I'm glad we did that windy ride last Sunday, because the wind at the crit today was even worse! I wasn't feeling very fast today, so I tried to sit in as much as possible. Since I didn't properly warm up, when I turned into the wind on the…

Today I just did a short ride over to Sagamiko and back with a few intervals. At the bottom of the Otarumi climb on the way back, I tore the cleat off the bottom of my shoe. Fortunately, the shoe wasn't damaged, and I had the parts to fix …

Morning ride out to Itsukaichi, over to Ome, up the valley to Mitake Sta., then back home. My legs feel a little tired, but I should be in decent condition for Sunday's race.2:04, 59 km

Afternoon ride out around Sagamiko then back home. Hard efforts on the climbs.1:39, 49 km

Easy night ride to spin out my legs after yesterday's ride. Out to Itsukaichi, then down to Hachioji and home. It was freezing out there tonight!1:15, 32 km

Today was wind resistance training and high-speed traffic training with Nishizono-san and Nakamura-san. After meeting up at Koremasa we took off heading south to the beach. We took part of the route from last weekend's ride, and ended up r…

The rain let up in the afternoon, so I got in a short ride in western Hachioji.1:09, 33 km

Takao to Komaba and back, just like yesterday. In the morning I saw Arita-san on the Tama near Seiseki-sakuragaoka. I keep running into him around there.3:23, 98 km

Takao to Komaba in the morning, then Komaba to Takao in the evening.3:18, 98 km

I overslept this morning and missed the team practice, so I rode in the afternoon instead. Just an easy ride through the hills.2:03, 46 km

Early morning training with O-vest plus Takagi-san and Nishizono-san. After meeting up at Oomaru Park, we started making our way towards Atsugi. I had no idea what the route was, so I just followed along. After making our way through the c…

Komaba to Takao. I saw Arita-san on the Tamagawa near Koremasa.1:43, 49 km

Takao to Komaba via the Asakawa and Tamagawa. 1:35, 49 km

Morning ride over Otarumi, up and around the south side of Sagamiko, then down into Fujino and back home. Thanks to the slightly warmer weather over the last few days, the mountain roads are mostly clear of snow and ice.1:46, 49 km

It looked like it might rain when I got up this morning, but the weather was all right after I crossed over Otarumi. Today I just went straight out Route 20 past Otsuki to the "105 kilo from Tokyo" sign, then turned around and went back. I…

It's been a long and tiring week, so to start the weekend I took a relaxing ride into the mountains. Over Otarumi to Sagamiko, up into the hills and then around and down into Uenohara, then back home.2:26, 66 km

Nice and easy night ride to Akiruno, then down to Hachioji and home.1:15, 32 km

Takao to Komaba and back via the Asakawa and Tamagawa. I also took a side trip to Nalsima in Harajuku.3:57, 107 km

I finally was able to take a break from work long enough to go for a ride. Over Otarumi, around the south side of Sagamiko, then out to Uenohara and back home on Route 20. I was surprised at the snow in the mountains, but it was just nice …

Today was the first ride on my new frame. While I was home, our local shop had a special deal for a Bianchi HOC 928 Carbon SL. My dad wanted to get it, but they didn't have his size, so he decided to get one for me instead. I spent part of…

I'm finally back in Tokyo, and it's nice to be riding in good weather again. Today I just went for a short, easy ride to spin out my legs after that long plane ride yesterday.1:31, 43 km

My last day of riding before going back to Tokyo. I went out on my mountain bike and climbed the mountain near our house twice. The trails were damp but not muddy, and the riding was great. I'll miss my mountain bike! I also enjoyed Nishiz…

There's been so much snow recently that I haven't been able to ride at all. However, the weather changed suddenly; two days ago it was -5C, but yesterday it got a lot warmer and today it was 7C and much of the snow melted. Since the roads …

Today I did a 10km running race. Although it was blue skies and sunny, the temperature was about -16C, and the roads were covered in hard-packed snow and ice, which made it difficult to run fast. I haven't been running much - just a few ti…

Well, it snowed again, so all the roads are covered up with even more snow than before. I jogged on Tuesday and took a day off yesterday, but decided that I should get back on the bike even though the conditions aren't so good. Just rode f…

It started snowing here a few days ago, and the temperature has dropped pretty low (around -15C with wind chill). So this morning I ran 30 minutes on a treadmill for some cross-training. Later, though, it stopped snowing and I decided to t…

Today I did a small local cyclocross race. I don't have a cyclocross bike, so I just used my mountain bike instead. Actually, the course favored the mountain bike quite a bit, so I guess I was lucky. The first section was mostly grass fiel…

Another cold day of mountain biking. Temperature was a little above 0C, but it felt much colder due to a cold wind and light rain. Rode to a mountain near my house, climbed to the top on some singletrack, then back down and home. The rain …

First day of riding back home. I went mountain biking with my dad for 1.5 hours, entirely on rolling singletrack. The temperature was around 0C, but there was no wind so it was actually really nice. It's been 11 months since I last rode my…

Even though I haven't been training recently, I thought I'd try a 50 kilo crit. Since I'm out of shape, I just wanted to go out and have fun. At the start I was feeling all right, so I went to the front a couple times, but around the sixth…