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This is IBUKI STATION. We are going to the interview after the race.

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First of all, the women's finish at 5th place, Stepanie, and Gill is here.

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First of all, where are you guys originally from?

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I am from Newcastle in Australia.

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I am from Australia as well, from Sydney.

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Are you guys old friends?

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Yeah, we've done races together in the past. It was a coincidence that we were doing this one as well.

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I saw Gill's name on the start list and I was like, oh, a familiar face.

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We've known each other for a long time, but when I saw the start list, I was like, oh, a familiar face.

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Did you guys run that together?

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Only at the start.

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Only at the start?

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To the first stop.

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No, only to the second.

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To A1.

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We ran together to A1 in Edo.

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I see.

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So when you were in Australia, you didn't know each other?

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Yeah, you guys are not old friends.

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Like, you guys met here, just here?

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We met in Australia. We're friends from running.

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We've met in Australia.

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I see.

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So you guys came to this race called Lakeview 100 in Japan.

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Why did you come to this race?

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So it's ticked all the boxes and a lovely place for a holiday as well.

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So it's been good.

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Okay.

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What about you?

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I wanted to come and visit Japan for a holiday and to see your mountains and to see the trails here.

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And it's beautiful.

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How did you know about this race called Lakeview 100?

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I don't think many people know about this race.

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So how did you know about this race?

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Google.

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Google.

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The internet.

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I searched it on the internet.

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Stephanie said that she wanted to participate in the Hard Rock 100.

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Stephanie?

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Stephanie, do you want to join the Hard Rock 100 trail?

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I would like to at least get a spot in the lottery.

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It's like a bucket list thing to do.

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So it would be nice to do it.

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Can you tell us about your activities as a trail runner?

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As a trainer?

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No, as a racer.

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How do you guys in Australia, how do you guys join the race?

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As a racer?

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I don't quite understand.

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How do you guys run?

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How do we run in Australia?

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How do you enjoy the trail run in Australia?

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How do we enjoy?

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Oh yeah, the trail running in Australia is really good.

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We've got some big mountains.

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This trail here is very technical.

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The Suzuka mountains is hard.

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Some of our trails are a bit easier.

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Definitely.

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What about in Australia?

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In Australia?

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We've got some mountains near Sydney.

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There are lots of trails.

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In Japan, it's a custom to run the mountains in Sydney.

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In Japan, especially in this race,

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the Suzuka mountains are very technical and hard.

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That's why we joined this race.

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What's the name of the Sydney mountains?

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What's the name of the Sydney mountains?

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In Sydney, we have the Blue Mountains.

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Oh, Blue Mountains.

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Blue Mountains.

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What about Stephanie?

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The same question.

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There are not many mountains near where I live.

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The tallest mountain is like 400 meters.

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In Australia, we take a long time to get to the top.

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While in Japan, it just goes straight up.

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We have a more leisurely route to the top.

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It was very difficult terrain here.

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But very beautiful as well.

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The sun sets.

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I was on top of the mountains.

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It was very beautiful.

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Very beautiful.

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I think.

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In Australia, Newcastle,

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the highest mountain is only 400 meters.

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We don't usually run on such a high mountain.

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When we run, we go up slowly and gently.

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But in Japan, it's different.

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Suddenly, there is a high mountain.

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A steep mountain.

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It was a very different feeling.

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I see.

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So, you participated in the Japanese race, Lakeview.

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First of all, you tried to reach the goal.

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Unfortunately, you retired halfway.

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What was your impression of the race?

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How was the race?

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Totally?

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How was the race?

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It was very difficult.

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Very technical.

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I fell down a lot.

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But that's okay.

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I'm better at running than the technical.

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So, I liked the running bit.

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But then, by the end, my legs were gone.

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The last 30 kilometers, I just walked.

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Even when I tried to run,

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I was running slower than walking pace.

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But I really enjoyed the challenge.

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It was very difficult.

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It was nice to do something so difficult.

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That was good.

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Okay.

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First of all,

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I had a lot of difficulties in the technical course.

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I was in a bad mood.

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I think I walked a lot.

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But I enjoyed this challenge.

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It was very good.

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What about you?

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Yes, I also found it hard.

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I enjoyed it.

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I enjoyed it.

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I do like running technical terrain.

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And where I live,

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I do have some steep hills

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that are on mountain bike tracks

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that we train on.

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But here, it's bigger.

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Bigger hills.

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So, my legs got really sore.

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And then, after I came off,

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and I was running on the flats,

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and then from A4 to A5,

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I couldn't run.

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I couldn't go down.

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My legs were too sore.

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And I had to stop,

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and turn sideways,

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and then hop down.

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So then, because I was just going so slow,

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and I couldn't run,

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I decided to stop.

