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…

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…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…