Pierre Hermé: Plaisir Intense

After working late, I went to Isetan and got the Plaisir Intense (756 yen) from Pierre Hermé. 

Running was 12 km/h laps at Meiji Jingu Gaien. I was worried at the start that I wouldn't be able to make my goal of four (5.3 km), but it worked out. The last lap was a little long (by 100 m) and a little fast (edging into 13 km/h territory) because I ran into a large pack of slightly slower people around where the end marker was (actually, an only slightly slow pair met up with a slower pack and matched them rather than going around, so the whole path was blocked and I had to step into the street to maintain my pace) and I missed it trying to get past them. On the other hand, I was not able to keep up the speed going home, so that 1 km or so was only 11 km/h this time (plus there was 100 m shorter at 10 km/h getting there to begin with). It was another not long run but it was intense enough that I feel sufficiently sore to be satisfied, although it is in the buttocks and hips first, then thighs and not so much calves, which feels weird (and unstable, sitting). 

This time I followed my own advice and just ate my yogurt when I got home and waited until after a bath, dinner, and tea ("La France") was ready to have my cake. I'm not sure why I haven't had this one before, but maybe it is seasonal. If I believe what I read online, which seems accurate, the base is almond cheese biscuit, there is chocolate flaked praliné, chocolate ganache, chocolate chantilly, and some large pieces of chocolate, all dark chocolate. It is definitely intense and definitely excellent, as well as not being overly sweet, although that's natural for dark chocolate.