This week with TTR: From the mountains to the sea!

Hi friends,

While the cold season may keep us away from the tallest moutains, it leads us toward the coast for sunny runs with glorious views!

And we have just added two beautiful events in this spirit, bringing us to Oiso and Nokogiri in the new year, plus another that will take us to Miyagase lake this weekend. Hope you'll join us!

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Start	Keio-Yomiuriland-station station - Saturday the 21st from 20.00
End	Keio-Yomiuriland-station station - ~17.00
Beginners run	9 km +391m ~2h
Contact	https://m.me/aran4649

日本語は以下

Let's enjoy pretty local trails, fun theme park views and a tasty cake! We will start in Keio-Yomiuriland-station station at 17.00 and end in Keio-Yomiuriland-station station around 19.00. This Beginners course is 9km long, with an elevation gain of 391 m, and is open to 20 participants.

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=10kxCBnI0ZHH8VVZ94OSEXo_3_hjjXVc&usp=sharing

💧 Bring at least 1 liter of water (there are vending machines along the way).
🗄 The run starts and ends at the same station, which has lockers you may use and share.
♨ If you wish, you can use a nearby hot spring after the finish.
🔦 This is a night run and you will need a headlamp to join. Contact the organizer if needed, he might have one to lend you.
🥛🍬 There will be a break with food and drinks. Please bring a cup and your snacks.

地元の美しいトレイル、楽しいテーマパークの眺め、おいしいケーキを楽しく走ってみませんか？ Keio-Yomiuriland-station駅を17.00に出発し、Keio-Yomiuriland-station駅19.00頃にゴールを目指します。 全長9km、標高差391m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=10kxCBnI0ZHH8VVZ94OSEXo_3_hjjXVc&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同じ駅なのでコインロッカーを使えます。
♨ 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。
🔦 ナイトランなので、参加にはヘッドランプが必要です。主催者に連絡すれば、貸してくれるかもしれない。
🥛🍬 軽食と飲み物で休憩あり。カップとお菓子をご持参ください。

Start	Takaosanguchi station - Sunday the 22nd from 09.00
End	Hashimoto station station - ~16.30 (bus from鳥居原ふれあいの館 at 15.40)
Intermediate run	25 km +907m ~5.5h
Contact	https://m.me/aran4649

日本語は以下

Let's enjoy a convenient long run with pretty lake views! We will start in Takaosanguchi station at 09.00 and end in Hashimoto station station around 16.30 (bus from鳥居原ふれあいの館 at 15.40 https://www.kanachu.co.jp/dia/diagram/timetable/cs:0000802790-1/nid:00128432/rt:0/k:宮ケ瀬). This Intermediate course is 25km long, with an elevation gain of 907 m, and is open to 15 participants.

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1T6pPeI8pvTIywhJiVcohFtlz10yI-7s&usp=sharing"

👟 Trail running shoes required.
💧 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.
⚠ To avoid startling hikers on the course, do not run straight through, but stop to greet and pass them. Greet other trail runners as well.
🧤❄️ Winter clothes required

湖を眺めながらの便利なを楽しく走ってみませんか？ Takaosanguchi駅を09.00に出発し、Hashimoto station駅16.30 (bus from鳥居原ふれあいの館 at 15.40 https://www.kanachu.co.jp/dia/diagram/timetable/cs:0000802790-1/nid:00128432/rt:0/k:宮ケ瀬)頃にゴールを目指します。 全長25km、標高差907mのIntermediateコースで15人の方にもご参加いただけます。

地図: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1T6pPeI8pvTIywhJiVcohFtlz10yI-7s&usp=sharing"

👟 トレイルランニングシューズ必須。
💧 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。
⚠ 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う。他のトレイルランナーにも挨拶しましょう。
🧤❄️ 防寒着必須

Start	Meiji-jingumae ‘Harajuku’ Sta. exit 3 station - Saturday the 28th from 9.00
End	Meiji-jingumae ‘Harajuku’ Sta. exit 3 station - ~11.00
Beginners run	13 km +104m ~2h
Contact	https://m.me/aran4649

日本語は以下

Let's enjoy a fun morning run with cute GPS art! We will start in Meiji-jingumae ‘Harajuku’ Sta. exit 3 station at 9.00 and end in Meiji-jingumae ‘Harajuku’ Sta. exit 3 station around 11.00. This Beginners course is 13km long, with an elevation gain of 104 m, and is open to 30 participants.

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=15GZjL3cLV5cfHHlno86TvX8m3r61KL8&usp=sharing

💧 Bring at least 1 liter of water (there are vending machines along the way).
🗄 The run starts and ends at the same station, which has lockers you may use and share.
♨ 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. Greet other trail runners as well.
🥛🍬 There will be a break with food and drinks. Please bring a cup and your snacks.

