felt pretty awful in the headwind and slowed to 5:50 pace. 6-10k I was in a rough
patch. At 10k we changed direction and I felt rejuvenated. A few more trees
made a difference as well. 10-15k actually felt surprisingly smooth. But soon
after that short-lived euphoria I hit another rough patch and I was fading at
the 15k point. I envisioned running hard the last 5k but I realized that wasn’t
going to happen. It was just a matter of finishing without stopping (many
wounded soldiers along the way were walking or resting). At 17k, I turned from
the lake to the river and pushed on. It was now the hottest part of the day at
over 30 degrees C. I desperately wanted shade and looked forward to the little
town at the finish. We zigzagged the last 2k, passing shrines, temples, and
even the local high school marching band. Finally the end was near and you could
feel the vibe of the finish line. But wait, what’s this? A traffic light 500
meters from the finish. I am stopped by a race official at a red light! After
30 seconds he lets me go and I run hard to the finish. I can now hear Whit’s
booming (now hoarse) voice. He had trouble reading my name as it was in strange
Kanji <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">留</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">出微</span><span lang="JA"> </span>(Ru Debi). But what a feeling to run down the ramp! 5 years
since my last official triathlon. It’s been a long time coming….<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWw37lEzA6AaMDGJDqty6AKTJMppnIni9VX52YIhqhoUcWTFz7rXVPXI8BYCCgdL-m9by6zgDymOZzBraBH8aF4tlB5uZvZuy7C-VK0NpRtCNmYPs9HJHLDYtRNsMDHztktK4OorAFi982lkMA_3UQMrDrClD-orB6xe2xOCHF6fFyNoz5Sk/s1773/289691057_722355165508257_7876005744796694059_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1745" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWw37lEzA6AaMDGJDqty6AKTJMppnIni9VX52YIhqhoUcWTFz7rXVPXI8BYCCgdL-m9by6zgDymOZzBraBH8aF4tlB5uZvZuy7C-VK0NpRtCNmYPs9HJHLDYtRNsMDHztktK4OorAFi982lkMA_3UQMrDrClD-orB6xe2xOCHF6fFyNoz5Sk/w383-h388/289691057_722355165508257_7876005744796694059_n.jpg" width="383" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aftermath: Kudos to Mark who got 1<sup>st</sup> place once
again in his AG despite feeling the pain on the run. Big UPs to Vincent for 27<sup>th</sup>
overall in his first Japan triathlon. Mark said he would do this again. If that
heat is a sign of things to come, I am one and done!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUriXKqbiQtkWzyrFRzvpaWJKX-bW0Qyp7A0mcisA8LNrVZCo076hCY5rx3igX_-4B1SdhHqYG7IfkQN24lzAsizw-hlb75L70hwo8OjL8M9ZRnQigIm37UKjGrTgVgCiGxOWq8As_T-QFs-dbtVOR3qpLQn5tzwBN27J8ubvdtXzwzAuN9oc/s3770/288201071_989496491740222_900355191602368374_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="3770" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUriXKqbiQtkWzyrFRzvpaWJKX-bW0Qyp7A0mcisA8LNrVZCo076hCY5rx3igX_-4B1SdhHqYG7IfkQN24lzAsizw-hlb75L70hwo8OjL8M9ZRnQigIm37UKjGrTgVgCiGxOWq8As_T-QFs-dbtVOR3qpLQn5tzwBN27J8ubvdtXzwzAuN9oc/w406-h221/288201071_989496491740222_900355191602368374_n.jpg" width="406" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳</span>37:13<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="JA"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(</span>654<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人のうち</span>121<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)</span>2K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">バイク</span>2:44:49<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(</span>654<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のうち</span>162<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)</span>78K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ラン</span>1:52:08<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> (</span>654<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のうち</span>128<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)</span>20K<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">合計</span>5:14:10<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(</span>654<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のうち</span>118<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)辛い</span>100K!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">合計</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年齢グループ</span>164<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人中</span>24<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位)上位15%以内</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">全体的に、私は泳ぎと走りに満足しましたが、バイク時の水分補給が不足していることに失望しました。しかし、それがトライアスロンであり、準備することがたくさんあると思います。</span><span lang="JA"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">僕は</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年ぶりの正式トライアスロンに参加し、</span>COVID<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時代の最初のトライアスロンだったので、通常の準備に加えて、</span>PCR<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">検査などの特別な準備がありました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最終結果</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">レース前:昨年はコロナでキャンセルされたため、これが諏訪湖での初大会でした。エリート</span>TITer<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の</span>Mark Shrosbree<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">と新入スター</span>Vincent<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、そして新人の</span>Benoit<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に会い、お会いできてよかったです。天気予報では、レースの</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">日前降水確率が</span>60<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">%でしたが、レース当日は午前</span>8<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時にすでに猛暑で、雲は見えませんでした。八ヶ岳の美しい山々に戻って良かったのですが、バイクでのヒルクライムに挑戦してから、暑さの中を走るのは大変なことと考えました。私にとって、トライアスロンレースからの</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年間ぶりのトライアスロンカムバック大会は、</span>4<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">週間前に大島(パンク)でリタイヤしてしまったので、今大会を待つことは大変でした。本格的なレースのように感じられたものに戻ることも良かったです。</span>
654<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人がスタートし、スタート前はたくさんの高級自転車、そして</span>MC
<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の</span>Whit<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">さんの大きな声もあり、それはアイアンマンイベントのように感じました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">水泳:水泳は、後から考えるとレースの最高の部分でした。スイムスタートで私の昔の友人ナイジェルが応援してくれて嬉しかったです。そして、湖の水は濁っていたものの、とても涼しくてさわやかでした。水中で</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">フィート先は見えませんでした。とても簡単なコースでした。</span>500<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル×</span>4<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で、フィニッシュと</span>500<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルの折り返しポイントの間に狭い線があります。しかし、コースのタイミングには弱点がありました。大会の担当者の主な目標は、すべての水泳者をできるだけ早く水から出すことだったようなので、速いスイマーは最後にスタートしました!マーク、ヴィンセント、そして私は最速のグループ(</span>4<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人のエリートスイマーを除く)に属していたので、私たちの前に</span>2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つの遅いグループがありました。ローリングスタートは、スタート時の混雑を解消するのに役立ちましたが、1キロを超えてから、平泳ぎ、犬かき、ブイにぶら下がっているスイマーがたくさんいました。泳ぐのはとても混乱しましたが、私はジグザグに泳いで水泳者の間のギャップに入る芸術を完成させ始めました。最初の</span>1k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を私は</span>18<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分で到着しました。私は泳ぎの間できる限り多くのエネルギーを節約しました。私は最後の</span>500<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルまだ体力が残っていたので。エネルギーをほとんど消費せずに</span>37<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分で満足しましたが、その濁った水では前がぜんぜん見えなかったので、つねに前を見る必要がありました。