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Training, race reports and mountain days. 71 posts, page 5
Uta's 100m and 1000m in the Rain: Crying Over Her Own Race
Uta, 9, races 100m and 1000m in cold rain and cries not about losing to others, but about losing to herself.
Saku Wins, Shiori Races Hard at the S&B Kids Health Marathon
Uta's running club team-mates Saku and Shiori race at the S&B Kids Health Marathon, a kids' event with more than 40 years of history in Japan.
Good Days and Bad Days: Uta at the Kagamiishi Road Race and S&B Gunma
Uta, 9, races the Kagamiishi Road Race and the S&B Chibikko Marathon in Gunma — one good day, one rough one.
Uta Joins the Kagamiishi Road Race 2025 After Her School Skipped Its Run
Uta, 9, joins a neighboring school's pack at the Kagamiishi Road Race 2025 and goes out way too fast in the first 200m.
Uta Climbs Tanigawadake's Nishiguro Ridge, a Famous Steep Trail
On October 31, 2025, Uta and I climbed Tanigawadake's Nishiguro ridge, one of Japan's three steepest trails.
Javelin Ball Day in Saitama: Uta's Autumn Meet, Minus the Footage
Uta, 9, threw javelin ball at the Sainokuni autumn track meet in Saitama on Oct 26, 2025, but a camera problem meant no footage of her event.
Uta, Age 9, Preps for the Prefectural Meet: Throw, Jump, Run
The day before her prefectural track meet, Uta gets in one last throwing, jumping and running session, aiming for a placing in the javelick ball throw.
Uta Clears 9 Meters in the Standing Five-Step Jump, Age 9
Uta, 9, now consistently jumps over 9 meters in the standing five-step jump, a track and field drill her dad is proud to see become stable.
Uta's 1000m at the MDC National Final: Youngest in the Field
Uta raced the 1000m at the MDC FINAL, a national track final, as the youngest runner in the race.
Uta's First National Meet: MDC Final, Youngest in the Field
Uta, 9, makes her national meet debut at the MDC Final while older girls chase a sub-three-minute time in gusty wind.
Uta's First National Meet: Easy 400m the Day Before MDC FINAL
The day before her first national track meet, Uta runs an easy 400m to stay loose and calm before MDC FINAL.
Uta's Hurdle Drill: Finding the Rhythm Between the Barriers
A short hurdle drill session with Uta, posted October 15, 2025, focused on rhythm rather than speed.
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