Sakae Mura Ekiden
Today was the Sakaemura Ekiden relay race. Tomoe and I were recruited to one of the local teams (6 people on a team) about two weeks ago. Since then Tomoe sprained her ankle so was not able to run. Luckily we found a replacement, and were able to join. For some reason (because I am a foreigner?) everyone had big expectations for me and put me in the anchor position, but in the end, I let three people pass me and we went from 6th to 9th place out of 21 teams. If I start training earlier (like now) maybe I can live up to the impossible expectations for next year.
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Hey i just found this blog through your flickr. I like your photos and such. I'm currently reading the archives, but if i understand correctly you have a rice farm? Where abouts?
Posted by: Curtis | July 7, 2008 03:55 PM
That's not an easy picture to take. I usually struggle to take photos of subjects walking toward or away from the camera, not to mention running; which is to say, constantly moving out of focus range.
Posted by: phil | July 7, 2008 07:39 PM
@Curtis:
I live in Sakae Mura in the north of Nagano. Please see this post
@Phil
The photographer will be very happy to hear that. He and I were also very happy with the shot.
Posted by: kevin | July 7, 2008 07:53 PM