Bonita Cafe and Social Club

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ホンモノ (authentic)

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野永健宏さん
Nonaga Takehiro-san

バンコク走遊会のメンバー。
A member of Bangkok Japan Fun Runners Club

法政大学時代には陸上部に所属。
He studied at Hosei University, in Japan.
He was running in the university’s running club.

箱根駅伝登録メンバーにも選定。
He was selected as the university’s running club’s registered member for Hakone Ekiden.

学生時代に出した自己記録は、1万メートルが30分3秒。
5千メートルが14分36秒。
His personal best record is 30 minutes 3 seconds for 10,000 meters.
14 minutes 36 seconds for 5,000 meters.
He made these records, when he was a university student.

社会人時代には、4年間ボランティアで、特別支援学校の生徒にランニングを指導。
After graduation, he started to work in a Japanese corporation.
He was also a  volunteer running coach at a school for students with intellectual disabilities for four years.

最近の記録では、10KMが31分33秒(2014年)。
フルマラソンが2時間29分5秒(2014年)。
These are his recent records.
31 minutes 33 seconds for 10KM (2014)
2 hours 29 minutes 5 seconds for full marathon (2014)

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今朝、その速さの秘密に迫るべく、コーチングをお願いしました。
This morning, I asked him to do his coaching for me, to find out his secret.

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いや〜、心底驚きました。
I truly was amazed at his coaching.

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走りを突き詰めていくと、こうなるんだということがよく分かりました。
He has shown me the real important points of running – THE TRUTH.

だから、こんな記録を出せるんだということもよく分かりました。
Now, I understand why he can run that fast.

その本質を追究して行くと、誰でも速く、長く、安全に走れるのだとも思いました。
Now, I also believe that we all can improve our performance, in terms of speed, distance and sustainability(keeping on running without injury), if we follow THE TRUTH.

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スゴイ人だ。
Truly a great gentleman.

単に記録がスゴイとか言うのでなく、人間性も素晴らしい。
I am not just talking about his records.
He has great personality, too.

まあ、それは最も大事なことですね。
Which is very important.

気負わず、謙虚で、飾らない人。
Really a relaxed person.
Really a humble person.
Really a no-frill person.

でも、軸は非常にしっかりしている人。
But, he has the solid core.

ムダの無い人。
ムダを削ぎ落しきった人。
ムダを究極まで削ぎ落した結果が、非常にシンプルだが正鵠を射たランニング理論に集約されている。
生き方が走り方にそのまま現れている。
走り方が生き方を形成しているのかもしれない。
He has released and shaved all the unnecessary things.
As the result, his theory for running has become the simplest one.
The way he lives is reflected in his running style.
Or, I can say his running style has made the way he lives.

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今年 一年、パーソナル・コーチとしてご指導いただくことになりました。
I have asked him to keep on coaching me in this year.

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ホンモノ。
“authentic”

今日ホンモノに触れることができました。
Today, I could touch something/somebody authentic.

やはり、ホンモノに触れることは大事です。
I really like to touch something/somebody authentic.

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Author: K

Hi! I am K, a Japanese, living in Thailand. I am a vegan runner, and I own a very small vegan cafe, Bonita Cafe and Social Club, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2015, I ran across USA, 5,030KM, in 79 days, from April 25 to July 12, thanks to all of my friends and sponsorship companies.

3 thoughts on “ホンモノ (authentic)

  1. What a fast strong runner. I admire the runners (and not just runners actually) who exhibit such humility when they have such talent.

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  2. K-san, Nonaga-san sounds like an excellent person and runner! I hope with his coaching and your dedication you can reach your goals.

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