The Last Desert Blogs 2014

Etsuji Otsuka

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The Last Desert (2014) blog posts from Etsuji Otsuka

09 November 2014 09:58 am (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Kinouno yoru, tennkiyohouniyoruto toushono mokutekiti tikakuno eria ha subete tennkouga akkasuru tonokotode yuiitsu tennkouno kaifukuga mikomeru Deception Island ni mukaukotoni. Stage 1 ga okonwareta sima dattanode tyotto gakkarisitamonon hokano opushon ga naku dousiyomo nai. Kaze ga totemo tuyoku funega yurete nakanaka juubunnna suiminnga torezu kibunnsura warukunaru. Yoidomewo nonndemo nakanaka kikanai. Kinou hasiru tumridattanode junnbiha hobohobo dekiteitanide soredemo amari awatezuni asani nozometa. Kinou itiniti yasumetanode hizano itmi ha hiiteite hasresouna yokann. Gomu bo-to ni norutameni sotoni deruto imamadenonkade itibann kazegatuyoku samui. Tebukurowo hazusite suufunn iruto mou yubisakino kannkakuga nakunaru. Kionnha sonnnani hikukunainodaga kazega tuyosugiru.

Kyouha kironitukunode Amari ngaku hasranai toiu zennteide koudoushokuwo herasitari sukosidemo karukusite futanwo herasu.

Suta-to rainnni tukuto akirakani imamadeto funnikiga tigau. Minnna honnkide hasirumo-doni… kyouno ko-suha 1shuu 2.9km hikakuteki hasiriyasui ko-su. Suta-totyokugoni yuruyakana noborini hairi kouhannha ngai kudari. Suta-tosite 10 funnhodo hissini hasruga ikigaagaru. Bafu de kutiwo kaba-siteitanode ikigurusii. Samuiga bafuwo hazusite sentou mo-doni.kanari samuiga shouganai. Soredemo kouzokuni donndonn nukarru. Saiwai hidarisagarino shuukaiko-sudattanode itameta hidari hizaheno innpakuto ha tiisai. 3shuumeno totyuu made matttakuitamiga dezu 3shuume totyuukara itamidasitga kusuriga sugu kiite sorehodo osokunaranakatta. Itumonara 1jikanni itido jeru wo torutokorowo 3jikannni ikkini herasi rosuwo sukosidemo nakusu youni suru. 8shuu shuuryoujitende rasuto rappu no koegakakaru. Ato 1shuunomi…. Kokomadekuruto kyorini sagdenainode yukkuri fuukeiwo tanosiminagara shasinwo torinagara yukkurito hannbunnguraimade kitatokorode futo kizuku… pennginnno ksutyu-muwo  kiteinai….kyousika tyansuha nai… sokokara mata supi-dowo agete go-ruwo mezasu. Go-runi tukuto medaruwo kubini kakerareru..minnnawo matte shasinwo toruga pennginnno osutyu-muwo kinaitoikenainode suguni doroppu bagguno tokoroni… penginnkosutyu-muwo  kite minnnawo mukaeru. Shasinnmo iroiroto totte htotuno mokuhyou tassei.

Shoujikinatokoro koremadeno sabaku re-sutotigai suta-totitennga atte go-rugaaru toiu re-sudehanainode saigoni go-rusitemo kandoou sinaikato omotteitakedo sonnnaktohanaku nannkyokuni tukumadeno mitinoriya funyoide gudagudaninatteiru toki, hizagaiitakute fugainai seisekidatta sute-ji 3…ironnnakotoga omoidasarete totemo imo-shonaruna kibunnni narmasita. Nannkyokudeo subarasii rannna-tatito deae totemo yuuigina jikanwo sugosetakoto hontouni kansha kanshadesu. Korekara koukaino nansho doreiku passeiji wo koemasu. Iyoiyo nannkyoku marasonnmo owariwo mukaemasu. Junni ha to-tarude 24 I. agerukoto ha dekinanattaga manzokun iku rannga dekimasita.

Messeijiwo kudasatta minasan, me-ru wo kudasatta minsann, kono buroguwo yonndekudasatta minasann, joubuna karadani unndekureta ryousinn,sosite kokoroyoku okuridasite kureta Hiromi. Hntouni arigatou gozaimasita! Nannkyoku arigatou!  Reisingu za puranettono sutffun minasann arigatou!!

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Akinori Shibuy

Posted On: 10 Nov 2014 12:46 am

Congrats. Otsukare samadesshita.

keiichi furuta

Posted On: 09 Nov 2014 02:13 pm

kansou omedetou gozaimasu!! yukkuri yasunde kudasai!

