Subject: Training in Japan In the spirit of Hot Runner's comic training in Vietnam thread. Although I am not very funny, I'll try anyway. Training in Japan 1. Overtraining is hard due to the constant breaks you get while waiting for trains. 2. Running on unlit, single lane roads that have traffic in both directions can be hazardous to your health. 3. Every workout is a hill workout. 4. Traffic laws? 5. You're riding with traffic and have to dodge cars parked arbitrarily on the side of the road by riding into traffic. 6. You're riding with traffic and have to dodge other riders that ride straight at you against traffic. 7. You're running on the sidewalk and have to dodge cyclists that are slowly meandering back and forth down the sidewalk with no perceived ability to ride in a straight line. 8. Seriously, do people even stop for red lights in Japan? 9. You can't use road tires unless you own stock in Michelin. Yes, the streets are that bad. 10. You feel underdressed as an American because every Japanese person is exercising in completely matching clothes, every time. And not to feel left out, the speed of a Japanese runner is inversely proportional to the length of his shorts. |