Let The Race Begin!
Happy Holidays!
I made this recording of "The Impossible Dream" back in 2011. That song has always been one of my favorites as it beautifully captures my life philosophy. In addition, I sang that song at my dad's funeral service. I miss you dad!
A big thank-you to Tai, one of our wonderful employees at the American School. He warned us about some road closures due to an upcoming bicycle race. I had heard about that race but did not know any of the details. Thanks to the heads-up from Tai, I photographed the race and had a great time!
I am so fortunate as the race passed within a mile or so of our house. How convenient! The first two pictures of the tandem racers were taken with my professional gear and the rest were taken with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I still cannot believe the capabilities of that iPhone camera!
Speaking of not believing, it was incredible to me that as best as I could tell, the course set-up work was all done the morning of the race. That is an incredible amount of work to be done in such a short period of time!
As seems to be a Japanese tradition, there were hordes of workers monitoring the race course. Heaven help anyone who got on that course!
As a serious cyclist, it was so inspiring for me to see these expert riders in action. In particular, the tandem riders were competing in the "Para" event, an event for those with a visual impairment. How cool is that! What an exciting but scary thrill it must be to ride 20-40 miles per hour with little or no eye sight! I guess you hope the rider in front is really paying attention!
I can hardly wait for my next ride!
All the best,
Bob Reed
Bob, This is so cool. To think that people navigate the course with poor vision is amazing. Happy Holidays my friend. This is your first one in Japan. How awesome is that? I miss you my friend. Love, June
ReplyDeleteThanks June! Miss you too! Happy Holidays! Bob
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DeleteThanks Len!
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