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I am currently lucky enough to be in Japan (Osaka as of right now) on a FAM trip organised by the Japan National Tourism Organisation. A FAM trip is basically a trip for travel professionals, run to showcase certain areas of Japan with the hope that it will help you sell these to eager clients back home.
Having taken off from Seattle on Thursday lunchtime arrived in Japan Friday evening (crossing west over that International Date Line sure does make time fly…) I woke up extremely early on Saturday morning with that bane of many the traveler; jet lag. However, this has turned out to be quite useful as it has enabled me to squeeze in something I was hoping and needing to do a few times whist in Japan-run. A number of my colleagues in our UK office recently signed for a September Half Marathon in Bristol, in order to raise money for the Japan relief fund. Not wanting me to feel left out, they suggested that I sign up for a similar event on my side of the Pond, and low and behold I put my name down for the Boulder Half- Marathon, set to take place on September 5th.
Having never done anything like this before I am endeavoring to stick to a training plan, which is what lead me to gulp a couple of espressos, lace up my trainers and set out into the moisture laden early morning air of Japan’s second city. It was warm (27 degrees) but with a nice breeze the 8.5 mile plod was a great start to the day and a it was great to get a look at a more quiet side to the city.
Now I need some breakfast…