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Tokyo Marathon-classmate ran!

[Apricot peony] February 26, 2013 08:30

Now, the Tokyo Marathon has become a feature of Tokyo in February.
The course around famous places in Tokyo is very fun for the viewer, but it is very popular for citizen runners because it is a rare opportunity to run in Ginza and Nihonbashi, so it is very popular, and this year's application is 10 times It was.
Under such circumstances, a classmate who was together from kindergarten to junior high school was fortunate to run by lottery.

I couldn't imagine since I was a child, but I have run a number of full marasos so far, and the Tokyo Marathon is the second time.
That said, I just got sick at the end of last year and I was very worried, so I decided to go to cheer with my local classmates.


For both runners and supporters, the easiest to find is the intersection of Irifunebashi, which turns after Honganji in Tsukiji and turns to Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge.
It's just around the exit of Shintomicho Station.
This place is second-third of the course, with wadaiko's performance and water supply points.
At the same time, it can be said that it is a place where you can get excited to prepare for the final difficulties, such as the up and down of the super steep angle of Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge from here.

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      <Tsukiji Honganji-mae>                <Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge>

 


I was listening to the expected passage time from the person himself, so if I thought I should go a little before because it was cold, when I was walking ahead of the ward office, a classmate who went early said, "I have passed now!" Contact!
I was sorry that I couldn't make it in time due to the difference in touch, but after a while, I disbanded with the classmates who gathered, saying, "If it is in this condition, I will not go in a good time."
If you check it on the homepage later, the time is 4 hours and 53 minutes.
From the person himself, "I worked hard until Irifune Bridge, but the rest was terrible. It's the year of yappa." I received an email.
However, I was relieved to finish safely.


During the race, the streets leading to Ginza, Nihonbashi Chuo-dori, Harumi-dori St., Shin-ohashi-dori St., and the streets leading to it were closed, so if you wanted to go right in front of you, it was a little inconvenient to go there, but it was interesting to be able to go through a different route than usual while thinking about a place where you could pass like a quiz.
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          <In front of Irifunebashi>                <Classmate from kindergarten>

If you can enter again next year, everyone will go to cheer! Yoshino-kun!