"Love & Peace." Hiroshima—the city that embodies these words more than any other in the world. The venue for this race was Hiroshima Gate Park, situated right across from the iconic Atomic Bomb Dome in the heart of the city.
It's been a while, this is Tsutsumi from GO ASIA TRAIL, and on April 11, 2025, I participated in the Explore Your Backyard, a local trail running race held in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. I actually ran this race eight years ago in April 2017.
Following last year's race, I ran the Akiyoshidai Karst Trail Run again this year. Last year's race was my first time visiting and running in Akiyoshidai, and I wanted to go back again this year because of the spectacular view unique to the karst plateau and the great view from "Ryugo Peak" at the end of the race.
XTERRA Taiwan 2023 参戦記。台北経由で墾丁へ移動し、トレイル部門を走破。旅程と現地の様子を記す。
The long new coronavirus, which began in December 2019, closed the road to overseas travel for three years. After a long period of endurance, the ban on inbound travel to Japan will be lifted in the fall of 2022, and Taiwan will resume accepting tourists from October 13, 2022, as if to coincide with the ban (some restrictions apply; notification will be made in late September 2022).
this is the first time I have DNS'd in an overseas race after making it to the area. I was very disappointed, although I had hoped to actually run the race and report back to you all. I was not able to run in a foreign country, so it was a trip to recuperate and see the sights.
Last Saturday (May 11, 2019), I participated in THE BEAST TRAIL, a trail race held near Taipei, Taiwan (New Taipei City) THE BEAST TRAIL is a trail race in Taiwan that has been discussed several times on this site. It can be translated as "beast trail.
April 19-21, 2019 I participated in the Dalian 100 越野赛 (English name: DALIAN 100 Ultra Endurance Race), a trail race held in Dalian (Dalian/Dalian), China (the race name is hereafter referred to as the Dalian 100). The Dalian 100 is a race in China that I have wanted to participate in for a long time, and this race was featured in RUN+TRAIL vol. 35, which was released at the end of February.