08 November 2014 05:36 am (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Kinou no yoru kara futukame ni ikuhazu datta Halfmoon Island ni Mukau. Akegata Makara nami ga takakunari funayoi gimini..

Tyoushoku mae ni te-pingu ya pakkingu wo sumase junnbi  bantande tyoushokuhe. Sitawo muite sagyouwo sititanod dainingu ni hairuto ikkini kimotiwaruku nari kamibukurwo teni… dokuta- kara yoidomewo morai nanntoka fukkatu. Tyou shkuwo tumekomu.

Kazega tuyoku betsuno bashoni ko-suwo setteisini sutaffuga jourikusuruga kazegatuyokute dannnenn. Kekkyoku suukasho no kouhotini mukauga kazegatuyoku bo-to wo dasenai. Kekkyoku gogo 3ji hann ni tyuusiga kettei. Iyoiyo asu itiniti ni naru.

Nannkyokuha tnnkouga hontouni kawariyasuku kawatttatokino joukyouga kibisiinode kouiukoto mo shouganai. Tinamini imano fuusokuha 50 notto byousokuni suruto 25m/s hodoka. Taifuuno boufuukenn hodo. Kimotiwarui rannna-ga tasuu.

Asuha iitennkini natte hosii tokorodsu.

Kemontowo kudasatta minasann, hontouni arigatougozaimasu. Hikituduki gannbarimasu!

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akiko takayama

Posted On: 09 Nov 2014 07:44 am

otuka san honntouni sugoi!!!!!!!!!!!!! jyunni wo sikkari osaetekuruatari sahara omoidasimasu. yuugennjikkouno otoko!!!!!! sahara no toki annnani jibunn wo oikonnde gannbareruhito sonnkeisuruna tte honntouni omotteitakedo donore-su nitaisitemo tuneni zenn ryoku!! otonano kagamidesune. tuyosugimasune. sosite hiromi san no facebook miteruto futarino kannkeisei ni kanndouwo simasu. saikouni akogaremasu. watasimo hiromi san mitaini ootuka san no youna dannna sama sagasimasu!! honntouni sugoino hitokotodesu! last stage tanosinnde!!!!!!!!!!!

Takaya Shinozuka

Posted On: 09 Nov 2014 01:11 am

Otsuka-san, Cheers from Japan! I read all of posts and it encouraged me greatly! I'm looking forward to talking with you soon desu :P

Hiromi Watase

Posted On: 09 Nov 2014 12:11 am

Stage4 cancel zannen datta ne. It was good for your nee, and I suppose you had so much time to talk with competitors from all over the world. Sekai ju ni tomodachi ga mata fueru ne. Did you carry your camera when you ran through penguins village? Ato 1stage murk sezu yarikitte ganbatte---!!

06 November 2014 02:56 am (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Minasann komento arigatou gozaimasu. Hontouni hagemininatteimsu.

Kyou ha tennkini megumare aoi ryuuhyouno ukabu umi wo nukete setteisareta ko-su he.

Kyuuna shamenn ni ziguzagu ni okaerta ko-su no mejirusi tonaru pinnku no baggu ga. Setumei ni yoruto yukino joutai ha kinou no ko-suyori mo yoku fumikatamerarerba hairerutono koto. Hizano itami wo yawaragerutame kinou kara sippu wosite shouenntinntuuzai wo nonnde sarani te-pingumo fuyasi sorenarn junbiwo suru. 1 shuume no noboriwo oete okan ueni deruto nannkyokuhantouwo nozomu zekkei. Pennginn no murega kyomi bukasouni kotirawo miteiru. Kono koukeiha nannkyoku desika mirarenai. Okano uewo nukeruto nagai kudarini. Nannto kono kudaride gekituuga

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Hiromi Watase

Posted On: 07 Nov 2014 11:18 pm

Stage3 no Results mita yo. Ganbatta ne!! Ato sukoshi hiza ga mochi masu yo--ni!! Do you sleep well every night? Foods on the ship are delicious? Soro soro osushi ga tabetai koro ja naikana? Ono-ke, Kaneko-ke to osushi tabe naga ra Etsuji no ouen shita yo. Many of your friends gave you messages on facebook. You can't see them now, but their power certainly come to you. Minna ouen site kure te iru yo!!! Gamba!!!

Keita Watanabe

Posted On: 07 Nov 2014 04:29 am

I'm Sansyu Running friends! Blog to Photo wo mite nihonkara ouen sitemasu! nokori 2days Japan-team minna de tanosinde kaettekitekudasaine!

