We drove into the mountains on both Saturday and Sunday, and ran just over 7km each day. I know, 7km isn't much, but we're running in rolling (and occasionally steep) hills. The 13.6km race on May 31st should present no problem for either of us, as I think our endurance is good, and we probably could have run a bit more.
After running, we lied in the sun and read books, snacked on almonds, and relaxed.
Yesterday, I packed my D90 and my 100mm macro lens, and I even felt motivated to take a few photos:
After sunning, we drove back down the hill and stopped at Ichi-no-Se, a local onsen (hot spring) and spa.
This place is sort of out of the way of most people, but Brian and I have cycled and/or driven past it at least a hundred (probably many more) times en route to our favourite bike rides/sun tan spots/ runs. However, since Ichi-no-Se also has a swimming pool and lessons, we thought it was just a swimming school with nothing else to offer. We hadn't realized that it was a rather nice onsen until we picked up a pamphlet at our riding school.
We decided to check it out for ourselves, and are glad we did: the baths are deep and hot, and for only 500 yen, affordable. A great way to relax and get clean after running in the hot sun.
(Oh - and, since I was once again thrown out of an onsen in Shimada a few weeks ago, I've taken to pasting surgical tape over my tats:-)
2 comments:
As usual, I love the photos!
And, gambatte for the race
7K of trail running is worth more than 10K on the flat - good luck with the race.
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