かわいいGPSアートを楽しく走ってみませんか？ Meiji-jingumae ‘Harajuku’ Sta. exit 3駅を9.00に出発し、Meiji-jingumae ‘Harajuku’ Sta. exit 3駅11.00頃にゴールを目指します。 全長13km、標高差104m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=15GZjL3cLV5cfHHlno86TvX8m3r61KL8&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同じ駅なのでコインロッカーを使えます。
♨ 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う。他のトレイルランナーにも挨拶しましょう。
🔦 ナイトランなので、参加にはヘッドランプが必要です。主催者に連絡すれば、貸してくれるかもしれない。
🥛🍬 軽食と飲み物で休憩あり。カップとお菓子をご持参ください。

Start	Uenohara station - Sunday the 29th from 8.40
End	Uenohara station - ~11.40
Beginners run	12 km +480m ~3h
Contact	https://m.me/aran4649

日本語は以下

Let's enjoy a quick and convenient morning run with Fuji views and tasty manjus! We will start in Uenohara station at 8.40 and end in Uenohara station around 11.40. This Beginners course is 12km long, with an elevation gain of 480 m, and is open to 20 participants.

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1uEBOcJqjPL_m-ByERlL7rjIFfSoBf34&usp=sharing

👟 Trail running shoes required.
💧 Bring at least 1 liter of water (there are vending machines along the way).
🎒 There are no lockers at the station, please carry all your luggage with you.
⚠ To avoid startling hikers on the course, do not run straight through, but stop to greet and pass them. Greet other trail runners as well.
🥛🍬 There will be a break with food and drinks. Please bring a cup and your snacks.

富士山を眺めながら、美味しいまんじゅうを食べながら、を楽しく走ってみませんか？ Uenohara駅を8.40に出発し、Uenohara駅11.40頃にゴールを目指します。 全長12km、標高差480m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=1uEBOcJqjPL_m-ByERlL7rjIFfSoBf34&usp=sharing

👟 トレイルランニングシューズ必須。
💧 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同じ駅なのでコインロッカーを使えます。
🎒 コインロッカーがないなので荷物は全部持って移動して下さい。
⚠ 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う。他のトレイルランナーにも挨拶しましょう。
🥛🍬 軽食と飲み物で休憩あり。カップとお菓子をご持参ください。

Start	Isehara station - Monday the 30th from 09:00
End	Isehara station - ~14.45
Intermediate run	17km / 24km / 27km km +1000+m ~6h
Contact	https://m.me/Robert.Self.UltraJapan

日本語は以下

Let's enjoy steep climbs and mountain views! We will start in Isehara Station station at 09:00 and end in Isehara Station station around 14.45. This Intermediate course is 17km / 24km / 27kmkm long, with an elevation gain of 1000+ m, and is open to 40 participants.

(Options include 17K, 24K, or 27K)

Meet us at Isehara station at 8:55.Annual New Year's run from Isehara Station to the peak of Oyama. Bust a lung as buses and cable cars wiz past you until the top of the ropeway, from where a steep climb takes you to the beautiful (but likely cold) summit. Warm up with lunch at the top of the ropeway.Feel free to return to the station by bus, though a few hardcore idiots usually run all the way back down the road (an extra 9K) with or without bags of mikan in their running packs. It's about 13K to the summit in total, 4K back down to the ropeway (and return bus) or a solid 24K for the entire grind back to Isehara.There are lockers at Isehara for storing warm gear.

Safety Note (Important!): We have had a few instances of runners becoming dangerously cold on the summit of Oyama. It will likely be below zero and you will be wet and sweaty from the long approach run. You MUST bring the following gear:

Shell jacket or wind breaker
Fleece or other warm jacket
Gloves
Tights (NOT SHORTS)
Warm hat
Optional: Neck Warmer

Lastly, some runners may want to finish at Tsurumaki Onsen (27K). We can advise on the day.

(For those runners who do NOT want to start on the road at Isehara, NO PROBLEM! Just take the bus to the cable car and meet us at the cable car bus station. You will save about 8K of road).

Note that Team Cowboy does less road and more trail, finishing at an onsen!

💧 Bring at least 1 liter of water (there are vending machines along the way).
🗄 The run starts and ends at the same station, which has lockers you may use and share.
♨ 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. Greet other trail runners as well.
🧤❄️ Winter clothes required

急登とパノラマを楽しく走ってみませんか？ Isehara Station駅を09:00に出発し、Isehara Station駅14.45頃にゴールを目指します。 全長17km / 24km / 27kmkm、標高差1000+mのIntermediateコースで40人の方にもご参加いただけます。

💧 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同じ駅なのでコインロッカーを使えます。
♨ 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う。他のトレイルランナーにも挨拶しましょう。
🧤❄️ 防寒着必須

Start	Oiso station - Friday the 3rd of January from 10:00
End	Oiso station - ~13:00
Beginners run	10 km +300m ~3h
Contact	https://m.me/Robert.Self.UltraJapan

日本語は以下

Easy New Year's run with a Polar Bear swimming option for those who dare.