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">バイク:バイクは最初の</span>25k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の夢のように感じられ、諏訪の町を超フラットに乗りました。ヒラリー(僕の自転車)は時速</span>35<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">〜</span>40<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">キロで楽しく走りました。それからパーティーは終わり、バイクと気温が同時に上昇したので、私たちは大きな岳を登りました。これが本当のレースが始まった場所です。次の</span>5k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で標高</span>800<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルから</span>1100<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルまで約</span>300<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートル登り、エネルギーを消費してしまった。また、</span>25k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で飲み物がなくなったので、次の</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間の登山で脱水症状になりました。エードステーションは</span>45k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でしたが、その1時間に私はすでに貴重な水分を失っていました。八ヶ岳エリアは本当に景色が良く、数年後に戻ってきて良かったです。しかし、強烈な太陽と脱水症状は、なだらかな丘に打撃を与えました。コース中で仲間を見るのにうれしい</span>180<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">度の折り返しポイントがいくつかあります。私はブノワに数回気づき、ヴィンセントは私の名前を呼んだ。</span>
60k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で、私たちはやっと諏訪湖に戻り始めました。</span>T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">まで、私に減速するように叫んでいる審判がいました。私の人生でこれほど多くの「減速」の看板を見たことがないよ!その最後の降下は十分に必要であり、それに値するものでした。そして私は湖の周りの水ぶくれを視覚化し始め、私の体が大丈夫かなと思いました…</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ラン:</span>T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">エリアに着いてから、靴と靴下もゆっくり履いて、私はすべてのリソースを集める必要があることを知っていたので、</span>T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">でたくさんの水、ジェル、スポーツドリンクを飲みました。</span>T2<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の駐車所はめちゃめちゃ暑かったよ!でも、楽に痛みなく普通に走り始めました。下田でのブリックランのおかげでと思います。最初の</span>3k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">では、実際には</span>5:00<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">以下のペースでは速すぎると感じました。しかし、湖の周りを走り回るのは気が遠くなるように見えました。湖の周りの</span>16k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">とフィニッシュエリアまでの</span>4k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">。海岸線をスキャンして木やその他の日陰のエリアを探しましたが、それはなかなかないように見えました。コースのみんなが疲れた感じ選手を抜けて、後で私を追い抜くのではないかと思いました…。たまに速い走者が通り過ぎることもありましたが、私はフィールドで得ていました。</span>
6k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で逆風にかなりひどい気分になり、</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">:</span>50<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のペースに減速しました。</span>
6-10k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私はかなり落ち込んだ気分で</span>
10k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で方向を変え、回復を感じました。さらにいくつかの木も生みました。</span>
10<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">〜</span>15k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は実際には驚くほどスムーズに感じました。しかし、そのいい気分がなくなり、私はまた深い落んで</span>15k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ポイントで最後の</span>5k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を一生懸命走ることを想像しましたが、それは起こらないことに気づきました。それはただ止まることなく終わらせることの課題でした(途中で多くの負傷した選手が歩いたり休んだりしていました)。</span>
17k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で、私は湖から川に向きを変えて進みました。今では</span>30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">℃以上で最高気温でした。私は必死に日陰が欲しかったので、フィニッシュの小さな町を楽しみにしていました。最後の</span>2k<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">をジグザグに動かし、神社、神殿、さらには地元の高校のマーチングバンドを通過しました。いよいよ終わりが近づき、フィニッシュラインの雰囲気を感じることができました。しかし、待って、これは何ですか?フィニッシュから</span>500<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">メートルの信号。赤信号でレース審判に止められました!</span>
30<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">秒後、彼は私を行かせ、私は最後までラストスパートで走りました。</span>Whit<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">さんの大きな(今はかすれた)声が聞こえました。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIn0U_rdOSL_8UZFdQZSm3jooVLIHzrw-rrtSNt80xbx-AinQ5_YxrXG4VY0VB6MxPqF2wIZRu-Y8n43u7AB-wHHaS0M_xYsyoRlS9EXKVbzIVbEkaeGE4aY8enVmOFStnGxGfqbQkK_OvFuaHlbTByDDze2avYWsqwg7qecYbI-zb4Cs39s8/s1709/289991083_760155531787831_7077759270993126987_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1607" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIn0U_rdOSL_8UZFdQZSm3jooVLIHzrw-rrtSNt80xbx-AinQ5_YxrXG4VY0VB6MxPqF2wIZRu-Y8n43u7AB-wHHaS0M_xYsyoRlS9EXKVbzIVbEkaeGE4aY8enVmOFStnGxGfqbQkK_OvFuaHlbTByDDze2avYWsqwg7qecYbI-zb4Cs39s8/w327-h342/289991083_760155531787831_7077759270993126987_n.jpg" width="327" /></a><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">変な漢字の留出微(</span>Ru
Debi<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">)を使ったので、彼は私の名前を読むのに苦労しました。しかし、ランプを駆け下りるなんて、なんて気持ちがよかったのでしょう。私の最後の正式トライアスロンから</span>5<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年間。久しぶりでした…。</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="632" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY62xgu01KKc7uWfaQR5WOQYQhl-l6Lu-BokfmSHKiK9ZU48Rx5MS29B4P79w745OUp8F12qjzdlJq22vAa-6Ygll5KrDDPUKj6A3tBDlHKnl5avmGn8rmL-WYfykhNHx1E_ymJUcSVpaukIOfmFrAs_khwwS74K0cSI3YhRYXeRePn4oHPQ/w320-h177/275524354_488415059683360_2873463346660898201_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">終わり:走りの痛みを感じながらも年齢グループで再び</span>1<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位を獲得したマークへの万歳。彼の最初の日本トライアスロンで総合</span>27<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">位のヴィンセントへの大拍手。マークはまた諏訪湖トライアスロンに参加するだろうと言った。こんな地球温暖化が続けば、もう6月夏至に諏訪湖に二度と来ないよ!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygvLTS0eBLEg68Y1d5sGAjVrK4RvPpV_Kf3hC801vlCigfRZjAsHUhc0NGN_FB77fqznyWifER4vcCXoDBFjxFpZwt0cMLmt_cnxXPSdLyfwx14RDYX9npTazAGQgedviq4n3O8cEPMHoTf-4eBDx6FYxae9Q15ExOBz6GOpSHysEAdex_mI/s1082/certif..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="767" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygvLTS0eBLEg68Y1d5sGAjVrK4RvPpV_Kf3hC801vlCigfRZjAsHUhc0NGN_FB77fqznyWifER4vcCXoDBFjxFpZwt0cMLmt_cnxXPSdLyfwx14RDYX9npTazAGQgedviq4n3O8cEPMHoTf-4eBDx6FYxae9Q15ExOBz6GOpSHysEAdex_mI/w293-h413/certif..jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-53473399239087908432021-10-10T15:51:00.009-07:002021-10-10T16:25:56.177-07:00The CoronaMan Cometh, A Shimoda Triathlon production, コロナマンが美味しい!<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We like it down South!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thank you all for the tremendous Birthday wishes. This year we did the annual Shimoda triathlon during my bday weekend, which made it extra special..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">日本語は下に</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When you go
around the sun this many times, each revolution feels like a huge milestone,
especially with the big move to Shimoda this year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea9jZcH5I2sS_JMGc5Skbt40QXazFGd53mTanZd3_JnNzsOq-Op6j1A9M-GUnZWKQHIZvbRREVr0nnF8g2lIl8Wv29AWxzcTICPlfR3R0AKMEy_o4KvHJ7q3IUpZEtJB0J4OAxg/s960/coronaManswim.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea9jZcH5I2sS_JMGc5Skbt40QXazFGd53mTanZd3_JnNzsOq-Op6j1A9M-GUnZWKQHIZvbRREVr0nnF8g2lIl8Wv29AWxzcTICPlfR3R0AKMEy_o4KvHJ7q3IUpZEtJB0J4OAxg/w380-h285/coronaManswim.jpg" width="380" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">First and
foremost, I would like to than my dear wife for putting up with all my birthday
antics/triathlon tragics over the past week. While I was chasing youth with
good friends on the Shimoda triathlon circuit, Meg was holding down the fort,
not to mention prepping for the grand BBQ. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And I’d like
