THEY DID IT!!!!! Today, Curtis and my friend Masumi completed the Mt. Fuji 1/2 Marathon. We started our journey to the world famous Mt. Fuji yesterday (Saturday) at 10:00 am and arrived at Fujiyoshida Station at 2:30 pm. We checked into our hotel and set out for a little sightseeing and fun.
Me, Avery, Masumi & Riko at the train station.
As always, Curtis is the hit of the crowd....loved by all!
When in Rome... Curtis is so goofy! Gotta love him!
Of course the girls wanted in on the action as well!
Avery's first sleep over....does it count since it was in a hotel????
This was a Mt Fuji at 7:30 this morning. As the crow flies, Fuji was about 6 miles away from where we were at the start of the race. By the time we left this afternoon at 1:30, the clouds had moved in and you couldn't see it any more. It really amazes me.
Curtis and Masumi are registered and getting ready to RUN!!!! this was Masumi's first race, so she was a little nervous and Curtis was his usual giddy self and ready to go.
AND THEY'RE OFF!!!! There were about 5000 runners for this race. It consisted of the 1/2 (pictured above), a 10K, a 5K, and Youth run. It was funny....they did an organized exercise warm up in the middle of the track field before the start.
This picture is from Curtis's GPS of the elevation of the course they ran today. Curtis said it was the toughest run he has done. Up hill for a full 3 miles, down hill for 3 miles.....and so on....and on.
Avery was so excited and proud of her daddy! She was such a good cheerleader and it really pumped him up for that last little bit.
Curtis crosses the finish line!!! That is not his time on the time clock. That clock was actually for the 10K that started 20 minutes after the 1/2. He came in at 2 hours 2 minutes.
This is Masumi going across the finish line! She came in at 2 hours and 40 minutes.I loved watching the runners and the excitement of Curtis and Masumi participating! I know it isn't in me to run like that but I can really appreciate the passion and commitment it takes to run 13+ miles. No matter what time you finish at, it is an accomplishment to finish!! Way to go guys!!!!
6 comments:
By the time I finished reading this post I was just about out of breath...especially after seeing that graph. Wow Curtis ~ good job, you are an awesome nephew! We enjoyed a week-end with Phil, Betty, Austin & Teresa even tho most of it was spent with them helping up with yard sales. Thanks for the great & informative post Deana, I didn't even know how far a half marathon was. Love you guys always!!!
Great narriation Deana! The GPS graph was dramatic to see the steep rise and drop.
Curtis, I guess the Murfreesboro marathon will be a snap for you to finish. I guess your in shape to run the full marathon; not the wimpy 1/2 marathon for amatures. Pam and I will be at the finish line rooting you on! Yeah, you know it............Tony
Great job with the post Deana, LOVED the pic of you guys with Mt.Fuji in the background. Great job Curtis, the course looked really tough, thanks to the GPS graph we know what an accomplishment it was running that half-marathon. Miss you all!
That is awesome bro - I can truly appreciate it...though I don't any of my graphs for a half ever looked like that! You guys have truly participated and lived life to the fullest over there. We have enjoyed following you so much. Like Amy, I love that picture of the three of you with Mt Fuji in the background - please send that one to for MaSam's scrapbook! Love Aunt Tessi
WOW! How AWESOME! I am so proud of you Curtis! I cannot even begin to imagine how tough that had to be - glad you got to participate and finished with such a great time! Deana, you are doing a wonderful job keeping us all informed. It let's all of us participate from half a world away. As Aunt Pat said, we went to MS this weekend and helped MaSam with her yard sale. Short, quick visit, but we are going back Labor Day Weekend (2 weeks). MaSam will have her 85th birthday on Sept. 11th and that is also the date one year ago that Daddy (Papa House) died. Time is flying by and you all will be home soon! Love you! Mom
Curtis
Congrats! That's a very respectable time - especially for all the elevation changes. It's about the same pace as my mile, running downhill, with a tailwind. Great job.
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