Ekiden

Michael’s school ran in the annual Noda—-Matsudo 31km ekiden today and shocked us all by finishing a strong 5th out of more than 70 schools. Was a very proud dad to see my son bolting by with his cheer squad holding a big banner with his name on it.

Summer in Nagano

We spent 4 days in Nagano during the summer break and had 2 hilly mountain climbs. The best road was called Harmonic Drive. It was a steep 2km climb straight up to the starting point then turn left and gradually go up and down for the next 10km. This took us mostly downwards and the […]

Hanami

Last week I went riding with the Tokyo Cycling Club. Made some new friends and had a great time.

Nakano Koichi Memorial Race Saiko Stage

The 1st year I entered was my 2nd ever race, and I got dropped about half way. The 2nd year I managed to come 3rd. Last year I got dropped again and pulled out at the halfway mark. This year I managed to finish strongly but only managed a 29th placing 9 seconds back from […]

RACE SCHEDULE!!!

Upcoming races. Bike Navi. October 1st. http://www.bikenavi.net/gp_2006/shimofusa/index.html Nikkan Psorts Tour De Japon Lake Saiko November 12 http://www.nikkansports.com/event/tour-du-japan/06/stage/saiko.html Noda MTB November 19 http://www.nca-net.jp/ SEO Cycle Festival. November 26 http://homepage2.nifty.com/randi/race/2006seo/2006seo_race.htm