to thank my dear friends Yuuka, Duncan, Marat, Hiro, Iyo, Jon, Carmel, and
Kirsten for making the CoronaMan an overwhelming success. Despite my 2
punctured tires, everyone had a great time and workout. They didn’t have Corona
beers at the market, but Baird craft beers were perfect for the CoronaMan BBQ. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At 64 years
old, it’s a nice time for reflection. I’m not saying that I am 64, but When I’m
64, it will be interesting to see where I am, if I’m still chasing Kona in
triathlon, going for my 195<sup>th</sup> country visited, and watching my kids
come of age. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I’m really
touched by all of your sweet messages. Thank you all again!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">PS. My age
remains a mystery, but here’s a hint left by my Dad: When I was born, LBJ was
president, a new home cost $40,000 USD, and a gallon of gas was 28 cents…</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCuJsJi0e9jRuhq2mwwVaHMJ8cxF5t18WqzEO3Lm30CzabFj-mtYTkAyZCwksttiHRz6fttLfgzY-QHDbKHX6McbXuDC9lB40toJubL6bZ9wpCXoJBD4U8QzBkkBYPkW49guE9w/s960/coronaMan.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCuJsJi0e9jRuhq2mwwVaHMJ8cxF5t18WqzEO3Lm30CzabFj-mtYTkAyZCwksttiHRz6fttLfgzY-QHDbKHX6McbXuDC9lB40toJubL6bZ9wpCXoJBD4U8QzBkkBYPkW49guE9w/w347-h261/coronaMan.jpg" width="347" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">コロナマンが美味しい!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">誕生日の優しいメッセージをしていただき誠にありがとうございます!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">何度も太陽を一周すると、特に今年の下田への大きな引っ越しで、各革命は大きなマイルストーンのように感じます。</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">何よりもまず、この</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">1</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">週間、私の誕生日パーティーやりすぎて</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">/</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">トライアスロンの悲劇をすべて我慢してくれた愛する妻に感謝したいと思います。下田トライアスロンサーキットで仲良しの友達と走っている間、メグは大バーベキューの準備はもちろんのこと、子供の面倒をしながら、家を掃除と準備していました。</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">そして、コロナマンを圧倒的な成功に導いてくれた親愛なる友人のユウカ、ダンカン、マラット、ヒロ、イヨ、ジョン、カーメル、キルステンに感謝したいと思います。私の</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">2</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">本のパンクしたタイヤにもかかわらず、誰もが素晴らしい時間といいトレーニングできたと思います。スーパにはコロナビールはなかったが、ベアードクラフトビールはコロナマンバーベキューに最適でした。</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">64</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">歳で、振り返るのに良い時期です。私が</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">64</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">歳だと言っているわけではありませんが、</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">64</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">歳のとき、トライアスロンでハワイのコナを追いかけ、</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">195</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">番目の国に行き、子供たちが大人になることを見ると、自分がどこにいるかを見るのはすごく楽しみしております。</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">私は皆さんの甘いメッセージのすべてに本当に感動しました。本当にありがとうございました!</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">PS</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">。私の年齢はまだ不思議ですが、父が残したヒントは次のとおりです。私が生まれたとき、</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">LBJ</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">が大統領で、アメリカの新しい家の費用は</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">40,000</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">米ドル、</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">1</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">ガロンのガスは</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">28</span><span lang="JA" style="line-height: 107%;">セントでした…</span></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_faIG1H03uUm7JN5z-wtGgqcODslfXHuEPdAT8dEQNL9MiuFACQmCVCuHBgRZT0WIdZCMYj6qBi9VGyI9-iqD5ujtGk4AgOfVpsnFeKN_froN19XDMXifgZrQ8ssaqfHDU-uGBQ/s960/coronaMan.bike+ride.front+of+house.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_faIG1H03uUm7JN5z-wtGgqcODslfXHuEPdAT8dEQNL9MiuFACQmCVCuHBgRZT0WIdZCMYj6qBi9VGyI9-iqD5ujtGk4AgOfVpsnFeKN_froN19XDMXifgZrQ8ssaqfHDU-uGBQ/w378-h270/coronaMan.bike+ride.front+of+house.jpg" width="378" /></span></a></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-28799006668160915002020-08-23T06:22:00.004-07:002020-08-23T06:27:19.369-07:00Mt. Yotei Conquered in Hokkaido! やっと羊蹄山を予定表に入れました。:)<p><span style="font-family: arial;">😎Hello there! It has been almost 3 years since my last official race in Osaka in late 2017. Where did the time go? Let's see...a new home, new job, and new addition to the family seemed to pull me away from training and racing, not to mention a pandemic. But alas, a trip to Hokkaido has rejuvenated the joy of fitness and the great outdoors. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE61q80a_THLnfRZKS5H1vQZ-HqLOIOxv07DMOB2VZfvAh3KXqk8UYfvi1rfJgsuWKttSzuItW_QKspEK7vwAQIhPkwV1c3DcCCXSRfBbdkZe386QNXhkcdnGMS9xoKYDTmYetwQ/s960/117954047_10157339110351696_150983809898493642_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE61q80a_THLnfRZKS5H1vQZ-HqLOIOxv07DMOB2VZfvAh3KXqk8UYfvi1rfJgsuWKttSzuItW_QKspEK7vwAQIhPkwV1c3DcCCXSRfBbdkZe386QNXhkcdnGMS9xoKYDTmYetwQ/w410-h307/117954047_10157339110351696_150983809898493642_n.jpg" width="410" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ernesto, a local triathlete, invited me to do a homegrown triathlon around Lake Toyako, which did not disappoint. That really kick started my training in Hokkaido and I was able to do 8 training sessions during the first week of our stay. </span></p><p><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">別荘を持っているエルネストは、湖での毎週の自家製洞爺湖トライアスロンをやるように説得してされた。Ernestoのおかげで、第1週に8つのトライアスロントレーニングセッションができました。</span></p><p>We saved the best for the 2nd week. A big mountain climb called <span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Mount Yotei. We have been coming to Hokkaido for many years but hadn’t climbed the giant overlooking Niseko. Finally made it happen and rammed Yotei into the old yoteihyo! 昨日初めて羊蹄山に登りました。足</span><span class="_5mfr" style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" color="" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t7d/1.5/16/1f9b5.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🦵</span></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">は今とても痛いなんですが、やっと羊蹄山を予定表に入れたからなまら良かったです。</span></p><p><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn8XZTajsKAxKsXxEX2Vq9rwfXw2hCLyeut__NKkcLImexxYYOgD0eM9VNPtXi6KuVXUtUI-ZA6DyQCV-YBTPu5kb27t-8EJvGFKXaBOxXKRVX1cCWBzHJgzsSXJsSHijNQoldQ/s960/117967206_10157339061851696_2677174391741934109_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px;">We started climbing at 8 am and finished around 2:30 pm. Climbing time was 2:30 up to the top, than we took about 1 hour to circle the volcano crater, than another 1:40 to descend for a total of 5 hours 18 minutes of hiking time, 1,664 meters of ele<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">vation gain (summit is 1,878 meters). The visuals from the top were awesome with clear views of Toyako, Niseko, Kutchan, and even could see the main island Honshuu. Meg was a superstar despite the lack of hiking <span class="_5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" color="" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf8/1.5/16/1f97e.