Well that would be interesting...

All of the damage was to personal homes and had mostly been repaired. No photos to share for privacy reasons, but it was a beautiful day for the undertaking.

No problem :) if you have any questions I can attempt to answer them.

It wasn't an organised holiday. I did all the arrangements and read as much as I could about using public transport, how not to be an annoying tourist and learned some very basic Japanese.
Google translate app was excellent for talking more deeply to people and translating menus and signs.

We did a zillion other exploring walks, but you don't want to see my whole holiday album. 🤣 We also used multiple types of trains, buses, boats and cable cars. Even took the ridiculous pirate ship at Hakone. The shinkansen was utterly awesome.

But now I'm totally shattered. 🤣🤣🤣

We also climbed Mt Misen in Miyajima. Which was just dreamy.

Kyoto was beautiful and we mostly avoided the crowds. A highlight was hiking the kyoto trail.

In Nara, the deer were so naughty. I was bitten and chased. But they were also so cute.

In Hakone, volcanic activity.

Thankfully sheltered. Having people running on it coming the other way made it errr fun.

Those were the speedy runners you saw! They'd have been knackered by that point. A bit of unpredictable wind assist. 😁

The RD moved the finish away from Hengistbury Head. Wise! Moors Country Valley park was actually pretty sheltered and the wind didnt really kick in until Holes Bay.

Nice course. Fab support all along the course. Recommend!
#RunToTheSea

Oh definitely, the fast ones will be going through around midday (or sooner), those of us slowcoaches will go through much later. Cut off at Hengitsbury is 5pm.

Yes, not ideal for the first half which passes through woodland. The second half is along the sea front. (thankfully heading east).

If I were RD, I'd be cancelling. But theres a lot of money in these big events.

They are stopping us short of Hengistbury Head though.

My feeling is that amber wind warnings always warrant cancellation. Yellow warnings depend on the terrain and likelihood of impacts. But how many races even have a severe weather protocol?