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Are you still sore?

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Still sore, yes.

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Okay.

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First of all,

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I was looking forward to running

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on the flats,

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and I really enjoyed it.

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But the hills were really steep,

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so my legs were really sore.

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And from A4 to A5,

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it was really sore,

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and I couldn't run anymore.

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My legs are still sore,

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so I want to do my best again.

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That's what he told me.

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I see.

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Well, unfortunately for Jill,

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Stephanie has won

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the 5th place

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in the competition.

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How do you feel about this result?

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So long before,

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like 36 hours,

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I'd only done 23 hours,

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so it was so much bigger.

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So I was very happy.

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I'm glad to hear that.

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Did you have any other impressive moments?

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For example,

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the aid stations,

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or the people who run them.

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How was the aid?

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Like people,

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and some food,

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and massage, or something?

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Yeah, the aid stations were very good,

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and the food was really nice,

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so it's really nice

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to have rice balls,

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because we're not used to having rice balls,

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or those type of,

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we don't have a lot of those type of foods

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at our aid stations,

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and the volunteers were very friendly,

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and it was very nice to have a few people

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that could speak English with us,

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so that was, yeah,

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very nice.

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First of all,

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the aid, each aid,

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the food was very good,

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especially the rice balls.

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In Australia,

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when I was in Australia,

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I didn't have the opportunity

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to run with the aid,

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but I was able to experience it this time,

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and it was very nice.

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The volunteers were very kind,

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and helped us a lot,

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and even if we couldn't speak English,

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they were very supportive.

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Did you have any trouble

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with the words?

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Did you guys struggle?

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I mean,

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like,

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people don't speak

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the English well.

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Is that so?

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It's not too hard.

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Everyone's very friendly,

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and I know how to say thank you,

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and excuse me, or sorry,

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so that works.

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Yeah.

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Even if we didn't speak English,

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everyone was very kind,

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so it wasn't that difficult.

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I see.

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What about you, Stephanie?

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Yeah, same question.

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Everyone was very friendly,

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and helpful.

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Everyone could understand,

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and spoke good English for me,

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and everyone was very helpful,

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and no problems at all.

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It was so well organized,

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and everyone,

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especially at the end,

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they would help.

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Everyone was just so helpful,

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and nice, and kind,

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so it was very good.

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Everyone was very kind,

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and very helpful.

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In Edo,

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there were a lot of

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gyudon and curry,

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so-called Japanese food.

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Did you have

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anything like that?

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Did you guys eat gyudon

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and curry rice?

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Yes, I had the curry rice.

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It was very good.

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Very good?

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I didn't.

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You didn't?

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Oh, yeah.

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And the calorie mate?

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Yeah, yeah.

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Just simple.

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Jill ate

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the curry.

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She ate the curry,

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and it was very good.

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Stephanie

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didn't enjoy the curry

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or gyudon,

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and ate the calorie mate and chocolate

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in a simple way.

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But you ate the calorie mate.

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How was the calorie mate?

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It was very good.

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I would use that in Australia, if I could.

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It was very good.

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I see.

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Anything else?

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Did you feel

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anything different

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from the Australian race?

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What's the difference

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between Australian

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trail race and

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Japanese trail race?

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This race in particular

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was

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it's nice

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because it's

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very intimate,

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like not too many

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runners, like you felt very

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cared for.

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It was, the course was

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much harder.

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But, yeah,

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in Australia, we have

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we have

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races, but there's

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thousands of people,

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and it's quite commercial.

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This was really nice, you felt like

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it was like a family, sort of.

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The difference with Australia

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is that there are fewer people.

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In Australia, there are

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about 1,000 runners,

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but the number is

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limited.

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Also, the course

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is harder.

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I think it's quite different.

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I see.

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What about you?

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Yes, similar. So, I really liked

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this race, and I think it's really well

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organized.

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Many races in Australia

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and they're all

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different. Some are big, some are small.

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Do you guys

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want to join your friends

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to come to this race

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with you guys?

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Some

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of our friends might want to come, but others

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I think will find it hard.

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Just certain

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friends would like it, I think.

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I see.

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Do you guys want to say

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something to

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Japanese volunteer staff and

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official staff?

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Yes, I'd like to say

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thank you to everyone that's helped putting

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this race together, to the organizers

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and all the staff and all the

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volunteers and the medics

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because that's what

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makes this race so good.

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Everyone was so helpful to all the

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runners out there.

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Thank you.

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Just to reiterate,

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just a big thank you to everyone

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making such an awesome event

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and

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it was definitely one we'll never forget.

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It was very, very good.

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I'd like to thank everyone

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involved in this race.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you very much

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for coming.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you very much.