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🥾</span></span> gear. We left our hiking shoes in Tokyo so used old running shoes with little tread. Forgot to bring our hiking poles also which would have helped on the tricky descent. We ascended and descended from Hangetsu Lake which is supposed to be more steep and challenging than the other common trail (Makkari). May try that one next time. Legs are super sore now but well worth it. Good to meet Tony on the summit as well.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><p style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px;">午前8時にクライミングを開始し、午後2時30分頃に終了しました。 登山時間は、頂上まで2時間半で、火山の火口を一周するのに約1時間かかりましたが、さらに1時間40分下りで合計5時間18分のハイキング時間でした。 頂上からの景色は洞爺湖、ニセコ、倶知安のはっきり見えたし、本州も見ることができました。 恵は装備不足にもかかわらずスーパースターでした。 私たちは東京にハイキングシューズを置いたので、トレッドの少ない古いランニングシューズを使用しました。 降下に役立つはずだったハイキングポールも忘れてしまいました。 普通のトレイル(真狩)よりも険しくて険しい半月湖を上り下りしました。 次回も真狩をやってみますね。 足は今とても痛いですが、やっと羊蹄山を予定表に入れたから凄く良かったです。 サミットでトニーに会うのもわやだったね!</p></div>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-31200497665852143502017-11-27T06:20:00.001-08:002017-11-27T23:04:57.064-08:00Osaka Marathon, "Making a rainbow together" 少し物足りない感じOsaka marathon is done and disgusted/dusted. I managed to break 3 and 1/2 hours but probably missed a Boston marathon qualifying time. It was awesome to run with Nanbanners and the support from Makiko/Keren was wonderful.<br />
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大阪マラソンを無事に完走したけど、少し物足りない感じ。3:25目標出来なくて、いいわけは寝坊と最後の伸び坂。<br />
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David Abbott: 2:54<br />
Steve 3:03<br />
Mark 3:10<br />
David Motozo: 3:29<br />
Faith 3:33<br />
Daniele 3:48<br />
Yuko 3:56<br />
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The race itself was bittersweet. It never really goes the way you want it to go. I felt I did everything I could to get close to my goal...except for one thing...I slept through my alarm clock and the wake-up call from Meg....oops.<br />
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I was supposed to meet my comrades at the baggage area at 7 am. I woke up at 7:10. Hmmm, that's funny, the sun is shining through my window and it is supposed to be 5:30 am. Holy sheet! No time for breakfast, out the door in 7 minutes, a sprint to the train station, wolf down a rice ball on the train, arrived at 8 am on the dot, which was the baggage cut off. Than another frantic jog to find a toilet before the 8:40 am line-up cut-off. Made it with a few minutes to spare. Insert sigh of relief here...<br />
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I found Mark in A-block. We shivered for 20 minutes, contrasting the big differences in triathlon versus marathon starts. The weather was actually pretty fine, just a bit cold at the start waiting for the festivities to begin.<br />
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The gun shot send us off at 9 am sharp. My strategy was to run 4:50 pace for the first 25k or so, than pick up the pace if I still had the fuel in the tank. I figured this would get me comfortably under 3 hours, 25 minutes, good enough for Boston qualification. The first 10k was easy as it should be. Only 1 problem....<br />
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I had to go pee pee after 5k, so was searching for a close toilet from 5-10k. Found it at 10k and lost about 1 minute marking my territory. That put me back to 49:30 after 10k. A lot of work to do to get back on pace. I tried to slowly raise the speed....<br />
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The crowd support and Makiko/Keren helped. Big thumbs up.<br />
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I was slowly making progress, came in at the halfway point around 1:43. However, the 3:30 pace group caught up to me at around the halfway point. How could this be? I thought I was 2-3 minutes ahead of 3:30 marathon pace. I took my second gel (200 calories) at 21k and grit my teeth. I had some good splits from 21-34k, averaging about 4:47 pace. I took my 3rd and last gel at 30k.<br />
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At 34k, I prepared myself mentally for the final 8k, which I knew would be tough. I had done 35k as my longest real training run, excluding the 50k birthday run at a very slow pace. I knew my legs were going to tighten up around 35k. It was just a question of how much...<br />
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We hit a big hill at 36k. That did it. I had seen it in the guide book but it looked more daunting with tired legs. My speed slowed to what felt like a crawl. Like walking up stairs when you are winded.<br />
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Finally made it to the top, but the damage was done. 5:18 pace on that 37k split. The next downhill I got under 5 minute pace but that proved to be the last fast one. My legs were seizing up. It was a big struggle just to maintain 5:15 pace for the last excruciating 3k. I managed to get under 3:30 by a smidgen, listening to the 3:30 pacer countdown as I ran hard for the line (the pace group must have started before me).<br />
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I didn't make up that title about the rainbow, by the way. It's the slogan for the Osaka marathon. Pretty catchy, ey?<br />
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<br />David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-44307940930833746982017-10-29T18:06:00.001-07:002017-11-27T20:56:24.359-08:0050k ultra-birthday run、過去最高距離50キロ<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh whadda feeling,Toyota! 南蛮連合人たちのおかげで過去最高距離50キロを5時間以下で無事に完走しました。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">スタンザマンと妻美し恵も全部50キロを楽にでき、感謝します。I completed 50km in my goal of under 5 hours in my 50th year of existence! Huge shouts to all the runners who dragged me along the journey. </span><br />
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David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-22992570318717166022017-10-19T15:54:00.000-07:002017-11-27T21:40:16.198-08:00Murakami triathlon, close but no cigar, plus special birthday thoughts..Murakami triathlon. Always a great way to culminate the triathlon season with so many big hitters making the journey from Tokyo. And a big birthday on the day as well...I got 4th in my AG, just missing the podium due to a mediocre swim. Would have been nice to nail it on my birthday but that's the way the cookie crumbles..<br />
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Swim 28:17 What happened? I must have serpentined too much as I felt pretty strong going into September and believed I would swim 25 to 26 minutes. <br />
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Smoking gun. Felt nice, was able to run hard and pick up pace with 3k to go.<br />
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The following Friday, it was my extreme pleasure to celebrate my 50th birthday in Tokyo with 50 of my closest friends. Megumi was a superstar, setting up the whole event. These lifetime friendships are like an extension of my body. I could not function without them.<br />
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Special thanks to Keren, Bruno, Tamiko, and Dave Mccombs, who were all at my 40th birthday party, and have survived and thrived with me throughout the past decade.<br />