YOKO KIMOTO

Posted On: 07 Nov 2014 03:11 am

Etsuji-san!!!hiza daijyoubu desuka?!16i sugoi desu!ouenshiteimasu!nice na syashinga kocchide mireteimasu.sugoi tokorowo hashitteimasune.itamiwo kontoro-ru shinagara hashiri tudukete kudasai!!!

05 November 2014 02:24 am (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Arigato gozaimasu.

Ishikawa-san, Norizo, Ono-san, Sekiya-san, Tsushima-san, Hamayoshi-san, Goh-san,

Kyou ha ryuuhyou no eikyou de mata tyokuzennni purannga kawari kyukyo penginn no koroni- ga aru shima ni ko-su ga setuei saremasita. Yuki no fukai 2.2km no ko-su. Kyuuna nobori ha nai monono yuki ni ashi wo torareru. Kinoukara no hizano itamiga hikazu sarani migiashi mo itami dashi hasirukto ga dekinai. Saiwai yuki no eikyou de toppu futari wo nozoitara hasiru rannna- ha inakatta node Amari saga denakatta. Kekkyoku 4jikan 50 funn hodo de 8 shuu 17.6km. zennkai no sannkasha ni hanasi wo kiite iroiro junnbi wo site kita ga nannkyoku ha tennkou ya ryuukyou nado sizenn kannkyou no eikyou ga ookiku adobaisu ga amri yakuni tatanai. Sizenn ni ha sakarae nai. Tatta ima kyoumade no junniga todoita. To-taru 16i. hiza no eikyou de hotonndo hasirete inai koto wo kanngaeruto joudeki ijou no deki. Asitaha kyouto onakugurai kibisii ko-sude hasiru jikann ha nagaku naru rasii. Iya- nakanaka yattekuremasu. Saiaku kikenn surukotomo atamani irete asitani nozomimasu.

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Takashi Matsumoto

Posted On: 07 Nov 2014 03:10 am

Ganbare! Muri wo shisugi nai youni-ne.

Ono no Ono

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 11:32 pm

Etsuji-san, Daijo-bu desu! Sakuya minnade oishiku osushi wo itadaitanode daijo-bu desu!! Osushi no koto kangaete ireba itami ha wasuremasu. Osushi desu!!! Matte masuyo----!!!

Jiro Kashiwagi

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 11:09 pm

Etsu-chan, murishinaide demogannbatte-ne! honto ni SUGOI! You can do it dane. Buji ni Goal dekimasuyou Tokyo kara ouen shitema-su JIRO

Mariko Ikeda

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 10:55 pm

Etsuji-san, Hiza no itami wo kakaenagara good position wo keep shiteite sugoi!! Kibishii shizen ya jibun tono tatakai desune. Mae he mae he daichi wo fumishimeteittekudasai!! Fight & enjoy!!

Masashi Tashiro

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 08:55 pm

futo facebook mitetara nannkyoku nanndesune-!!! do M nimo hodoga arimasu(w) sudeni murisiteru to omoimasuga, amari murisezu ni ganbatte kudasai-!!!

yoshiko kadoya

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 04:30 pm

yuukiwo ARIGATOGOZAIMASU! murishitedemokaradakowasazuganbattekudasai! shimadasanno ukeuridesuga... bugi no tayorimattemasu!

yoshiko kadoya

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 04:19 pm

ecchan! yuukiwoARIGATOGOZAIMASU! murishitedemokaradakowasazuganbattekudasai! shimadasanno ukeuridesuga... buginotayori mattemasu!

AKINORI SHIBUYA

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 09:38 am

Ganbatte! Kuinonaiyouni!

AKINORI SHIBUYA

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 09:38 am

Ganbatte! Kuinonaiyouni!

Hiromi Watase

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 09:04 am

Gambatte iru ne!! Hiza itai no ne-- (T T) itai no itai no tonde ike----!!! Penguin-chan takusan mire masita ka?? Kuma-chan ga hiza naosite kure masu yo---ni !!

Yuma Hamayoshi

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 08:30 am

Kakoku na jyokyou desu ne! Take care your body and mind! Enjoy your run!!

Yosuke Mizuno

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 06:02 am

I'm happy you are running with very good result!! But please take care of your body. I hope it will get better soon. I can't imagine how different environment it is in south pole. But it means this experience is priceless and awesome!! Keep going Etsuji-san!!

