Tokyo Marathon Past Archive Summary #TM2012 #tokyomarathon

東京マラソン2012もいよいよ来月。初めて申し込んだ2009年、そして一年おいて申し込んだ2011年、見事に2回の申込すべて当選していたワタクシでしたが、今年は残念ながら落選してしまいました。

Still, it was a real blessing to be able to experience it twice.

Now, since I left such experiences and so on in this blog last year, I’ll write something like a summary article though it is presumptuous.

【準備編】主な過去記事

• 東京マラソン2011当選！また懲りずに走ってきます
• 粒谷区ヴェンバーラン祭り！ 結果は14位でした。
• 花の２区+αを走ってきました – 東京マラソン2011への軌跡：１月２１日時点
• 参加書類が届いた！#tokyomarathon ? 東京マラソン2011への軌跡：１月２７日時点
• foursquare 東京マラソン用にVenue登録してみた
• 東京マラソン 当日の現在地情報発信について
• 東京マラソン 当日持って行くもの

【本番編】主な過去記事

• 東京マラソンEXPOへ ランナー受付してきました
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.1 タイムと全体総括 #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.2 当日のtwitter実況について #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.3 ツイキャスについて #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.4 現在地情報発信 #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.5 給水、給食のタイミング #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.6 応援について #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.7 フィニッシュ後の流れ #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.8 実際のペース配分と体力 #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ No.9 当日スタートするまでの流れと注意点とある”裏ワザ” #tokyomarathon
• 東京マラソン2011完走！ 記録証が届きました #tokyomarathon

One thing in particular I was obsessed with last year was real-time current location information. I’d like to briefly pick up a few topics from the list above, including this one, and introduce the main points.

Energy measures for weak runners

I’m a cultural runner, not an athlete, so I’m much slower than most runners. I’m a weak runner.

Fortunately, the Tokyo Marathon has a relaxed time limit, but even so, running a full marathon of 42.195km is a tough job.

Basically, the timing of the lunches for the Tokyo Marathon is set with the average runner in mind, so slower runners may not have enough stamina to reach the lunches.

After struggling so much with this when I first started in 2009, I decided to bring chocolate and caramels with me for the 2011 race.

real-time information transmission

To be honest, I’m not interested in setting records at all, but this is what I was most particular about. Especially twitter was very encouraging because I could communicate with my friends in real time while running.

Here is the real-time transmission method I used back in 2011.

1. 今ココなう！（Google Mapによるリアルタイム発信、twitterと連動）
2. foursquare（毎度おなじみ位置情報SNS、twitterと連動）
3. ランナーアップデートサービス（5km毎の通過時間を通知）

These are information transmissions done automatically using apps, etc., but of course I also tweet and post photos with my iPhone as needed.

I also tried to broadcast the event via video using “Twicas”, which is already familiar on the iPhone.

今回初めてマラソン中に導入したツイキャス。（http://twitcasting.tv/yuukoma）

I wonder if Mr. Tweak will be recruiting official runners again this time…

Device to be used: iPhone of course

Well, as you can see (laughs)

How to spend time just before the competition

I found this page to be very helpful last year.

301 Moved Permanently

www.tokyo42195.org

Supposedly, this article will be published again this year about two weeks before the event.

We recommend that you check the Tokyo Marathon page frequently, as various important information for runners will be posted as the race approaches.

友人の応援とreal-time information transmissionのリアクション

Sending out information in real time takes a lot of care, so it’s definitely tiring, but there were still a lot of things I’m glad I did. The next day, I took a day off work and looked back at the twitter feed and was really happy.

When I see each of these reactions, I’m really glad that I did my best.

Each runner has different thoughts and feelings, but there is an emotion that only those who have run 42.195km through the metropolis of Tokyo can understand.

当日はお天気に恵まれますように。そしてみなさまも最高の状態で大会に臨めますように。今年は応援する立場からお祈りしています。