Is it really the night before the race?
On the table are sizzling Chichibu's specialty, horumon, and mega mugs filled to the brim with beer. Inside the restaurant, the sound of toasts is heard from all over the place, probably from locals trying to enjoy their Friday night.
Smiling and sipping drinks are Hiroshi Yamamoto, Deputy Editor of Huinamu, and Taijiro Oda, Manager of Toto-Ken. And the star of the show, Amane Yasuda of the Huinamu editorial department. Yes, they are the members of Huinamu Running Club ♡.
A few hours back. They were in "Hitsujiyama Park" in Chichibu.
This is the registration area for the trail run race "FunTrails Round Chichibu & Okumusashi (hereafter referred to as "FTR"), a trail run race in the Chichibu and Okumusashi mountains. The venue was already filled with runners. Various run-related booths were lined up, making the place look a bit like a fair. Yasuda was immediately interested in the adidas Yasuda was immediately intrigued by the adidas and Terex booths. He tried on the latest models, challenged the special gacha-gacha (gadget machine) to win prizes, and had a lot of fun on the day before the trail run race.
(left) Taijiro Oda, manager of TOTOKEN, (middle) Amane Yasuda, editor of Huinum, (right) Hiroshi Yamamoto, deputy editor of Huinum
The participants in tomorrow's race are from the Hui-Nam Running Club ♡" will be competing in this race tomorrow. When it comes to the "FTR," everyone says, "It's tough! It is a race that everyone says, "It's tough! At the same time, there were many who said, "That was fun! At the same time, there were many who said, "It was fun! This year marks the 11th year of the race in the mountains of Chichibu Okubuzo. There are three categories: 50K, 100K, and 100MILE (160K), with Yamamoto and Oda participating in the 100K and Yasuda in the 50K. Yamamoto is participating in the 100K for the second time. Oda and Yasuda are competing for the first time.
After completing the registration at the venue and getting ready for tomorrow's race at the inn, we headed to the hormone-yaki restaurant mentioned at the beginning of this article to feed our energy for the grueling race. After eating as much horumon as we could, we returned to the inn to do a final check of our equipment. Of course, I was clutching a can of beer in one hand.
In our case, if we are too stoic, it won't last," says Yamamoto.
Running may seem stoic, but there are a thousand ways to enjoy it. This is another way to enjoy running that is unique to Huynem Running Club ♡.
In fact, it is a quality trip. You will eat local food, talk with friends who share the same challenge, drink good sake, and run through the wilderness in tomorrow's race. You are literally using your body and mind to the fullest. It is often said that a trail run is a journey, and it is true that the journey is made even more enjoyable by adding some fun before and after the race.
All three participants reconfirmed their equipment, food, and other essentials, and all three were wearing the same clothes provided by adidas Terrex, the main sponsor of the FTR.
Simple but functional. Yasuda says, "One of the best parts of trail running is that you get to experience for yourself the approach that only a global sports manufacturer like adidas can take. Around 9:00 p.m., after a final check of the equipment, we decided to sleep in preparation for tomorrow.
