June 2013 – THE LONG COUNTDOWN

Great Mount Norikura Marathon: Report

June 23, 2013June 26, 2013 Nick RamsayFitness

I’ve just got back from a weekend away in Japan’s Nagano prefecture, where one of the country’s highest and most magnificent mountains, Mount Norikura (3,026m) played host to two races: a 12km trail run through the forests and a 30km road race up the mountain. Day One – The 12K Trail Run Yoshio and I left Gifu early on Saturday morning and with only a brief stop at a hot […]

The 145km Giant Salamander Ride

June 2, 2013 Nick RamsayFitness

I’ve said before that I have a tendency to overdo things, and despite being so restrained over the last few weeks I got carried away and made a sudden decision to cycle farther than I ever have before. With little planning, I left home just before 5am and headed north into the mountains on my Giant Defy road bike. The idea was to head towards Gujo, cross the Otoge pass […]