Yesterday I got an email saying that my number was not drawn in the lottery of the Tokyo Marathon 2012 (chances were around 10% or less to get one of the slots for that event). As I already expected this…
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R.I.P. my Nanospeed 4500
Yesterday’s badminton game was the last for my Nanospeed 4500 racket. I played this racket for almost three years and I really liked it. But since it got a small crack last year, I bought a replacement about 10 months…
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The long distance swimming kids from Kagoshima
In Kagoshima, a city in the far west of Japan, Shimizu elementary school is holding an annual sports event that is quite amazing. Thereby fourth graders and above swim together with their teachers through the bay over a distance of…
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Tokyo Marathon – a new try
Last year I missed the registration deadline for the Tokyo Marathon, so I marked it on my calender and submitted my application for the 2012 race yesterday. As the number of applicants has exceed the quota already on the first…
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The RipStik in Japan
Recently I noticed that many kids on the street ride a strange skateboard like tool with two wheels (one in front and one in the back) which is driven by strange shaking moves of the owner. Thus after a quick…
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Strange habits in the alps
Austrians are known for traditional folk music from the alpine areas. Such music can be liked or not, that everybody’s own taste. Sometimes even eccentric bands show up, but on average their texts are harmless and if their songs appear…
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Don’t freeze your butt
If you have snow (or ice) use the chance an go sledding. BUT, take care not to freeze your butt!
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YONEX VOLTRIC 70 – my new badminton racket
As my current badminton racket is seeing its end (see this post) I spent some time selecting a new one. Finally I decided to stick with YONEX, but leave the Nanospeed series and go for the VOLTRIC 70. Especially this…
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Time for a new badminton racket …
About a year ago I purchased my YONEX Nanospeed 4500 racket and since this time I used to play twice a week exclusively with this racket. I like the balance of the racket and the control is quite nice, given…
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Sweat like a pig with “Shweeb”
The Google initiated project named Shweeb should solve some (or all?) of the transport problems of the next centuries. The idea of the inventors was to put bicycles on a kind of track and let people ride in transparent plastic…
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