50歳前後はマラソンにはまり、ほとんどの自己記録はそのころ。
北海道マラソンも3時間41分 で走れていました。（ベストは洞爺湖の3時間24分弱）
2023年1月から、 ランニングを再開して2024年8月迄、1年8か月弱継続できています。
再開後の4月に、意外と自分走れるかなと思って、勢いで2023年8月 スタート時の気温既に30度の灼熱の北海道マラソンに、フル復帰戦として参加。
正直ひどい目にあいました。 30㎞迄は㌔7分位でラン＆ウオークで走れてましたが、 そのころから体幹が右に傾き、地獄の苦しみを味わいました。残り 12㎞で2時間余りかかり、2000人位には抜かれ、ぎりぎり5時間53分。ゴール後救護室へ一直線。 札幌の息子宅にたどり着くまでも大変だった。地下鉄北34条駅～目的のマンションへたどりつくまで、止まったり、座ったりで5分の所を30分かかった気がします。 昨年のゴールシーン。
有名な酷道ランナーさんや最後美 さんなどとごくごく近いゴール。 ゴールが車いすで救護室に連れて行ってもらい、
点滴してもらい、 スポドリを飲んで、 PTさんにマッサージしてもらい何とか動けるようになって救護室をでました。折角なので完走メダルとバスタオルを受け取り、大通り西8丁目？？の手荷物預けまでつくのに15分以上。 タクシーにのりたくても捕まらず這って地下鉄西11丁目にいったの覚えてます。
シャワーを浴びて、2時間程眠って、 口から物と水分をいれてやっと回復。
泊めてもらう事も考えましたが、翌日の仕事もあり、夜10時のJRに乗って帰宅しました。 今でもあの状況は恐怖の思い出です。
この悔しさは今だに残っています。
作ACマラソン 30㎞DNF を挟んで、練習は継続して、2024年1月はGSK438㎞（時間は46時間も費やしてます）
その後も320㎞平均では走っています。
2024年2月の大阪マラソンは4時間30分12秒（ネット）
2024年5月の洞爺湖マラソンは 4時間26分13秒（ネット）
2024年6月の千歳JALは 4時間17分36秒
2024年7月に30㎞練習会に3回（コースも会も全て違う）は暑かったこともあり、20km前後走ってDNFしており、
所謂30㎞以上のペース走的な、確信・自信を持てる確りしたロングランはできていないです。
今回の北海道マラソンは、ファンランで5時間切り位の気持ちが良いのかもしれませんが、5時間動く事は遅いとは言え大変だと思います。
当日は雨ありの最高気温29度の天気予報らしい。どうなるなかな。
ここ2，3日はやっと北海道らしく、朝や夜は気温20度以下になる事が多くなり、涼しくなってきました。
今朝8/21は5時半スタートで17度でした。 久しぶりにロングのタイツで走り、気持ち良しです。
気持ち的には㌔6分、4時間12分位で完走したいと思ってますが、条件次第ですね。
最高：4時間10分以内で完走。
普通：4時間30分以内で完走
最低：5時間で完走。 この位の感じでレースに臨みます。
ここ3日間の練習。 シューズを変えて10㎞のペースラン。
8月19日(月）： 台湾サンダル黄色 56分32秒 ㌔5分50秒弱を意識。
613-536-537-536-543-540-541-539-528-515
8月20日（火）：アディゼロSL2 で54分29秒 ㌔5分30秒を意識
550-523-525-530-525-528-528-528-529-500
8月21日(水）： メタスピードエッジパリスで 52分36秒 ㌔5分20秒を意識
543-511-509-512-514-514-512-514-526-458
明日は㌔5分を意識して6㎞
金曜日は㌔6分で5㎞。← 今ここ。雨で二度寝。
土曜日は1㎞まったり、1㎞速く、1㎞まったりで調整して、本番を目指します。
サブ４がこんなに高い壁である事を再認識。
サブ3.5復帰が目標ですが、まずはサブ４ですね。
The Hokkaido Marathon is just 5 days away.
Around the age of 50, I got into marathons, and most of my personal records were set around that time. I was able to run the Hokkaido Marathon in 3 hours and 41 minutes (my best time was just under 3 hours and 24 minutes at Lake Toya). From January 2023 to August 2024, I was able to continue running for almost 1 year and 8 months after resuming running.
