http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/ A New England Expat in Japan. Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:52:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-2981 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:23:18 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-2981 […] On Running in Japan […]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-2851 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:33 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-2851 […] will feel powerless, but there is always something you can control. I found it in my legs and in my writing. I threw dinner parties. Some people pick up an instrument, some learn to cook or […]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-1409 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:01:53 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-1409 [...] Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner I’ve dodged Zen by shifting my mindfulness technique to running, which is effective in practice but a miserable metaphor for a neurotic person. I’m literally [...]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-1241 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:30:37 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-1241 [...] other way, it helps to remember that I’ve been through this cycle before. Then I draw some tea or go for a run. And in a few hours, or days, or months, I’m [...]

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-1097 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:35:43 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-1097 This may be tough now in the Winter but run barefoot on grass first to build up to running on pavement.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-1079 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:25:45 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-1079 Glad someone picked up on the VU references. :)

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-1078 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:37:44 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-1078 Awesome. And love the VU references. :)

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-1076 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:37:56 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-1076 Congratulations! I believe you are now between the “experimentation” – “search” stage of the Cultural adaption curve…
http://merhust.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/cuve.png
One step closer.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-1065 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:59:28 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-1065 Wow, I’ve no interest in running but this text just hypnotized me. This is the first post I read here, now I’m eager the other ones. I very much enjoyed your writing, thanks.

]]> http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/02/01/on-running-in-japan/#comment-1063 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:32:59 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=1156#comment-1063 Great! yes!
I’ve added a synopsis of the parts you have written that I felt myself in my own practice of running, but haven’t/couldn’t write myself.

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