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A big shout to Seanny, my oldest friend in Tokyo, who I've known since my teenage years in college.<br />
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I also appreciate all the triathlete and marathon friends who came out to this gathering. You have helped me stay in shape over the years. Kudos!<br />
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Most of all, thanks to my gorgeous wife for tremendous execution of the most special party ever!<br />
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Meg, you superstar!<br />
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<i> </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">…Flashback to 7 months ago…The journey had actually started when Keren made the trek to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sado back in February, met with </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">the organizers, and asked them </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">to secure slots for the TiT (triathlon-in-tokyo) team. Desperate to put the international back in Sado International Triathlon, they dutifully obliged. Makiko-san was a huge help with the translation and other logistical organization. Pretty soon after that there were 15 TiT triathletes signed up for the A and B races. </span><br />
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warnings on what to do if a missile strikes Sado. 1. Make sure everyone is
safe. 2. Run! I was dying to ask them why they thought that Sado would be
bombed…did Charles Jenkins or kidnappings have something to do with the
paranoia? </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sado is rather odd-shaped, kinda like an asymmetrical figure-8 or 2
mushrooms attached by the stems. It is a huge island, Japan’s 6th largest with over
200 km of circumference. The A-course goes around both mushrooms, the B-course
along the east mushroom only. Like many regions in Japan’s outskirts, its
population has been hallowed out as young people move to big cities. The locals
are thus extra excited to see visitors from the mainland. A</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">t 3:45 am Sunday morning
we were up for our breakfast. For me it is pretty simple: rice, eggs, natto,
fruits, coffee to get things going…It was 10k from the hotel to the start area,
a bit far, and so some of us rode in the cars. Some biked. Everything went
rather smoothly except for Alisa, who forgot her bike shoes. Makiko-san again saved
the day and brought her shoes to the bike area while Alisa was swimming! We B-type
racers had plenty of time between 6-7:30 am to test the water, watch the A-type
and pros swim, and relax on the</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">relax on the beach. </span></div>
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is an enjoyable and attractive 1-loop 2k swim in Sawada Bay leading into the
Sea of Japan on Sado’s southern shore. The waves and wind had kicked up the day
before, and there were rumors of a swim cancellation. But on race day the water
was about as smooth as I have ever seen it, and we were ready to rumble. 6-7 of
us were hoping for a fast start to get in front of the mass start and catch a
draft from Ryano’s big frame. At least that was my foolish plan. With 739
swimmers starting together, I had grossly underestimated my ability to sight
“flyin’ Ryan” or other speedy swimmers Ben, Jean-Marc, Keren, or Scott. I could
see nothing but blue caps, black suits, and white water for the first 100
meters. But my strategy of swimming quickly started to pay dividends after 200
meters as I was ahead of the trouble behind, and I settled into a nice rhythm,
drafting off 2-3 fellow swimmers. At the 900 meter first turn, my watch said 16
minutes. All systems were a Go. The next 200 meters to the next buoy felt easier,
and I made the last turn towards the beach. Still no sign of the TiTs, but we
would soon be reunited on the beach no doubt. With 500 meters to go, I started
to feel slightly fatigued and lost some focus, but was jolted back to reality
when a fellow swimmer headed out to what looked to be North Korea. He was
literally swimming perpendicular from my direction. I made sure to sight the
buildings on the beach after seeing that </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">guy. </span><br />
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I had used energy frugally. Still no signs of the team, but there was
Makiko-san and Martin’s wife Mani with a big-lensed SLR camera. Yes, money
shots! I was very excited to see familiar people and ride Hillary Swank around
the island coast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">T1 was smooth. They give you a nice big crate to dump
all your swim stuff. Plenty of space. I mounted Hillary at the line and got into
chase mode for the first 20k flat bit across the middle of the island. This was
going to be fun. Who would I ride into first? Great to be in a race with so
many training buddies. First I passed JM but I had a feeling that that wouldn’t
be the last time I saw him. Than Keren, than Ben, who was coasting down a small
hill. I rode fairly hard at 37 kph for the first 20k, feeling exhilarated to be
out of the water and back to one of my favorite islands. I slowed a bit after
the first right turn at the other end of the island as there were some hills
and I wanted to reserve some pennies for the 2H of bike and run. I was a bit
worried that my legs weren’t fully recovered from the past 2 weeks of racing.
The poor bike split in Aizu the week before stuck in my mind. Unsurprisingly,
JM reeled me in and passed me at 30k. I increased the pace slightly and
returned the favor. But that didn’t last long. He was clearly in strong bike
shape. I let him go ahead at around 40k. My 40k split was 1:09, 35 khp. I
wasn’t unhappy with that split, but still a long way to go with 2 big climbs.
At this 30-60k point fatigue hasn’t set in yet, and you can still in enjoy the
gorgeous coastal views. On a clear day you can see the mainland at the 35k
point. It was partly cloudy which kept the temperature down to a manageable 24
degrees, but clear enough to admire the view. Aid stations were helpful and
frequent, about every 20k. I missed the first one but got fresh water at the
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bit confusing. I mistakenly took coke instead of water at 53k, so had to
discard it without any water. I was eating 1 gel per hour plus some bananas and
other fruits. I guess I took in 800 calories during the bike. From 30k to 80k
there is very little elevation change along the coast. But how do you get from
the coast through that mountain pass, back to the middle of the island? Tunnels
and a big climb! At 80k we hit the hardest climb of the day, approximately 120
meter climb over 2k. It felt like we were standing still. I tried to stand up
and pedal, but got cramps in my quads. I chatted with a few other riders,
asking where the next hill was. It had been 11 years since I did this race, and
I hadn’t memorized the exact mileage of the hill climbs down. After that big
climb there is a quick downhill, than another 30 meter climb, than a long 5k
downhill, than one last 3k climb. After that last climb you are at 94k and with
the beach in clear view, you can start to ignore those aches and pains in your
back and legs. The bike leg was 105k 11 years ago, which was etched in my mind.
