Hiroshi Kitada

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5th Avenue Mile, 2012

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Training plan/log for 2012 5th Ave mile.See More
Hiroshi Kitada joined Louis Csak's group Jan 12
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A group to organize volunteers to make the Holiday Marathons happen every holiday in Van Cortlandt Park.

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Are you a current paid-up member of VCTC?
Yes & I'm all paid up!
How Long have you been a VCTC member, not counting just the website?
Since April '09
Where are you from originally?
Yokosuka, Japan
Where do you live now?
Tuckahoe NY
Relationship Status?
No comment
Do you have any children?
A 16 year old daughter
What's your favorite running shoe?
Montrail Continental Divide 10.5 for Trail Ultras, Asics Cumulus 10 for road marathons
What do you do? What's your profession, what do you do all day?
I run, run and run on trails. Planning my next trail ultras or my training plan for road marathon.
Hobbies?
Trail ultras
Running PR's List them Here from 100meters to 100miles!
5K 21:26 (6.54/M) 8/1/07
4M 27:56 (6:59/M) 3/22/09
5M 34:18 (6:52/M) 10/28/07
10K 44:08 (7:08/M) 5/19/07
15K 1:10:00 (7:31/M) 3/11/07
10M 1:18:31 (7:51/M) 9/12/10
Half 1:37:44 (7:28/M) 1/21/07
18M 2:30:21 (8:22/M) 10/8/06
30K 2:49:32 (9:05/M) 3/27/10
Marathon 3:31:24 (8:05/M) 10/12/09
50K 5:06:44 (9:53/M) 4/16/11
50M 11:13:02 (13:27) 7/3/10
How did you get into running?
At middle school
Year's you've been running?
30 years
What's your favorite race(s)?
NYC Marathon, Pikes Peak Marathon, Jemez Mountain Trail Run 50Mile
Most memorable performance(s) and why?
Pikes Peak doubler in '08. Finished the doubler (half and full marathon in two consecutive days with 7,800 ft climb each day) Freezing weather at the summit (14,115ft) and blizzard condition.
Running hero's?
Naoko Takahashi (Female Marathon Gold medalist in Sydney Olympics '00)
Why do you run?
B/C I feel like running.
What do you consider yourself, The Tortoise, or The Hare?
Next Question please
Future goals?
15 consecutive NYC Marathons and as accompanist for Achilles runners after that.

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Hiroshi Kitada

Steamtown Marathon, Scranton PA - 10/12/09

I love this Steamtown Marathon!!

Of 30 or so marathons I have run, by far this was the best one.



It was about "Volunteers", "Volunteers", "Easy Logistics", "Beautiful & fast course", and "Volunteers".



You are greeted with hundreds of high school student volunteers and cheer leaders as soon as you are unloaded from 45 min bus ride to the start. The start in "Forest City, PA" is hosted by a local high school where literary countless volunteers offer you from… Continue

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 11:17pm — 2 Comments

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At 10:02am on August 19, 2011, Lauren ValentinoLauren Valentino said…
Thanks Hiroshi. So nice meeting you as well! See you soon.
At 10:34pm on June 26, 2011, Kikuko TurnerKikuko Turner said…
Hiroshi-san, thanks for adding me as your friend.  Did you go running at the Rockefeller Park today?  We couldn't make it but did back hills at VC.
At 8:38am on November 16, 2009, Rachel M KimberRachel M Kimber said…
actually before the marathon - pacing the apartment, dispelling nervous energy! and an 11 min pace sounds very doable!
At 10:41am on November 15, 2009, Rachel M KimberRachel M Kimber said…
hiroshi - what is your tweet name - i dont check often, but keep me in the loop for your long run schedule - love to join you sometime
At 5:37pm on October 18, 2009, Michael LeeMichael Lee said…
Ah, the reason I look like a madman in my profile picture is more apparent if you look at the full-size source of the picture ...

... Neil was catching up incredibly quickly and it was taking everything I had to just try and not lose a carrot cake position to him!
 
 
 

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