If you are like me when you hear the word marathon your 1st thought is of a long, growling 42km/26 mile race. In Japan the term marathon has a slightly different connotation... preschools & elementary schools have "marathons". Each age or grade level has a different distance they strive to complete. Joshua's special needs school even has a "marathon" where the children compete in the gait trainers, walkers, or wheelchairs. Yes, there are actual long distance marathons, in fact, today was the Kashiwazaki Marathon, but at this time of year not all marathons are long distance.
Saturday was the 7th Annual Takada Church sponsored Charity Marathon. This was our 1st year to participate. The Charity Marathon is simply a fun walk/run full of fellowship and LORD willing a way to raise some money for a local Bible Seminary. The participants have 2 hours to see how far they can go. Each lap is 5.5km (3.4 miles). There are some serious runners and some not so serious, it doesn't matter because everyone is there for the fun & fellowship.
The start...
The goal and/or checkpoint for those making more than one loop...
Along the way...
Keep it fun with costumes...
Kei did 1 loop while Jerry did 2 loops (11km/6.8 miles), and I did 1.5 loops (8km/5 mile). Not bad, especially considering we have been fighting asthma & bronchitis.
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