Chinatsu Ikead

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 03:41 am

Your knee is so bad? I hope it will become better tomorrow.... Did you see many penguins ? I still cannot imagine the people running at Nankyoku... You are really Hentai dane ! :-) Enjoy your rest of the races. But please don't push you too hard.

keiichi furuta

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 03:08 am

otsuka-san, asi ga turasou desune. muri wo nasarazu tanosimeru to yoi desune. ouen sitemasu !!

04 November 2014 03:26 am (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Iyoiyo kyoukara sute-ji 1. Yoteisareteita king George island deha naku halfmoon island ni ko-suga settei sareta. Chokuzenn made futatunisima de ko-su ga kenntou sareteita ga minnnaga gomu bo-to ni noru 15 funn hodomaeni saishuu kettei sareru. Sutaffu mo taihennda. Karera no doryoku no okage de 4.7km no ko-su ga setuei saretaita. Sima made ha fune kara zodiakku toiu gomu bo-to de 8 ninn zutu simamade okurareru. Bakku pakku ya sonotano nimotuwo motte samuinakade mizusibuki wo abinagara 5 funntei do funeni yurareru. Koremo mata nakanaka dekinai keikenda.

Re-su tyokuzennni kanntann ni ko-su setumei ga atta ga darekaga konoko-sunara torekkinngu po-ru ha iranaikamo

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YOKO KIMOTO

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 02:33 am

Etsuji-san!!!tanoshiidesuka?syashin wo miteimasuto tenkimo yosasoudesune.tanoshiminagara oikonde rece tudukete kudasai! ouen shite imasu!

Akira Ishikawa

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 02:00 am

Uhyaa,Doredake Setumei saretemo donna kakoku-na joukyou-ka souzou dekin-wa. Demo honto hokadeha dekinai keiken yane Yoi Race-wo!

Ikuyo Miyagi

Posted On: 06 Nov 2014 12:21 am

Etu-chan! Samuku naruto toumin ni hairu Watashi niwa totemojanaikedo mane dekinaiwa. Anata no ganbari ni genki wo itadaiteimasu. Arigato.

sou yamamoto

Posted On: 05 Nov 2014 11:26 pm

Great! konomama tsukisusunde kudasai! 2 stage mo kiai da!

Hiromi Watase

Posted On: 05 Nov 2014 03:09 pm

14-i sugoi ne!! Gambatte ru ne! Yoku hasitte ita kara KARADA ga dekite iru nda ne. Joobuna karada wo kureta father and mother ni kansha da ne. Muri sezu tanosimi nagara gambatte----!!!

Katsuji Sekiya

Posted On: 05 Nov 2014 10:22 am

Etsuji-san,Iomare-wo hajime nakama-ga zenryoku-de ouen shitemasuyo! Anzen daiichi-de Last Desert-wo mankitsu-shite kudasaine! Gussuri nemuremasu-youni.

Shinya Tsushima

Posted On: 05 Nov 2014 10:18 am

Etsuji san! Deep breath, keep going, keep moving, and smile!!! :)

Yuma Hamayoshi

Posted On: 05 Nov 2014 09:51 am

Go go Etsuji!!

EIJIN GOH

Posted On: 05 Nov 2014 09:51 am

Etsuji san kansou to anzenna race wo kigan shitemasu!

03 November 2014 03:25 am (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Sennjou 3kkame. Kinou no setsumei deha kyou no gozenntyuu niha kaikyou wo nukete kaze ga osamaru to kiiteta ga doumo ko-su wo hennkousitarasiku kinou ijou ni kazegatuyoku fune no yure ha masumasu tuyokunaruippou. Tyoushoku ha madayokatta ga rantini ha 30 mei ga konakattarasii. Kyou ha iyoiyo jouriku no junnbitoiukotode jourikuji ni keikousuru aitemu risuto ga keijisare, bakkupakku ya auta-uea ni doubutu no ke ya shokubutunadoga nokotte inaiyou ni soujiki de kireinisita. Yurega hagesikute asitakara kasiru ki ga mada mattakusitekonai.

Tennki ha yokunari (kazeha tuyoiga

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Hiromi Watase

Posted On: 09 Nov 2014 03:02 am

Nakanaka tenki ga warui mitai dane. Sea sick ha daijobu desuka? Kusuri wo 2days bun sika motte ikana katta yone. Doctor ga kusuri wo takusan motte kurete imasu yo-ni!! Gamba!!