So when we passed 105k, than 106k, I was like, “WTF, when is this going to
end?” After my little duel with JM on the bike, I didn’t see any TiTs for the
rest of the bike. Where was the Ryano? Surely he couldn’t have smoked the bike
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in half-ironman 70.3 terms, about an extra 35 minutes for the bike, 2 minutes f</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">or the bike, 2 minutes
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David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-69981980226842216942017-09-04T20:06:00.002-07:002017-09-04T20:14:00.053-07:00Aizu triathlon: a humble sandwich, 会津トライアスロン。。景色がもちろん美しいけど...Aizu was utsukushii as usual...my performance was not so utsukushii though...<br />
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However, I live vicariously through the exploits of friends. Mika Tokairin won her age group and really crushed the bike downhill course. Meeks and Steve K had strong races. I was still in recovery mode with little power on the bike...I did 2:28, 1 minute slower than last year. It was a humbling race, but with 2 mid/long distance races sandwiching Aizu in between, I cannot complain.<br />
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会津トライアスロン。。景色がもちろん美しいけど、北海道回復はまだまだで、自分の調子が美しくなかった。。<br />
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Swim: My swim turned out to be my best leg at 28 minutes, but this course is much slower than most courses in Japan with the exception of Oshima. The single buoy line with 3 tight 440 meter loops just doesn't cut it. Lots of anti-draft from swimmers coming from the opposite direction. Congestion most of the swim with the slow 1st wave swimmers jamming up most of the course. Got a bit of daylight after the 2nd lap.<br />
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<i> with the 2 winners, Mika T. (AG #1) and overall #1</i><br />
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Bike: I did a 1:03 bike, 37 kph average speed. This sounds rather fast, but actually kinda slow given the favorable conditions (no wind). I have done 58 minutes on this course. I tried to stay with Misu-sensei on the bike, but just didn't have the legs. He dropped me like a bad disease, and finished 3rd in his AG. My bike total was 1:08 including 2 transitions.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have to say that Hokkaido is one of my favorite places on earth, winter or summer. World famous powder in Niseko in winter combined with cool, crisp, gorgeous greenness</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in summer. It also bears a touch of ancient Ainu heritage, although</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> this has been reduced to place names and other superficial mementos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When my friend Jeff, a long-time Hokkaido resident, mentioned the 1st inaugural race at Toyako, I jumped all over it. And than threw the finish line...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">美しくて、ユニックな北海道トライアスロン。総合の14位、満足って感じです。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I got 14th overall, which is very pleasing, as this was my longest distance in 3 years. Gory details below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The mass start was interesting. I swam hard to get away from masses, which paid dividends as there was no congestion after 200 meter first turn. The fresh water and lake are delicious to swim in. There's a steep cliff-like drop in water depth, scary and beautiful at the same time. A rather </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nice course design, after the first lap circa 700 meters, we landed amidst the roar of the crowd, waved to the admirers, dived in again, swam another 700 meter lap, landed again, got more glory, re-dived, than swam straight the final 600 meters to the adjacent beach/bike area. I did 38 minutes, so-so, but was saving lots of fuel for the bike....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is a unique 138k bike course, which I originally thought was going to be a 4 hour plus affair, so kinda like a bike race with a little swim before and modest run after. 65% of race in the bike!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For your humble narrator, the first 50k felt fine. I was glad that most of the climbs were in the first half. 1280 meters of climbing with about 700 in first 60k. There was a major climb at the 100k point but it was fairly flat after that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was the first race I have done with open roads. They decided not to close the roads to cars and I now understand why. Most of the area is barren, and on a Sunday morning there is very little traffic. However, we were forced to slow down or stop over 10 times. A few times I had to wait for cars to pass but it wasn't too bad. The real challenge was getting over those hills with little fuel or aid along the way. My 4 hour target turned out to be too ambitious, I barely averaged 30 kph. I had little power for those last 40k.</span><br />
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<i>finish line euphoria with Ernesto and Paul</i></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7:09, 14th place overall, 7th in AG (would have been 3rd in 50's age group, but to them I am still a young 40's whippersnapper...)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I was in the 3rd wave with Mark, and noticed him just ahead after the first 750 meter lap. I pulled up to Mark, hoping that we could work together on the 2nd lap, but he swung out far left, so I abandoned that idea. I tend to swim faster with more focus when I am pacing off other swimmers, particularly when I know their speed and style. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I could see Mark about 50 meters ahead as I mounted Hillary Swank (blue P2C Cervelo), tried to accelerate, but there was an awful sound coming from the back tire. This hill climb was going to be hard enough without mechanical problems. I tried to loosen the brake by twisting around while coasting. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This resulted in sharp cramps in my abdomen and only a halfway loosened brake. As I dealt with the cramps and Hillary's moans, I noticed that I was getting passed by bikers on the first hill. At the 20k point, I finally pulled over to a full stop and loosened the brake all the way. After that Hillary's complaints resided as I headed up the mountain somewhat relieved. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The last 10k was going to be a serious climb and test of meddle, so I didn't go 100% for the first 30k of the ride. It was a rather gradual climb of 560 total meters over 37k, and 300 meters over the last 15k. There were 3-4 steep hills where I had to shift my lowest gear and stand up. I hadn't changed my rear cassette so was a bit worried about getting up those steep climbs, but it turned out to be manageable. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The last climb of about 2k was very tough though. On that last hill I was maxed out, in my smallest gear, and standing. As I passed a race volunteer in slow motion, I pleaded with her to tell me how far it was to the top. She, of course, had no concept of distance, saying "mo chotto" (just a little further), and "nan kiro mo nai" (not more than 1k). It always amazes me how little race supporter actually know about where they are on the course. I brought Hillary home in 1:21:52, which is meaningless given the hills and short 37k distance. Average speed was 27.1 KPH with 207 watts of estimated average power. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ann and Miki-san boosted my spirits also. At the top of the run course I took 2 cups of water and doused myself. Things were heating up. Where was that rain in the forecast?</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As I raced down the hill I thought only 2 more laps of this? Finishing the 2nd lap felt good though. At least I wasn't going to suffer the humiliation of getting lapped by Mark. It was impossible to pace how fast I was going. Uphills were 5:30-6 minute pace, downhills 4 minute pace, much slower than a flat course, needless to say. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As I rounded the last run to the finish chute, I thought, whey not finish in style? So I gathered, coiled, and launched into a mini-long jump on the finish line. Thankfully Meg was there to capture the insanity!</span><br />
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David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-34312882815926126482017-06-25T18:07:00.000-07:002017-06-30T01:49:38.559-07:00Tateyama Triathlon: have to believe we are magic...711...いい気分 <br />
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711 is my new magic number as the coach says. 711...いい気分... The rainyweather in Tateyama tri turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I had no expectation of a stellar outcome, and a personal best was an impossible fantasy. We did not even think it would be a GO with the heavy rains all Saturday night, big puddles on the course, and gusts of wind.</div>