In April after resuming, I thought I could surprisingly run, and impulsively participated in the scorching Hokkaido Marathon in August 2023, with the temperature already at 30 degrees at the start, as a full comeback race. To be honest, I had a terrible experience. I was able to run at around 7 minutes per kilometer with run-walk intervals until 30 kilometers, but from that point, my body leaned to the right, and I experienced hellish suffering. It took over 2 hours for the remaining 12 kilometers, I was overtaken by about 2,000 people, and I barely made it to the finish line in 5 hours and 53 minutes before heading straight to the first aid room. It was also very difficult to reach my son's house in Sapporo afterwards. It felt like it took 30 minutes to get from the subway station at Kita 34-jo to the intended apartment. The scene at the finish line last year.
Famous extreme runner Y was very close to the finish line, just like Ms. M. He was taken to the first aid room in a wheelchair at the finish line, and probably received an IV drip. I wonder if he drank sports drinks. After receiving a massage from the physical therapist, I was able to move somehow and left the first aid room. Since I had come this far, I received the completion medal and towel, and it took over 15 minutes to get to the baggage check at Nishi 8-chome of Odori Avenue. I remember crawling to Nishi 11-chome by subway, even though I wanted to take a taxi. I took a shower and slept for about 2 hours to recover. It was only after I could finally take in food and water through my mouth that I started to recover. I also considered staying overnight, but I had work the next day, so I managed to catch the JR train home at 10 p.m. It's still a terrifying memory of that situation. The regret still lingers.
Between the AC Marathon and the 30-kilometer DNF, I continued training, and in January 2024, I ran 438 kilometers (which took 46 hours). After that, I have been running an average of 320 kilometers. The Osaka Marathon in February 2024 was completed in 4 hours, 30 minutes, and 12 seconds (net time). The Lake Toya Marathon in May 2024 was completed in 4 hours, 26 minutes, and 13 seconds (net time). The Chitose JAL Marathon in June 2024 was completed in 4 hours, 17 minutes, and 36 seconds.
In July 2024, I participated in three 30-kilometer training sessions (each with different courses and groups), and due to the heat, I ran about 20 kilometers before DNF. I haven't been able to confidently complete a solid long run, which is typically a pace run of over 30 kilometers. For this year's Hokkaido Marathon, it might feel good to finish in under 5 hours in the fun run, but it's still quite challenging to keep moving for 5 hours, even if it's considered slow. There might be rain on the day, and the weather forecast predicts a high of 29 degrees and around 24 degrees, so it's uncertain what will happen. Finally, for the past 2-3 days, it has started to feel more like Hokkaido, with temperatures often dropping below 20 degrees in the morning and evening. This morning, on August 21, it was 17 degrees at 5:30 a.m. It's been a while since I ran in long tights, and it feels great.
Mentally, I want to finish in about 4 hours and 6 minutes, aiming for a pace of 6 minutes per kilometer, but it depends on the conditions. Best case scenario: finish in under 4 hours and 10 minutes. Normal case: finish in under 4 hours and 30 minutes. Worst case: finish in 5 hours. I will approach the race with this kind of mindset.
Training for the past 3 days: Changed shoes and ran a 10-kilometer pace run.
August 19 (Monday): Yellow Taiwan sandals, 56 minutes and 32 seconds, aiming for around 5 minutes and 50 seconds per kilometer.
August 20 (Tuesday): Adizero SL2, 54 minutes and 29 seconds, aiming for around 5 minutes and 30 seconds per kilometer.
August 21 (Wednesday): Metaspeed Edge Paris, 52 minutes and 36 seconds, aiming for around 5 minutes and 20 seconds per kilometer.
Tomorrow, aiming for 5 minutes per kilometer for 6 kilometers.
Friday, aiming for 6 minutes per kilometer for 5 kilometers.
Saturday, adjusting with 1 kilometer easy, 1 kilometer fast, and 1 kilometer easy, aiming for the main event. I have realized how high the barrier is for a sub-4 finish. My goal is to return to sub-3.5, but first, let's aim for sub-4.