It was a chilly day, though as normal for a Tokyo winter's day it was bright and sunny. We took the bus to Atago Hills to make a hatsumode shrine visit.
Well, as it was packed, Nick queued up to ring the gong and make a prayer, but Emily and I just stayed by the pond and watched the many colourful carp.
At the shrine there is a famous set of 86 steps which are precipitously steep. We all walked down them then trudged back up. I couldn't help but wonder if anyone had died falling down there as it really is dangerous.
I managed to run for a full hour in the evening. It was not my best performance but I was glad to have ground it out. Getting on the scales afterwards I came in at 62.8kg, which is exactly 10 stone. It was a pleasant surprise after a couple of weeks of eating whatever I like, and a good way to begin 2011.
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