Tokyo 10k Finish!

Look at me cross the finish line!

(center bright green jacket)

Sake to 10k

This weekend began with a Sake tasting. Some friends and I attended a Sake Seminar at the officers club. We tried 8 different types, didn't love them all but most were GREAT. Can you belive that I have lived in Japan for almost 5yrs and this was my first taste of Sake.

From Feb.'10

Sunday morning I particpated in the Tokyo Marathon, only the 10k though. It was rainy and cold but I did it and  met my goal. The worst part of it was standing out in the rain for an hour waiting for the race to start. The opening song was of course an 80's classic- Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a place on earth". By the end of the run it felt more like I had gone swimming than running. Overall the experience was great, running with thousands of people through the streets of Tokyo.

I don't have any pictures of my run, the only proof I did run it can be found here: http://p.tokyo42195.org/numberfile/7818.html

Wicked

Saturday I went into Tokyo to watch the Broadway musical "Wicked." The show was identical to the one I got to see in London with one small difference. The entire thing was in Japanese, okay not the entire thing -- they said "Wicked" in English. There were a few other words that they left in English, apparently there is no adequate translation for a few phrases. It was a little strange to suddenly hear English in the middle, like wonderful, my dear, sentimental, etc. . . Overall it was a very good show.