College student looking into going abroad to Japan. Just started learning Japanese, but luckily almost all of Japanese people there speak English fluently and regularly. I know Japan is very active and supportive of distance running.
Anyways, could I run/train for or with a university team that I am studying at? Anybody ever done something like this? Would there be any obvious problems? Seems like it could be a very interesting and fun experience.
I currently run NCAA D1 and even I wonder about this question since I plan on studying abroad somewhere. I did read up on some universities and there was this one university in england that allowed you to compete with their team and they were pretty good. I guess it depends on if the school has an actual team since many foreign countries do not have that athletic emphasis the US has.
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offtojapan wrote:
but luckily almost all of Japanese people there speak English fluently and regularly.
I seriously, seriously hope you're joking. You better work on those Japanese skills, or have fun hanging out with the Nigerians in Roppongi.
I also hope you are joking about the level of English....anyway I teach at a university and often exchange students train with the team. Of course it probably depends on the team and coach. Many years ago I trained with a high school team. It was quite challenging!
offtojapan wrote:
Just started learning Japanese, but luckily almost all of Japanese people there speak English fluently and regularly.
Says someone that has OBVIOUSLY never been to Japan.
Mister miyagi
offtojapan wrote:
College student looking into going abroad to Japan. Just started learning Japanese, but luckily almost all of Japanese people there speak English fluently and regularly.
Then why would you go to Japan? You want to go to a place where they DON'T speak English....
wow..ok my mistake sorry i made a stupid assumption.
can someone just answer the question? not trying to be rude but i don't need everyone deviating from the main question.
and you're right, but i am a complete japanese beginner so i dont mind if i am not "forced to speak their language" while im there. i just want to enjoy the culture and all that good stuff.
Depending on the university and coach you might be able to run workouts with the team informally but for most decent schools, especially in Kanto, it's unlikely you would be able to race for them.
I answered your question above. But as I said at my univ. I see exchange students training with the team often. If the school is less serious it is probably a good possibility.
Hey Zatopek which university are you at?
I'm hoping to go to Japan next Fall. I'm a competitive runner, haven't ran in the NCAA but still training pretty hard (15:30 5k and looking to get faster).
Can study abroad students actually compete FOR a japanese university? I doubt it right. But, at least can I train with a team for fun and do some random races in Japan?
You should email Brett Larner and ask him. I think Nobby used to weigh in on threads like this but he probably got tired of nagging from the Lydiard bashers.