This week with TTR: Having fun anyway!

Hi friends,

This has been a strange Autumn, isn't it? Instead of clear blue skies and crisp cold air, it has been mostly cloudy and warm, disrupting our plans a bit.

But it didn't matter all, since everyone kept smiling and having fun anyway. This community is truly a gift, thanks to each of you!

Two runs this week: a fun local romp in the Ome area and a beautiful trip deep into Saitama. Hope to see you there!

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Start	Hamura station station - Saturday the 16th from 9.00
End	Ome station station - ~12.30
BEGINNERS run	14.7 km +689m ~4h
Contact	https://m.me/aran4649

日本語は以下

Let's enjoy a quick, relaxing run! We will start in Hamura station station at 9.00 and end in Ome station station around 12.30. This BEGINNERS course is 14.7km long, with an elevation gain of 689 m, and is open to 20 participants.

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1UMMgQwXQB9JhxOlOQd06d-7fI-2dGNY&usp=sharing

Onsen: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oKKWyyBczk1yj2cU6
Pizza/beer: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Xo931LYVyhYTobzt8

Bring at least 1 liter of water (there are vending machines along the way).
The start and finish stations are separate, so please carry all your luggage with you.
If you wish, you can use a nearby hot spring after the finish.
To avoid startling hikers on the course, do not run straight through, but stop to greet and pass them.

とても走りやすいを楽しく走ってみませんか？ Hamura station駅を9.00に出発し、Ome station駅12.30頃にゴールを目指します。 全長14.7km、標高差689mのBEGINNERSコースで20人の方にもご参加いただけます。

地図: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1UMMgQwXQB9JhxOlOQd06d-7fI-2dGNY&usp=sharing

水を最低1リットルは持って来て下さい(途中に自販機もあります)。
スタートとゴールは別の駅なので荷物は全部持って移動して下さい。希望者はゴール後近くの温泉を利用できます何人か行くと思います。コース上のハイカーを驚かせないよう、そのまま走り抜けず止まって挨拶して抜きましょ。

Start	Seibu Chichibu Station station - Saturday the 16th from 8.50
End	Seibu Chichibu Station station - ~13.00
UPPER INTERMEDIATE run	17 km +1300m ~4h
Contact	https://m.me/martin.shock.54

Maximum of 8 runners
** You may be required to contribute taxi money of up to 3,000 JPY for the day
*** We may do 17K or 13K. The decision will be made on the day depending on the speed and fitness of the team.

We will meet at Seibu Chichibu Station and take one or two taxis from there to the start. This is a beautiful course with huge trees, waterfalls, one of Kanto's most famous mountain shrines, and (we expect) some beautiful autumn colors on the peak. The climb itself is 1,000 meters to 1,300 meters, depending on the final course.

Regardless of the event photo it will likely be quite cold on the ridge, so bring warm weather gear such as gloves, hat, fleece, shell jacket, neck warmer, etc. There are restaurants and drink machines at the shrine on the main ridge, and restrooms.

Other attractions are a cave and incredible river scenery on the upper Arakawa River!

The start and finish will be Seibu-Chichi Station where there are lockers, restaurants and onsen.

Start	Torisawa Station station - Sunday the 24th from 9.20
End	Saruhashi Station station - ~13.50
INTERMEDIATE run	16 km +1200m ~4.5h
Contact	https://m.me/yoshimasa.suzukicowboy

Max 20 runners. Ogi and Momokura are the two large mountains between Jimba and Daibosatsu, and they are an interesting day run in themselves. A bit more vertical than Takao-Jimba, with superb views of Mt. Fuji, should the weather cooperate. This is an excellent Autumn run. Hopefully the maples are still red (no guarantees)

Start is at Torisawa Station, but finish is the next station down the line, Saruhashi. So pack everything you need.

There are no services, so bring lunch and enough water to finish. Most runners beyond elementary level are OK, though the two climbs are hard work (cumulative elevation gain is about 1,100-1,200m) and not suitable for beginning runners. Total distance is 15-16K or so, but it may feel a bit longer due to the two climbs.

Honestly the finish is a bit sad. There is a 7/11, but no onsen or other sites.....unless you like old abandoned buildings. There are onsen and restaurant options some stations down the line in Fujino.