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February 26th 2017 Location: Tokyo, Japan Event: Tokyo Marathon Ahhhh pressure, it can be your biggest allied, but also your worst nightmare. There's 2 ways to react under pressure, one is to thrive, the other to struggle. Pressure has this subtle way...
Japan's rising sun Saturday Morning February 25th Tokyo, Japan The day before the race With a personal best of 2h48m38s, I have set a goal of 2h42 for Tokyo Marathon. I have dedicated my past 3 months to work and training. Sacrificing for 90 days. Alcohol...
With January 15th almost part of history, this means I now have 6 complete weeks of training preparation before the start of the World Marathon Major ''Tokyo marathon'' February 26th. Standing at the starting line, my goal is no more than 2h42. This yield...
Sunday Morning October 16th Melbourne Victoria Australia. Time: 4:45AM Waking up is very easy on this very windy dark cold spring day in Melbourne. My sleep was great and it's quite difficult for me to realize it's Marathon morning. It's one of those...
The Day, the famous day where you finally get to run. So many things can go wrong on that day. I've experienced many, too many I think. In 2010, 2 days before Kelowna Marathon, I was struck with a gastroenteritis, no way I could run. Before NYC 2014,...
Humm, as I'm comfortably sitting enjoying some drinks. I'll soon reflect on this race. I love reviewing what happen pre - post and during the race. For that one, I was not ready for this type of wind. It felt too often like running without moving. Negative...
Early Saturday morning, on a bright cold crisp overly windy blue sky day, I did my last practice run before enjoying the race. A, for some strange reason, difficult run in Melbourne. Yes, the wind is heavy and strong, and yes it sucks, but again, I'm...
Just can't believe I'm writing this blog from Melbourne Australia. 24 hours ago, I was in office in Singapore, still working, prior to a late evening flight relaying Melbourne from Singapore. From Canada, it seems closer than it really is, actually, flying...
Hey fellow strangers, it's been a while, staying away from my blog, not good. This is a great tool to remain focus. 12-16 weeks of training is very long. You have to keep up the moral. Let's recap a bit, here how it goes, I've been training very hard...
As you know by now, I'm getting ready for the Melbourne Marathon. Sunday's long run are starting to be longer and longer, and therefore more demanding. Quite Challenging if the high heat and humidity stays the same as I've seen in the past few weeks....