Well, I completed the online signup today and paid my entry fee.

73-something miles / 188k, all around Mt. Fuji as the cherry blossoms pop out to say hi.

Part of me can't believe I am doing this. The other part of me knows there is "no other way." In April I'll be running the Fuji 5Lakes Ultramarathon in Yamanashi prefecture as a personal challenge to myself, and hopefully as a way to promote Steem/financial independence in the process/meantime.

It's really a cool idea for a race and I am super stoked to be a part of it. You can check out what it is all about at the homepage, here.

This is pretty much how I plan to run the race. Whaddya think? May take some extra work/time to get the jetpack/hang-glide kit ready.

image source.

Also! As my fam is coming with me down to the race, some quality O-hanami, or "cherry blossom viewing" must be planned!

Sure, by the time we are ready to enjoy a picnic under the cherry blossom trees, I will likely have been reduced to a hobbling corpse of a man, but hey, what are you gonna do. The saké should help to reanimate me. That and a trip to the hot springs.

If you guys have any ideas on how I can use this event to spread the Steem gospel, do let me know. Lots of training to do. I'll be sure to document the whole way. Thanks for running with me here on Steem!

~KafkA

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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)

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