Two years ago, I decided to take better care of myself and (re)start long-distance running. I trained to run half-marathon races again, and then I quickly realized marathon races were within reach. I’ve now run several half-marathon races, and that distance is now part of my regular weekend running schedule. I’ve completed three marathons, and I’m not going to stop.
I could always run without entering races, but there’s a great side-effect of joining competitions that I happen to love: the travel that goes with it. With marathon races, I set aside a few days of recovery right after the race, which I use to go sightseeing.
I’m telling you all that because I’ve just raced the Tokyo marathon, which was incredible and…
































