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September 2026 Training Recap - 108.4 km, A busier month, more racing than usual
September 2026 training recap for Uta: mileage climbed to 108.4km across four races, with no personal bests this time.
August 2026 Training Recap - 87 km, A strain, a pause, then building back
Uta's August 2026 training log: strong early weeks, nine days of complete rest for a muscle strain, then a steady build back.
July 2026 Training Recap - 123.1 km, A hot month, a new 800m best
Uta's July 2026 training recap: 123km over 23 days, an almost even easy/hard split, and a new 800m personal best.
June 2026 Training Recap - 111.6 km, Two personal bests in a racing month
Uta's June 2026 training recap: 111.6 km over 21 days, four races, and two personal bests along the way.
May 2026 Training Recap - 118 km, A busy racing month with a new PB
Uta's May 2026 training log: 118km across 23 days, seven races at five meets, and a 100m personal best.
April 2026 Training Recap - 88.6 km, A racing-heavy month and a fast 100m
Uta's April 2026 training recap: a jump in volume, five meets, and a 100m personal best for this elementary-school distance runner.
Uta's 5th-Grade Girls Race at the Date Momo no Sato Marathon
Uta races in the 5th-grade girls division at the Date Momo no Sato Marathon, in a finish close enough that the video asks who actually won.
March 2026 Training Recap - 50.7 km, Back to full training with two new PBs
Uta's March 2026 training recap: a jump back to full training, eight races, and two personal bests.
The Days She Cried After Losing — I Don't Want Her to Forget Them
A short post about a video reminding Uta, my daughter and young distance runner, of all the races she cried hard after losing.
Uta's Mt. Fuji GX Kids' Ekiden: Running a Relay With Her Rivals
Uta teams up with her usual rivals for the Fuji-san GX Chibikko Ekiden, a kids' relay near Mt Fuji, on January 12, 2026.
Uta's First Race of 2026: Win at the Fujimi City Marathon, 1.5km
Uta opened her 2026 season with a win in the 1.5km elementary girls' race at the Fujimi City Marathon in Japan.
Uta's New Year Ekiden: Kagamiishi NY Ekiden 2026, Fourth Grade
Uta ran the upper-grade division of the Kagamiishi NY Ekiden on January 4, 2026, with a tough moment caught on camera along the way.
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