thanks Joe, was a pleasure meeting you and the rest of the staff.
Written by Mike, 25th March 2017 -
Tokyo Marathon 2017 – Our Rep Joe’s Report.
Hi everyone, I’m Joseph and I was one of the reps for the Tokyo Marathon trip 2017.
Mount Fuji Tour – Friday
This was the biggest group we have had for the Mount Fuji trip since we have started this tour several years ago.
Our plan for the day was to visit Mount Fuji, take a cruise along the lake on a private ship and finally a ride on a gondola up the mountain to taste some black eggs.
The day started early from the hotel, we heard towards Mount Fuji, the trip took about 1.5 hours stopping on the way for a short break and some shopping at a little gift shop.
On the way we could easily see Mount Fuji and even the snow at the top. Our lovely local guide gave us an in depth story about the mountain and why it’s so special to Japan. She also gave us information regarding Japans culture and history.
We had around 30 minutes to take some photos and have a take a short stroll. The next stop was lunch, which was in a 5 star hotel. Lunch was a delicious buffet. After lunch we spent 1 hour on the private ship cruising around the lake.
The last stop was a lovely trip on the gondola which goes up the mountain. The mountain was famous for its cooked eggs, which turned the outer shell was black.
Friendship Run – Saturday
Once again, this year proved to be a very popular for the friendship run. We took about 30 clients to the expo, which was the start and finish for the friendship run. It was very special seeing so many people represent their countries in make up and fancy dress. All of clients thoroughly enjoyed it. I would highly recommend do this.
Marathon Race Day – Sunday
As the start line of the Tokyo Marathon is only 200 metres from the hotel, the clients appreciated an extra few minutes lying in and getting ready. The Hotel provided our own room for breakfast, which ensured all our runners were well fed for the race.
We took a few spectators to the start to see their partners and friends. After thiss we escorted them to the finish area, which was amazing to see as this year it finished at the beautiful Imperial Palace.
We waited here to applaud the runners who successfully completed the 2017 Tokyo marathon. This year Tokyo marathon special to many of our runners as this was their 6th and final World Marathon Major, and they were also awarding their beautiful 6-star medal and certificate.
I would like to thank everyone for choosing sports tours and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
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Hi all, once again your tour was great my second time I may have met Joseph, was a great guide, ludo and Ed were great to meet up with again, The flight was very hard to adjust to, the hotel was amazing, me a my room mate had loads of fun with the toilet....... the food was great, curry for breakfast was just,so different! Japan was just amazing, so clean and the locals made you feel so welcome, at the expo they even congratulated when you were picking your number up, My high light of the time in Tokyo was at the starting corals a lady I'd been in Chicago with last year( sports tour marathon) asked me if she'd could run with me for a bit of support, as she was injured, split tendon and a stress fracture,and we managed to do the full marathon, at the end she was definitely amazed to still be on her feet let alone running, just goes to show that as a company you "sports tours" Start a bond of friendship which a lot of us stay as friends, you also go above and beyond what is expected, reason why a lot of reuse you and recommend you to friends. Once again Thank you all managers, booking staff and your crew of reps-;) Mick-;)
Written by Michael Dolan, 25th March 2017 - -
Hello, How do you go about getting the six star medal? I.e do you have to had booked all the marathons through sports tours?
Written by Lauran, 26th March 2017 - -
Hi Lauren, Thanks for your question. You are awarded a Six Star Medal once you have completed the 6 World Marathon Majors. These are Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City. You don't have to do any of the marathons with us, you just need to get an official time at each one. Of course we would be delighted to welcome you on any of our marathon trips, which would give you the additional benefit that we take care of everything for you; leaving you to focus on reaching that marathon finish line.
Written by Ross, 27th March 2017 - -
Thoroughly enjoyed my trip, the good organisation and support took the stress of travelling alone away. The appreciation of the locals at the registration was very moving. The trip to Mt Fuji was great value too as was the nice company of fellow runners travelling with us. The marathon along with the friendship was fantastic, my 3rd major and showing the atmosphere of each of the runs is very different. If I could I would definitely return for this one. All the reps were very supportive even with the delay of flight, which I must say was a bonus as not only did we get an extra day in Tokyo some took the opportunity to go to Disneyland. Finally just to say to Joseph whom might remember the conversation about finding a toy panda for my daughter, managed to find one and she is very pleased.
Written by Nick, 6th May 2017 -