Very easy trail run with some great sites and trails, including a long beach, super views of Mt. Fuji (if the weather cooperates), and some ancient tombs. The perfect course for new trail runners in Kanagawa or Tokyo.

There are some lockers at Oiso Station for leaving a change of clothes. We will start and finish here. If you choose the Polar Bear option you can soon change into dry clothes since the station is near the beach.

For those who do not want to test the water, no problem! Come and enjoy the run!

💧 Bring at least 1 liter of water (there are vending machines along the way).
🗄 The run starts and ends at the same station, which has lockers you may use and share.
⚠ To avoid startling hikers on the course, do not run straight through, but stop to greet and pass them. Greet other trail runners as well.
🧤❄️ Winter clothes required

新年のスタートにふさわしい、きれいで簡単なトレイルを楽しく走ってみませんか？ Oiso駅を10:00に出発し、Oiso駅13:00頃にゴールを目指します。 全長10km、標高差300mのBeginnersコースで15人の方にもご参加いただけます。

💧 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同じ駅なのでコインロッカーを使えます。
⚠ 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う。他のトレイルランナーにも挨拶しましょう。
🧤❄️ 防寒着必須

Start	Hamakanaya station - Sunday the 12th of January from 10.15
End	Hamakanaya station - ~14.15
Intermediate run	10 km +600+m ~4h
Contact	https://m.me/yoshimasa.suzukicowboy

日本語は英語の後です。

*Max 20 people
** See safety info below

Nokogiri Yama is one of the most interesting tourist areas near Tokyo. Ocean views, Daibutsu (the largest stone figure of Buddha in Japan), and low mountains for trail running fun.

The course is open to any fit runner who has run a TTR event over 10K. Other runners please ask. The course is not that difficult really by TTR standards, and will likely be about 10K distances but the elevation gain is more than 600m because we will start going up from almost the sea level.

You can come to Hamakanaya station by train, or ferry from Kurihama port, though the boat ride is more interesting! In case of train, there is a train starting at 8:55 am from Tokyo station to Kisarazu (木更津) then change trains at Kisarazu to Hamakanaya station. (1,980 yen / one way).

You can also take a ferry starting at 9:25 from Kurihama Port and arriving at Kanaya Port at 10:05. (800-900 yen / one way)

Don't forget to bring 700 yen to enter NIHON-JI (temple) and if interested , you can finish your run with a local Onsen and some local sashimi or sushi.

** Be aware that 2K of the trail at the beginning is very rough and officially "closed". This is from typhoon damage a few years ago. It is not really dangerous, but requires a lot of scrambling over dead trees. It's possible to get scratched or cut. Consider wearing gloves for extra protection. This section is pretty wild.

ー日本語ー

10:15に浜金谷駅に集まってください。行き方のおすすめは久里浜港(京急久里浜駅or JR久里浜駅から2km) 9:25 発のフェリーに乗れば、10:05に金谷港に到着します。金谷港から浜金谷駅までは徒歩で5〜10分です。フェリーは片道800-900円です。天気によってはフェリー欠航の可能性もあるので、事前確認をお願いします。

コースは約10km、獲得標高600mの初中級レベルです。沢沿いのトレイルを通り尾根まで登ります。尾根からは天気が良ければ富士山や太平洋が一望できます。途中日本寺に寄り、石大仏や地獄のぞきを見て楽しみましょう。拝観料700円かかるので小銭の準備をお願いします。そのほか、石切場跡も通るので、見所満載のコースです。

街まで下ったら、希望者は温泉や海鮮料理を楽しんでから帰宅しましょう！

Start	Isehara Station station - Monday the 24th of January from 18.45
Contact	https://m.me/martin.shock.54

In keeping with our ongoing tradition of promoting social events beyond the trails and in clean attire, TTR invites members to a UK-themed potluck party in an exclusive space in Tokyo. Although fancy dress is not required, don’t let that stop you from wearing a hat, scarf, jacket, etc., and getting into the spirit of the event. Please RSVP as soon as possible by clicking “Going” as usual.
Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
Time: 7 PM - 10 PM
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vBP8rGdLNE31U6ke9

✅What to Bring: Attendees can bring food, drinks, snacks, costumes, and more. The venue is equipped with a kitchen, TV, and a large couch. Easy UK items like bottles of beer, Double Decker bars, or crisps (English potato chips) are also welcome! Bring whatever you have time to pick up that has a British theme.
✅Note: This is a potluck event. Attendees should bring meals or drinks to share. TTR will also prepare traditional British dishes, with the menu to be announced in the coming weeks.
If attendance exceeds 20 people, TTR may seek a larger venue in Tokyo.