Monthly Archives: June 2011

Today I was out getting some things ready for Saturday, Got the “Running for a kids smile” charity run. Its going to be in the 30′s so sorting the hat and suncream. Had a great talk with Bev today, Bev is my super PR queen, I would be lost without her , she has been working hard sorting all the things i have no idea about. A huge thankyou to you Bev, have a great weekend!!! Just before I went to Nepal my watch broke, My trusty Garmin’s most used button decided not to work which is the first thing I have ever had trouble with, But they are such … Continue reading →

  Yesterday I went for a run down the beach here in Chigasaki, was 35 degress at lunch time and I cooked out there, even the little wind didnt help much, got 1.5 hours in before my skin was turning a nice tomato colour. Then in the evening I went to KOOZA circus. It was amazing, they do so many different crazy stunts you could call them all most. if you even see this in your town it is a must, it went to 2.5 hrs and is  a great time for everyone. Im also busy looking for  a car at the moment for me and the crew to cruise … Continue reading →

Yesterday I got up and went to the computer and got some great news, I had a letter from Leyton at New Balance NZ saying they would love to help us run NZ and are going to support me and my super crew with NB shoes and clothing, I was dancing around the room ,So stoked to have New Balance with us in Running NZ. Thankyou very much to Leyton and his team at New Balance. Then jumped in a bus and came back to Tokyo . I got on to my bro Ken Shirakata from Top gear and he has found me a track to run around this saturday … Continue reading →

On saturday was lucky enough to catch up with a great friend Yuko and my other friends were having a fundraiser at there club called Cube, they were raising money for the Tsunami affected areas here in Japan so we went along.  The event was called “Brave Japan 311″   they had a great turn out and the tunes were awesome. Then yesterday came back to Fukushima and today went and got my new visa stamped in the passport, I got a 3 year extension so are super happy. G Good to be back in the countryside and are off for a run ,has been a couple of days so … Continue reading →

Hi all, I have just been chilling in Tokyo for the last 2 days, meeting with my friends and just relaxing. off to Fukushima tomorrow to get my visa sorted and stamped in the passport.   Then back here again to meet with Footmark, they are getting behind us and are going to give me and the team some running underwear/undershirts to use . Awesome .  Today  I had to go and get some new shoes, my others that I had got wrecked while in Nepal and Everest. I havent tryed them before but have got some Asics Gel-Akayano 17 .Wow they have some cushion in the heel,  looking forward … Continue reading →