Sunday, June 19, 2011

Switching to Morning

Lately I've been going running in the evening. I made the switch today to the morning running.


I like morning runners. In general, morning runners are more friendly. When I passes other runners on my way, they do a few things that evening runners don't. 


1.make an eye contact with you. 
2 give a smile to you. 
3 raise a hand. 
4 say 'good morning' as she/he passes you. 
5 make you want to do the same


This is true in general. I had been running both in the evening and in the morning, and I see it every time i make a switch.  


Today it was too late in the morning of subtropical summer, when the sun and the temperature was already too high. Short distance felt like forever. I knew I was overheated. I just run into the bathroom and poor running water on my head. Next time I'd better go earlier before sun comes up the horizon. 


6.5km



Thursday, June 16, 2011

Priceless

A research organization in Nara began a process of restoring historical manuscripts that was damaged by the water of tsunami 3 months ago. A tube of 1.8m in diameter and 6m in length, this world largest device of its kind freezes the soaked documents in minus 40 degree Celsius, then dry them. They say this way the sheets of papers will not stick together and can be easily separated and makes restoration easier and safer. It's quite interesting for what we would do for pieces of paper. Something is priceless. Fukushima officials decided to provide radiation detectors to all the local children under age 15. One interviewee was saying in the news report that "more important is to move all the schools and children out of the area and that should be government and municipality's priority." It would not make any difference to know what radiation level where you are right now, if you can't leave the place, would it? The device won't tell the kids which direction or how far they should run away to... 




15km

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011

6/11

3 months had gone by since 3/11. At one of elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, 300 Koinobori (carp streamers) was decorated in it's playground in memory of lost children. 
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20110611/t10013467661000.html

Rising Sun (日の出)
20.8km

Saturday, June 4, 2011

'Born To Run'

A HIDDEN TRIBE, SUPER ATHLETES, 
AND THE GREATEST RACE 
THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN


by Christopher McDougall



13.4km