We left Friday afternoon to get to our hotel by dark. It ended up taking us a little over 4 hours to get there. We spent the day on Saturday exploring and relaxing, and then Sunday morning was our big run.
Lake Kawaguchi and Mt. Fuji.This is the lake that we ran around for our race.
Another view of Lake Kawaguchi and Mt. Fuji.Beautiful scenery all the way around the lake:
gorgeous fall colors, mountains, and of course Mt. Fuji.
Rising with the sun on Sunday morning. Up at 5am, race at 7:30am.This is the view from our hotel room!
READY TO RUN!!!
We survived the 16.77 miles!!!It was a beautiful day, completely sunny skies,
light breeze, and incredible views of Mt. Fuji.
Hard to believe that just a couple of monthsago we climbed to the top of that mountain!
It was a wonderful trip! Very nice to get out of the city for a couple of days. We didn't have too high of expectations for our hotel, so we were pleasantly surprised when we ended up with a suite. :) The small town we stayed in was very cute, lots of little shops, cafes, and restaurants. Reminded us of a little country lake town you would find in the U.S. It would be really fun to visit in the summer time.
Joe also did a great job driving on the opposite side of the road and getting us there and back safely. It was nice to have a car for a few days, and we made sure to take full advantage of it: grocery shopping, going to restaurants, finding ice cream shops, etc.
Overall it was a great experience! We're happy with our race results, and hope to do it again next year... maybe even the full marathon next time!?!? :)
Joe also did a great job driving on the opposite side of the road and getting us there and back safely. It was nice to have a car for a few days, and we made sure to take full advantage of it: grocery shopping, going to restaurants, finding ice cream shops, etc.
Overall it was a great experience! We're happy with our race results, and hope to do it again next year... maybe even the full marathon next time!?!? :)
Congratulation on finishing Kawaguchi marathon and driving safely on "wrong side" of the road!
ReplyDeleteNow you drive the car, I must be very careful about the traffic, Nagoyan roads are not safe any more ;)
looks beautiful! glad to hear you survived - funny to hear you get ramen and tea at the end of the race - congrats on finishing your first marathon!
ReplyDeleteBreath-taking pics of Mt. Fuji--wow!! Very proud of you two and glad you had nice hotel accommodations, shopping, etc.
ReplyDeleteGreat job kids! The pictures are very nice; quite a bit different than a jog around Ottertail, huh! Maybe Alex and I will have to hike up Mt Fuji in April. No fall colors around here. The lake effect "snow bands" are playing now here for the next few days. Gotta admit for the first time I am not looking forward to winter or snow.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job both of you! I say go for the full marathon! Glad you had a fun weekend. Miss you both so much.
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