Tomokazu Ihara - 100 Miles 100 Times
“The only guy who knows the truth is you. You can’t hide something from yourself.”
Show Notes
Tomokazu Ihara is on a mission to complete 100 Miles 100 Times. You can find out more about this project - as well as the coaching he offers - here. (Website in Japanese). Tomo is also on Instagram. In our interview with Tomo, we talk about:
His 100 mile treadmill effort (8:20)
Ultra Trail Mount Fuji (18:20)
The HURT 100 (19:10)
His online coaching (25:10)
His sponsors: Answer4 and New-HALE tape (27:15)
Onsen and sauna for recovery, including Rhonda Patrick’s research at FoundMyFitness (35:15)
The Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra Challenge and the Breaking 60 documentary (50:00)
Bad Boy Running podcast (57:45)
Geographica Offline GPS app - for Android (01:00:00)
The Theragun Percussive Therapy massage tool (01:08:30)
Katadyn water filters (01:12:50)
His ITRA (International Trail Running Association) record and incredible (non-)DNF rate (01:20:30)
The Barkley Marathons and accompanying Netflix documentary (01:21:40)
Trail Runner Nation podcast (01:36:20)
The Bromo Tengger Semeru (BTS) Ultra in Indonesia (01:45:10)
For further reading on the Japanese running scene, we recommend the following books:
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
The Way of the Runner: A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running by Adharanand Finn
Podcast hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis.