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Jake is a Waseda University exchange student who came to Japan and is aiming to become a professional marathon runner. He is aiming to run a marathon in under 2 hours and 15 minutes in three weeks. I accompanied him on his weekday routine. Jake Barraclough is a marathoner living, studying and running in Japan. He trains for a sub 2:15 marathon. Jake is a marathon monk and runs 1,000km a month in the center of Tokyo to achieve his dream of turning professional. After a few injuries and intense MMA training earlier in his life, he has now been running consistently for the last 18 months with a clear goal of turning professional. We follow him for a day in the life. / rantojapan / tempo_jpn 00:00 Meet at Yoyogi Park for 6am practice 01:10 Start of point practice 04:37 Jog home 05:50 Breakfast 08:01 Lunch at Waseda University cafeteria 09:01 Homework 09:15 Afternoon practice 10:01 Dinner 11:05 Recovery routine 13:59 Practice rescheduling