4-week training menu for the Naha Marathon ・Toyama Marathon 4 weeks before (2 hours 55 minutes 32 seconds) ・25km 3 weeks before (4'14/km) ・Shingu Nachikatsuura Half Marathon 2 weeks before (1 hour 19 minutes 49 seconds) ・400m-200m x 4 runs 6km (3'56/km) ・10km 7 days before (4'05/km) == ...・Isshobin (You can eat conveyor belt yakiniku at the Miyamachi branch, which is perfect for social media. It may be a little far to walk from Matsusaka Station) ・Wakidaya Main Branch ■If you're looking to buy a bento! ・Ekiben no Aratake (1 minute walk from Matsusaka Station. Their Matsusaka beef bento is often featured on TV) ■The chicken yakiniku with miso sauce is also highly recommended! Maejima Shokudo is the most popular, but there is always a line... https://www.kankomie.or.jp/season/art... ■If you're looking to eat ramen!・Sumire 2nd Generation Matsusaka Store (Miso ramen. Near the starting area. I've been there with Takayama-san before.) ・Kaikaya Matsusaka Main Store・Shina Soba Kitakuma (Within walking distance of Matsusaka Station) ■Motsunabe Matsusaka Koisan (I recommend the Matsusaka beef motsunabe. I often come here. Reservation required) ■Italian Matsusaka Daruma (I especially recommend the Taiyo no Pizza. They also have local dishes. I often come here. Reservation required) ■Mitarashi dango Shirakoya (Around the 30km point of the marathon course. A car is required) ■Taiyaki Taiyaki Warashibe Matsusaka Store (Within walking distance of Matsusaka Station. Even the skin is delicious. In fact, the skin is delicious.) *Shin-ya's taiyaki is also a highly recommended and popular store, but it may be difficult to visit because it is located in the outskirts of Matsusaka (Sohara-cho, Matsusaka City) ■Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Imo-no-ya (A store specializing in baked sweet potatoes. You should try the fruit sandwich. It may be sold out. A store that Myako-san and I visited during the bread run. Within walking distance of Matsusaka Station.) Course introduction video ■Mie Matsusaka Marathon 2022 (Race video) • [Mie Matsusaka Marathon 2022] I aimed for a sub-3 time, but then gave up... ■Mie Matsusaka Marathon course video (solo full marathon) • Mie Matsusaka Marathon 2020 course test run Solo full marathon (live run) ■Video of running with Noguchi Mizuki (features projection mapping footage) • [Epic episode] I ran with Noguchi Mizuki ■Hill sprint video (steep hill in the last 200m) • [Lactic acid hell] Strengthen your speed with hill sprints! 100m x x runs ■LSD with Myako (The finish line, Matsusaka Sports Park, and the steep slope at the end are visible in the photo) • [Abscesses] I did LSD with Myako, and something unexpected happened lol ■1500m TT (A crow...) The finish line, Matsusaka Sports Park • [Marathon practice] The result of aiming for a sub-5 minute 1500m time trial... =============== Tourist information ■Matsusaka Castle Ruins (15 minutes' walk from Matsusaka Station) https://www.city.matsusaka.mie.jp/sit... The municipal hospital opposite is the hospital where I was born ■Castle Guard Yashiki (Near the Matsusaka Castle ruins, there are photogenic spots) https://www.kankomie.or.jp/report/det... ■Matsusaka Tourism Association Website https://www.matsusaka-kanko.com/ ============== Souvenir information ■Matsusaka Products Center (0 minutes' walk from Matsusaka Station) ■Matsusaka Agricultural Park Bell Farm (immediately after exiting Matsusaka IC) To be honest, if you go to Ise Shrine, you can find everything, but it's very crowded and you'll be walking a lot. I recommend visiting Ise Shrine after the marathon (the next day if possible). Be sure to also visit Ashigami-san. My favorite is the uFit RELEASER Mini ◆Amazon purchase link: https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=%E3%83%9... ⇒5% OFF coupon code: N6LN8OZ5 ◆Rakuten Market purchase link: https://item.rakuten.co.jp/ufit-shop/... ⇒5% OFF coupon URL: https://coupon.rakuten.co.jp/getCoupo... Kendama Runner [Self-introduction] A sub-3 runner with 14,000 subscribers. A PR runner for the Mie Matsusaka Marathon. ①Full → 2 hours 54 minutes 29 seconds ③Half → 1 hour 19 minutes 28 seconds ④Started Kendama at age 35 → Obtained "Advanced Level 2" Sound effects: Pocket Sound - https://pocket-se.info/ Free BGM and music materials MusMus https://musmus.main.jp ▼Click here for practice details Instagram (Takaya/Kendama Runner) / takaya_runner Twitter (Takaya/Kendama Runner) / takayankees2 For work inquiries, please DM on Instagram. #KendamaRunner #NAHAMarathon