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Saturday, November 20, 2004
More notes from folks getting home from Japan
I spent some time this afternoon looking at web pages from Emma Engstrand and Pasi Ikonen (both just returned from training and racing in Japan). If I get around to it, I'll probably translate all of Engstrand's article. But, I'm not getting around to it today.
Emma wrote about, among other things, the hills, the soft footing, the slow forest (though she expects faster forest in the WOC), the Japanese food (which she doesn't like), and jet lag.
I have to say there is something satisfying about the European nations having to deal with jet lag.
Pasi writes in English. So you can -- and should -- go over to his page and read the training logs. One of the sessions Pasi wrote about include a note, "In this training I learned that you really have to push it when running on the slopes. Also downhill running plays quite an important role."
I'm interested in running down hills. I'm a slow runner going down hills, but I've improved. Or I should say, I improved a lot until I tore my leg up a few years ago. Post-injury, I became slower than ever on the down hills. This fall I've started improving again. This winter I plan to get back to where I was in 2001.
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