Meiji Ginguu Gaien laps and Pastry Shop (Hyatt Regency Tokyo): Diamant Noir

As planned, I went to Isetan to get cake from the Pastry Shop (Hyatt Regency). I think it is Diamant Noir, for 627 yen. The top is a chocolate mousse that is very not rich, which is to say, I don't like it, though watery would be too strong a complaint. The base is better, being hard and a little crunchy, but does not really make up for the top, though that was not terrible, just basic chocolate mousse. I guess I'm not missing anything from not having been to the Pastry Shop for a while.

The running was hard. From the beginning, I was still sore from my sprint-like intervals Tuesday, though that covers just some muscles. Still, it had it tough to push myself and pushing is necessary for this routine, though I have still not established a benchmark (by failing). This time was 7'15''/lap for 9 laps as the goal. I didn't make the time for every lap, which is not good, but I did make the average, so I'll probably up the goal to 7'00''/lap for 10 laps. It's going to be tough to reach both aspects. Running at night, it's hard to tell whether I'm going to make my goal, since it's hard to check my watch much and I've never calculated partial times from anywhere (it's not obvious where exactly halfway would be, for example). I'll confess that I stopped the timer twice to retie my shoes, in the first and second laps. Also, I spaced on hitting the lap button at the right point the first time around, so the real amounts require shifting a few seconds from the 1st to the 2nd lap. (rounding up) Total 1 03'02'', and laps 7'11'', 6'59'', 7'12'', 7'16'', 6'56'', 6'50'', 6'54'', 6'58'', 6'51''. So it's a little faster than last time, but the average is just above 7'/lap, so I'll need to either push hard next time or be in better shape. Probably won't be doing it next week, but maybe in two weeks.