checkpoint one to two up and up and up and up
leg-aching monday
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Ardent Snailwalker followers may recall this post from last month : Having broken my foot at Christmas, most of my immediate preparation is simply trying to get my strength back, without actually harming the foot recovery. I’ve progressed from a wheelchair, to crutches, to a cast, to my current situation : no cast, just [...] Absent from official training hike #3 this week due to a long weekend in Ishigaki-jima with the olds. Suffering snailwalker withdrawal, and spotting an interesting hike described in the rough guide I managed to convince my poor mum and dad and long-suffering wife into a small tramp up a mini-mountain. The snailwalker B-team packed a [...] As of April 11th ( the latest available figures ) Oxfam Japan has received more than 5.8 million yen in sponsorship from the 197 participating Trailwalkers teams. Thats about 57,000 US dollars or more than 25,000 UK pounds. Sponsors of the Snailwalkers team have contributed more than 10% of the total ! So thankyou all. [...] NOTE: Click on any image to view a larger format. Who: Reza, Khilan and 2 members of the JPMorgan “Walk Fat Boy Walk” team (Ajul & Rob) When: April 12, 2008 Where: Mitsu-toge-yama (Kawaguichi-ko, Yamanashi prefecture) Navigator: Reza Distance: 16.2 km (Total To Date: 48.7 km) Duration: 7:10 (Total To Date: 17:25) Altitude [...] Many of us tend to use and re-use water bottles … but how safe is this practice and are certain bottles better than others? Lots of recent studies have come out regarding the level of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in certain types of bottles and the long term impact on human exposure. Check out this interesting report [...] No need to talk about the hike – Reza’s excellent post ( http://snailwalkers.com/2008/04/08/training-2-mt-takaomt-jimba/ ) has more than enough information (GET A JOB!) – but a quick note on some apres-hike options around Takao: On Paul M’s recommendation , we headed to Ukai Toriyama http://www.ukai.co.jp/toriyama/ about 2km’s from Takaosanguchi station. This is a truly spectacular place, [...] NOTE: Click on any image to view a larger format. Who: Paul W & Reza When: April 6, 2008 Where: Mt. Takao (Takao-san) / Mt. Jimba (Jimba-san) Navigator: Paul W. Distance: 18.3km (Total To Date: 32.5km) Duration: 5:55 (Total To Date: 10:15) Altitude (Max): 855 m Pace (Avg): 14:32 min/km Pace (Max): 2:05 [...] Who: Khilan, Paul W & Reza When: March 29, 2008 Where: Mt. Futago Navigator: Paul W. Distance: 14 km (Total To Date: 14km) Duration: 4:20 (Total To Date: 4:20) Altitude (Max): 208 m Pace (Avg): 13:31 min/km Pace (Max): 6:24 min/km Speed (Avg): 4.4 km/hr Speed (Max): 9.5 km/hr Well, this was a mellow start [...] |
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