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But somehow it all came together and I was able to run hard in cool drizzling rain. The bike was messy and technical, but managed to get through without much damage. Swim was fast thanks to low tide, although we were hit with unexpected waves.<br />
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Official results here...my time was a PB at 2:14:57, and I was 4th in my age group. My swim was a PB of 22:43, but again my bike was more competitive than my swim, placing 31st overall. Swim was 37th overall. Run was so-so at 62nd overall.<br />
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Pre-race: We drove out on Friday night, got situated with the land, enjoyed a great leisurely Saturday on Tateyama beach. The weather was partly sunny on Saturday, too hot for a triathlon. We knew Sunday would be a different ball game. Saturday night we had a number marking party which really lifted our spirits.<br />
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Yona Yona's Kobe wagyu and some fine salads from Jan and Meg were featured. I even had a half a glass of wine as I did not expect it to be much of a triathlon the next morning. <br />
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Sunday morning it was raining as expected and we tried to stay warm and dry as long as possible. Derek really was a life saver by driving us to the start area and hanging out until we were clear. To our surprise, the race was a GO! Delayed by 1 hour only. Just enough to let the heavy rains subside. Geniuses! We guessed that the race officials really wanted to save face this year as it was cancelled last year. Maybe we should target races next year that have been cancelled this year...<br />
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Swim: 23:50. Talk about killing time. Even extra procrastination before the swim start wasn't enough to kill all the waiting pain. Finally at 11:30 am my wave was tee'd up and ready to roll. It was a rolling start with 10 swimmers per 10 seconds. I lined up in the first row thinking that I would try to stay with the fast guys. The horn blew and we ran into the shallow ocean. I was able to jog and porpoise for significant yardage. To my surprise I was in 3rd place after the first lap at 750 meters. I think the porpoising and extra waves were hurting the less experienced swimmers or something. I think I landed in 23 minutes which was close to my PB in olympic distance. I charged ahead laser-focused on the the 2 guys in front of me...<br />
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T1: It was wet and muddy in T1. Puddles everywhere. I sacrificed valuable seconds by stuffing my bike shoes and running shoes in plastic bags, and hanging them from the bike to keep reasonably dry. But than I opened the wrong bag (running shoes) in T1, so lost more time.<br />
Finally after about a 3 minute T1 I mounted Hillary Swank and hit the military base course.<br />
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Bike: 1:01:41, 36.5 kph. I had never done the course since it was a restricted military area (self-defense forces, 自衛隊), so took the first 4.4k lap rather slowly. Did I mention there were lots of puddles? And things that go bump in the road. Already there were a few bikers pulled over with flat tires. I pondered the viability of this event on that first lap. Than we hit the back part of the course and things opened up. I was yelling "on your right!" (右に取ります!!。。右右右右!!!)throughout the bike course..I wonder if I expend extra energy yelling at bikers...I didn't let anyone pass me, but there was no way to tell if I was making progress on the 2 leaders though...anyway, it felt good given the slippery conditions and technical aspects of the course. I even got to eat 2 caffeine gels during the bike.<br />
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T2: Having escaped the wet bike treachery unscathed, I bid farewell to Hillary and could now see light at the end of the tunnel. And that light would be a PB and possible podium spot. But hold the phone...more puddles and no running bag! Oh, wait, there it is in the next guy's area. More wasted time finding the shoes... I went hat-less as the rain had almost stopped.<br />
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Run: 43:49, 4:25 avg. pace. Now the rainy weather turned out to be a plus alpha for the run. It was cooler than usual for a late June day at 1 PM. I immediately picked up the cadence and was churning out 4:17 pace. The run course is tight 2.5k x 4 loops, which was actually a bit tough to maneuver around people, but good fun at the same time. Lots of people to watch and chase or be chased. I felt a slight cramp in my right abdomen at 4k, but hamstrings were good to go. I didn't go all out the first 5k but it felt reasonably fast. On the last turn I went close to 90% for the final 1500 meters. I probably should have gone faster...2 hours and 15 minutes has a special ring to it. My watch said 2:14:30 on the final finish chute. So I sprinted and got 2:14:57, just under 2 and a quarter hours...<br />
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I met Paul, Yona Yona, and Derek at the finish. Paul and I were euphoric. He had a great race and PB'd also. 711 = magic<br />
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About Tateyama: It is a wonderful place for a quick weekend getaway, just across the Aqualine on the southern tip of Boso peninsula.<br />
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For the short distance to Tokyo, the area is rather bucolic. There are scenic mountains, uncrowded beaches, and plenty of empty roads to bike and run.<br />
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Many thanks to Jan and Josh for putting us up as always.<br />
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And Ty had a blast with his lifelong soulmate Brian.<br />
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It was great to do the race with Yuuka YonaYona-san, who was on her way to a podium finish when her bike tire decided to have a hissy fit. That puncture was really a shame but great to do the whole weekend together. And Derek was a superstar, always quick with a joke or a light of your smoke...<br />
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Most of all, thanks to Meg and Ty for coming out and supporting me. They weren't able to make it to the race area, driven away by the elements and barbed wire fences, but I could feel their presence in the Tateyama area!<br />
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Have to believe we are magic....<br />
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And I am very proud to be a part of the Triathletes in Tokyo (TITs) domination of the event once again this year. We had 3 of the top 4 spots. I took 8th overall and 5th in the age-adjusted rankings out of 235 men. Very pleased with my 1:04 bike in fierce winds.<br />
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The swim cancellation was unfortunate but the open sea course design is always susceptible to big waves. Big thanks to Meg for the fantastic photo footage and strong support the entire race weekend!<br />
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トライアスロンイン東京が2位と3位と4位を取り自慢しています。僕は総合8位となりハンデ年齢5位。大風降ってもバイクは1時間4分で良かったと思う。水泳中止は残念だけど。。恵写真と大応援毎度どうもありがとうございます!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">37.9km total Distance (I forgot to turn on my garmin at the start)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1:01:55 Moving Time </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">359m Elevation change</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">279W Estimated Avg Power </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1,036kJ Energy Output</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Avg Speed 36.8km/h </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">PR on サンセットパームライン北上 (6:25)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">max speed 58.3km/h</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3rd fastest time on oshima triathlon loop (15:26)</span><br />
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Swim: Nothing much to say. It was cancelled owing to fierce winds and strong seas. This happens every other year. Last year we got lucky. The swim course needs some redesign needless to say. And the Island Series organizers could do with some creative planning...ie Move the race to Sunday morning if the ocean is too rough on Saturday.<br />
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Bike: Than the fun began. Strong gusts of wind provided a massive tailwind at the start, and I zoomed past 40 of the 55 guys in front of me. I was doing 45-50 kph up the coast, than 25-35 kph back inland, yelling at bikers to get out the way most of the ride. It felt like I was riding a rocket. Hillary Swank still has some pep in her. It felt so good that I shouted "Ohhhh Oshima" to the fans. They were somewhat amused. I finished in 1:04, 2 minutes faster than last year, although I am not sure if the transition time was included differently last year...Anyway, it is a nice feeling to go faster when you get older, and I had limited bike training this spring versus last year as well.<br />
