Volunteer jogging event

I took part in a volunteer jogging event which was held in Shinmaruko.

I like running and I usually run during a lunch time on weekdays.

But,I wondered whether I could finish the course or not?

While I was in China,I didn’t run.

And I was very tired,because I had been in Osaka for 3 days(2 days for business,1 day for perspnal matters).
The day before the event I came back to Tokyo.

However,I decided to take part in this event and it was really good.

I was very surprised that many amateur runners took part in this event.
And the location was very good(near Tama-river).
(but, it was a little cold..)

I usually run 10km within 1 hour,so this time my aim was to run in roughly the same time.

At first,it was very hard,because the road was very muddy and I became tired quickly.

But,many volunteer people cheered us on,so I could finish the course.

I took part in this event with my friends,we were very happy.

Running at Kōkyo

I have been running at Kōkyo on Tuesday and Wednesday.

My company has a lunch beak of 1 hour, and we can take it whenever we want.

I usually bring my lunch box which I(some time my husband) cook, and I eat alone, then I study English.

But I started to run around Kōkyo which is near my office.

Because I wanted to have more time in the evening to cook dinner,study English and to practice the shamisen.

But I want to run 3 times per week.

So I decided to run at lunch time.

I reseached on the internet where the best place to run is,and I found out that Kōkyo is the best place.

I had been running for 5 kilometers on weekday evenings, and the distance around Kōkyo is also 5 kilometers. 

I usually change my clothes to running gear at our office, and I start running.

There are many businessman near my office.
But only I wear runnning gear!
It was embarrassing for me, but I got used to be such a situation quickly.

Some men usually run around Kōkyo.

Thay run faster than me (even if they are old men).

I want to run faster, but I have been runnning at my natural spead.

Kōkyo is one of the famous places for amateur runners, and they named it”Kōkyo-run”.

Kōkyo（Tokyo Imperial Palace）