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Jul 6

Remembering Arthur on His Birthday

July 6th, 2022 — We have been doing a remodeling of our main bathroom since March. We just installed a new shower door recently. It’s a clear glass door and they advised us to use liquid soap; bar soap would make clear glass dirty more quickly. So my wife picked…

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Remembering Arthur on His Birthday
Remembering Arthur on His Birthday

Jul 4

The Greatest at “Greater Boston”

July 1, 2022 — It was late last evening when I saw a post at Facebook that Coach Bill Squires had passed away. Bob Hodgie-san forwarded me a message last week that Coach was not doing well and some of the close circle of friends were putting together encouraging messages…

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The Greatest at “Greater Boston”
The Greatest at “Greater Boston”

Feb 26

R.I.P., Gentleman John

Feb. 25, 2022 — It was with great sadness to start the day to find out that one of great middle distance runners from Down Under, and one of the greatest sportsmen, John Landy of Australia, had passed away the day before (Feb. 24) at the age of 91. Back…

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R.I.P., Gentleman John
R.I.P., Gentleman John

Feb 3

L.S.D. Guru of Japan

Feb. 3, 2022 — When I came back from my one-year stay in New Zealand with Arthur Lydiard to Japan, I did a quick translation of his “Lydiard’s Athletic Training” in Japanese, hand-written, and asked my friend who was a junior high school teacher to make a dozen or so…

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L.S.D. Guru of Japan
L.S.D. Guru of Japan

Jan 27

Sir Peter Snell’s Mile World Record Recognized by WA

Jan. 27, 2022 — Sixty years ago today, Peter Snell set his first world mile record with 3:54.4 at Cook’s Garden in Wanganui, New Zealand (*Watch the footage of the race HERE). World Athletics (WA) awards the WA Heritage Plaque posthumously to Sir Peter Snell (Legend) and Cook’s Garden (Landmark)…

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Sir Peter Snell’s Mile World Record Recognized by WA
Sir Peter Snell’s Mile World Record Recognized by WA

Jan 25

Happy Birthday in Heaven, “Pre”

Jan. 25, 2022 — Never did I ever think this rather little-known (in Japan) American runner who some people even think is just a product of marketing scheme of a giant sporting good manufacturer ended up giving me this late stage in my life such inspiration to kick my butt…

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Happy Birthday in Heaven, “Pre”
Happy Birthday in Heaven, “Pre”

Jan 23

Running is Special???

Jan. 23, 2022 —A simple answer would be: Yes! Running IS special in a sense that you probably gain a lot more “buck for the bang”. After 2 surgeries, my wife had a hard time getting back in shape (again). Several times, she would go out for a run (or…

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Running is Special???
Running is Special???

Jan 18

Calm, Relaxing….and Freezing!!

Jan. 17, 2022 — We are having a heat-wave right now. We I went for a run today, it was 26 degrees F!! But last weekend, when I did a long run on Sunday, it was -9F. Now that’s more like it. Yesterday when I went for a run, it…

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Calm, Relaxing….and Freezing!!
Calm, Relaxing….and Freezing!!

Jan 10

The Continuing Story

Jan. 9, 2022 — The first week of January is a busy week for Japanese road racing scene. There is All Japan Corporate Team Ekiden Championships (men’s) on January 1st. Famous collegiate Hakone Ekiden road relay will be contested 2nd and 3rd of January. Hakone Ekiden has become one of…

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The Continuing Story
The Continuing Story

Jan 1

Happy New Year, from 2021 to 2022!

Jan. 1, 2022 — Someone posted a clip from Academy Award winning movie, “Chariots of Fire” on Facebook (which I had shared on Lydiard Training & Academy page) yesterday morning, the last day of 2021. I always felt that movies and music really bring back memories (related blog HERE). It…

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Happy New Year, from 2021 to 2022!
Happy New Year, from 2021 to 2022!
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