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Run: The 2nd run was the standard 10k. I was feeling fired up after that scorcher of a bike ride. Legs were close to fried but on this day I had the mental game. So I charged out of T2 and gave it all I had. Uh Oh, a cramp in my left hamstring after the first k at 4:25 pace. That is my good hamstring...not supposed to happen... </div>
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I prayed to the triathlon gods that my hammy would hold up for 9 more clicks...At 3K I saw the 3 top guys including one of our own (Rich) heading in which was a good sign. Than Youri in 4th place, he looked shattered....maybe the hammy pain is not so bad, me thought to myself...By the 5k turnaround point, I had seen about 15 guys in front of me. Most of them had started 4 to 8 minutes before me, so I felt I had a decent chance in both the general and age-adjusted categories. I was maxed out coming back from 6-10k against the strong wind and up a big hill. It was tempting to stop on the hill at 7k, but this wasn't going to happen on this day. I passed 4-5 runners in the final 3k, sprinting past a fella right at the finish line. </div>
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Man, it was good to finish and celebrate victory with Meg, Ty, and all the TITs! There so many great teammates in the mix, Youri, Paul, Rich, Jef, Scott, Marc, Jeff, Sumie, Peter, and other familiar faces. I am truly grateful.<br />
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<br />David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-25284909257708941482017-05-29T17:55:00.000-07:002017-05-31T01:38:14.673-07:00Nanki Shirahama triathlon: Golden deceptionThe 2017 Tri season started with a dud. I wasn't totally unprepared, but a challenging course did me in. A PW (personal worst). 2:44:58. 12th in age group out of 67 finishers. 166 out of 460 men.<br />
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Swim: B minus. It is a fantastic clear water swim on the famous "shirahama" imported white sand beach. Unfortunately, there is little room to navigate through the first "strait". I was in the last 3rd wave, which meant I was sitting in a major traffic jam at around 300 meters from the start. After passing the slow swimmers from wave 2, there was some daylight for a few minutes, than more bodies to pass from wave 1, than more daylight. Than it starts again on the 2nd lap as I began to lap people. It doesn't help things that there is a narrow passageway or strait between the buoys and breakwater. I landed in 27 minutes feeling quite winded. Water temperature was near perfect at 19 C degrees.<br />
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Bike: C minus. From that mediocre yet picturesque swim, it was all downhill from there. And not in a good way. The course needs some redesign for sure. Up and down 3 hills in tight 5 x 6k loops with a massive hill to the airport bike finish area, about 75 meters of climbing in 1k at the end of the bike. This means you have 2 180 degree turns every 5 minutes or so. There was also a crash on the loop early in the race, which created traffic as an ambulance had to negotiate in between the bikers. Giant slow packs formed. The hilly course is really no advantage for a triathlon bike. I couldn't get going in aero, and never really felt comfortable or fast. After that final hill climb, my legs were toast. My bike was 1:17, close to a PW also.<br />
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Run: D for dismal, not dandy. I ran out of T2 hoping by some miracle that I would be able to salvage the day with a strong run. That hope soon faded as we tackled yet another hill and I cramped up. I stopped running at one point around 2k, and a flood of 20 runners passed me. I eventually got into a 5 minute pace from 3k to 8k, but couldn't accelerate to my normal 4:30 pace. It was just too hot and I had nothing in the tank. At 9k I tried to pick it up, but than almost passed out from exhaustion, and stopped running again briefly.<br />
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2:44:38 total time<br />
0:27:58 swim 96th place<br />
1:17:57 bike 156th place<br />
0:54:50 run 370th place<br />
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166th place overall<br />
50-54 AG 12th place<br />
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Don't get me wrong, Nanki Shirahama is a beautiful place to visit and really easy to fly to from Haneda, Tokyo. A great weekend was had by all 10 of us TITs that visited from Tokyo. The race itself just leaves a bittersweet taste in my mouth. Hoping that this will provide motivation for Oshima in 2 weeks...<br />
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<br />David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-84229418695975578232016-11-24T20:01:00.002-08:002017-01-05T19:16:01.298-08:00Kawazu "triathlon", Izu hanto, 河津トライアスロン、伊豆半島<div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
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Kawazu inaugural "triathlon" and the 2016 triathlon season is in the books. I was happy with a 1:02 bike (without transitions) where I averaged 37.1 kph, and a 42 minute run, but we were dismayed by the JTUs complete lack of sack. The JTU cancelled the swim due to "roughwaters" 30 minutes before the swim start. We stood in shock in our wetsuits on the pristine beach thinking, "are they out of their minds??"<br />
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I got 25th overall, 11th in the ultra-competitive 40-49 AG in this spontaneous duathlon. I would have been first if I could only have fired up the handy time machine to next year. :)<br />
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今年のトライアスロンシーズンと河津トライアスロンも完了しました!河津のバイクが1時間2分になり、ランが42分で満足って感じです。残念ながらJTUは小さいな波あっても水泳を中止した!トライアスロン詐欺かなあ?でも、ジュアスロンで僕は総合順位25位、年齢区分は11位、来年年齢UPは楽しみ!<br />
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Choshi Marine triathlon went smooth and seamless. It had been 8 years since I had done the race, and it was nice to see the modest progression of my swim and bike.<br />
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調子マリーナの調子がまあまあ良かった。。。<br />
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The swim was lightning fast as usual. I did 24 minutes, which is about my PB for a 1500 meter swim. It is in the Choshi Marine harbor, completely protected from the ocean surf. I did 25-26 minutes 8 years ago so my swim was satisfying.<br />
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The bike was challenging with rolling hills and hairpin turns every 3-4k. Managed 34 kph, or 1:09 without transitions. Full result stats are below. You can see my bike is the most competitive as usual.<br />
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The run was hot yet gratifying as I was able to maintain 4:30 pace while viewing friends on the course's short, tight loops.<br />
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My total time was 2:24:00, good for 7th in my age group out of 95 athletes.<br />
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It was great to get many of the TiT members down including Dave Sims, Ernesto, Jean-Marc, Tim, and Hoel.<br />
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I drove back Tim and Hoel, pictured above. Hoel, a rising star on the tri circuit, let me beat him on his last race in Japan. Bon chance, Hoel!<br />
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37 488 Rubenstein David 男 2:24:00<br />
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36 45-49男子 7<br />
男子 順位 年齢区分 区分 順位<br />
<br />David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29548337.post-58358986707307458412016-10-23T19:11:00.001-07:002017-01-05T19:19:43.737-08:00Murakami triathlon and the Niigata bug, 村上トライアスロンと新潟病気<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It didn't go as planned but it never really does. Caught some kind of Niigata bug, had cold sweats and nausea, no appetite, and a pounding headache, but soldiered thru the race, which was hot yet beautiful. I did 2:23:08, 7th in my so-called age group. I was most pleased with my 1:05 bike, 36.6 kph. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Run was OK at 45 minutes, 4:36 per K pace, in heat. The swim was deceptively slow at 26 minutes but better than Oshima. Didn't get to pace off of most fellow TITs members as my age group was mysteriously placed in the last male wave. C'est la vie. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Good to see all the Tokyo triathletes. On to the 2nd part of the doubleheader next Sunday in Choshi Marina. Maido domo! </span>David 元三 Rubensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784634571248309963noreply@blogger.com0