02 November 2014 03:35 am (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Kyou ha sennjou 2kame. Konou no 6ji kurai ni shukkou si banngohann madeha mattaku funega yurenakatta ga yonakasugi kara gaiyou ni dete kyuuni yuredwau. Jisa ga 12 jikann to mattaku gyakunakoto mo ari nakanaka nemurezu tyoushoku no jikannni. Karada wo okosuto furafurasite totemo tabeniikeru ki ga sezu. Doushitu no taro ni tanonnde tabemono wo mottekitemorau. Saiwai shokuyoku ha ari kurowassan wo beddo no ue de taberu koto ga dekita. Hitosiki neru to ranntino jikann. 2 joume no youdome wo nonnde rannti e. konndoha nanntoka taberu koto ga dekita ga kannshokuha dekizu jakkann nokosu, hoka no rannna- tatimo 3bunnno2 teidosika kiteinai kanji. Kyabinndemiteiru to madokara umisika mienakarrari sorasika mienakattari kekkou yoreteiru. Obuzabe-shonn kyabinn de sibarakuiruto karadaga tyotto naratakitanoka warito futuunu sugoseta yappari tiisana sennssitu ha yoiyasui youda.

Konnyakara sarani umigaarete funeo yore mo hagesikunarurasii. Hontou ni nannkyoku ni tukumade ga taihenn da. Shonitiha asatte. Ikinarino ronngu sute-ji. Tennkou ga yokereba 10jikan ijou hasirukotoninaru. Ikinari no shounennba. Koko de kittiri nete sikkari tabetokou. Iya- sorwnisite mo sute-ji 0 (nannkyoku cni tukumade) ga taihennda

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MARIA SHARAPOVA

Posted On: 04 Nov 2014 11:05 pm

Hi Etsuji, you're going to challenge a crazy race again! I respect your guts. I'll see your results everyday and pray for your safe finish. Say hello to sweet penguins. You should come back to TOKYO as soon as possible, as Hiromi's birthday is coming. As my tournaments ended this year, I will start hard training for next year.

RYOKO YONEKURA

Posted On: 04 Nov 2014 03:30 pm

Good luck for your challenge in Antarctica, my friend. I hope your challenge is successful. I got a news to tell you that your wife Hiromi had her hair cut short like me. She seems very cute. You should see her as soon as possible after you finish the race, with souvenir of Penguins.

Hiromi Watase

Posted On: 04 Nov 2014 03:19 pm

Far from TOKYO.....Start made tai hen da ne! 1st Stage gambatte----! Are you going to start race just after you arrive in Antarctica? Do you have time to go to see Penguins? Anyway, enjoy everything! I'm praying your safe and your friends' safe...

01 November 2014 10:34 am (GMT-03:00) Buenos Aires, Georgetown

It took 58 hours to get to Ushuaia from Tokyo. My flight from JFK to Buenos Aires was canceled and I needed stay a night in New York. Fortunately I was with one of my desert mates, Kim-san, so that stay in NY was unexpectedly fun for us. Flight from JFK, most of it is just fine except the last 1 hour. We had a huge turbulence near Buenos Aires and drinks flied and many of passengers got sick. It was a biggest turbulence I had ever had. Fortunately only few needed doctors and they were not serious. There are so many unexpected things happen but I am still OK. Met many of my desert friends here in Ushuaia and I felt like I come back to my another home. Today around 3pm, we will leave Ushuaia for Antarctica where we run probably 20+ hours. I am so excited to land to Antarctica and see what we've never seen.

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Norizo Takagaki

Posted On: 01 Nov 2014 11:50 pm

Etsuji san, Wish you a safe trip and a great race!!!! Venga!!!!! Norizo

Akira Ishikawa

Posted On: 01 Nov 2014 11:29 pm

Uhyaa! rankiryu toha ikudakedemo taihenda! Touchaku madeni sukosi-demo tairyoku-no onzon-wo Ganbatte!

Akira Ishikawa

Posted On: 01 Nov 2014 11:29 pm

Uhyaa! rankiryu toha ikudakedemo taihenda! Touchaku madeni sukosi-demo tairyoku-no onzon-wo Ganbatte!

Yosuke Mizuno

Posted On: 01 Nov 2014 10:55 pm

I hope you will have great race!! Venga!Venga!!

Hironori SONG

Posted On: 01 Nov 2014 04:06 pm

Enjoy ur journey!!

31 October 2014 12:32 pm (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time(US & Canada)

I am so excited to run Antarctia and seeing all of competitors and staff. I am supposed to get Ushuaia tomorrow morning but I am still in NY waiting for my flight to Buenos Aires because my yesterday's flight was canceled. However I unexpectedly enjoyed NYC thanks to my desert mate Kim-san and his wonderful friend Fedra-san. I will get Ushuaia tomorrow night with Kim-san Looking forward to seeing you all of you.

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