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发帖数: 10018 | 1 Yuki Kawauchi, Citizen Marathon Runner
By Anna Novick
When Yuki Kawauchi broke the tape as third overall and the first
Japanese finisher at the Tokyo Marathon in February, the 24-year-old
stood out from the crowd.
Not for his lean 5’7, 130 lb distance runner physique, not because he
collapsed and was taken to the medical tent, and not even because his
stellar time of 2:08:37 won him a chance to run on the Japanese men’s
marathon team at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships’ Marathon
in Daegu, Korea, later this year. Mr. Kawauchi stood out because unlike
most elite-level runners in Japan, who’re backed by a corporation, he
’s an amateur in the full sense of the word. Dubbed the “Citizen
Runner” in the next day’s local headlines, he works a regular job a
full five days a week and pays his own expenses. The key to his success?
Working hard, being in excellent condition, but above all having fun.
“Working hard for the sake of working hard won’t lead to results.
You have to be careful of injury, train efficiently, and remember that
you are training because you love to run. I think that an athlete
discovers the joy of track when he or she is able to stay injury-free
and perform in ways that the athlete wants to.” Until now, almost all
elite Japanese runners have been on a corporate-based team. Corporate
athletes are employees, but spend most of their day training for
corporate championship races and “ekidens,” or distance relays,
where they run wearing corporate colors—a system similar to American
colleges giving scholarships to student athletes. But Mr. Kawauchi
does not sport a company singlet. Instead, as a civil servant at Saitama
prefectural government, Mr. Kawauchi does office work for Kasukabe
Night School. He pays the expenses for his training, which he says can
add up to 1 million yen (just under $12,500) per year, out of his own
pocket, and he will use his paid-leave to compete in the big race in the
fall. He works a regular 8-9 hour day from Monday through Friday—12:45
p.m. to 9:15 p.m. during the school year, and from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. when school is not in session. His running career started early
in his home area of Tokyo at first grade, with his parents’
encouragement. After early years of practice with his mother, he ran for
his junior high and high school track teams, like many avid Japanese
youngsters, putting in hours and hours of training after school
throughout the year. But after that, he carved out a path of his own.
He had to. Mr. Kawauchi’s performance in high school was hindered by
injury: He didn’t make a college team. Adding to that injury, his
father died in an accident his senior year in high school. Still, he
didn’t give up his love for the sport, running for Gakushuin University
as a walk-on. But he says his performance was less than stellar. “I
didn’t get enthusiastic recruit reviews from corporate teams, and my
coach told me, ‘It’s going to be hard to make a living through
running.’ So I decided to pursue my other dream of promoting the region
I live in.” Naturally, Mr. Kawauchi is crunched for time, and cannot
train three times a day like many runners on corporate teams. He only
runs 600 km (about 373 miles) a month—about half of what corporate
runners put in. But Mr. Kawauchi does what he can with the resources
he has. He designs his training based on what he found to work for him
—a combination of training elements he used in secondary school and
college. A typical week includes one speed workout, one 35 to 45km (22
to 28 miles) long run, and a trail run in the mountains. On other days,
he runs between 75-100 minutes. While he admits that he sometimes
wishes he had more time to devote to training, he says “the limit on
time forces me to train efficiently and increases my motivation for my
weekend training.” Mr. Kawauchi says aspiring runners should keep their
perspectives broad. “Instead of thinking you have to be either a
corporate runner or quit, I want young runners to figure out what
works for them, and work hard.” As for shorter-range ambitions, Mr.
Kawauchi’s goals for the Worlds are to finish among the top eight
overall, and stimulate interest in the Japanese running community. And
so how do you win a marathon? Mr. Kawauchi believes that the key is “
how much physical and emotional resilience you can leave in you until
it’s time to push.” | M**u
发帖数: 10158 | 2 最后10分钟太拼了。。。
【在 b***i 的大作中提到】
: Yuki Kawauchi, Citizen Marathon Runner
: By Anna Novick
: When Yuki Kawauchi broke the tape as third overall and the first
: Japanese finisher at the Tokyo Marathon in February, the 24-year-old
: stood out from the crowd.
: Not for his lean 5’7, 130 lb distance runner physique, not because he
: collapsed and was taken to the medical tent, and not even because his
: stellar time of 2:08:37 won him a chance to run on the Japanese men’s
: marathon team at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships’ Marathon
: in Daegu, Korea, later this year. Mr. Kawauchi stood out because unlike
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发帖数: 3304 | 3 太狠了
【在 b***i 的大作中提到】
: Yuki Kawauchi, Citizen Marathon Runner
: By Anna Novick
: When Yuki Kawauchi broke the tape as third overall and the first
: Japanese finisher at the Tokyo Marathon in February, the 24-year-old
: stood out from the crowd.
: Not for his lean 5’7, 130 lb distance runner physique, not because he
: collapsed and was taken to the medical tent, and not even because his
: stellar time of 2:08:37 won him a chance to run on the Japanese men’s
: marathon team at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships’ Marathon
: in Daegu, Korea, later this year. Mr. Kawauchi stood out because unlike
| R*****s
发帖数: 41236 | | M**u
发帖数: 10158 | 5 youtube上有一个，推荐5k前看。。。
【在 f*******g 的大作中提到】
: 太狠了
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发帖数: 164 | 6 damn, that means corporate runners ran at least 20+ miles per day, 150+miles
per week!
【在 b***i 的大作中提到】
: Yuki Kawauchi, Citizen Marathon Runner
: By Anna Novick
: When Yuki Kawauchi broke the tape as third overall and the first
: Japanese finisher at the Tokyo Marathon in February, the 24-year-old
: stood out from the crowd.
: Not for his lean 5’7, 130 lb distance runner physique, not because he
: collapsed and was taken to the medical tent, and not even because his
: stellar time of 2:08:37 won him a chance to run on the Japanese men’s
: marathon team at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships’ Marathon
: in Daegu, Korea, later this year. Mr. Kawauchi stood out because unlike
| c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 7 that is probably true for most elite japanese runners
miles
【在 n**d 的大作中提到】
: damn, that means corporate runners ran at least 20+ miles per day, 150+miles
: per week!
| R*****s
发帖数: 41236 | 8 他每周才80多迈，在他这个级别真的是很少，他的easy pace
应该最少是10mph, 也就是说他一周也才跑8小时多点而已..
1小时x6 + 2.5小时(longrun)=8.5小时.. |
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