New Zealand man: Are you running the Tokyo Marathon this year?

German man: No. I spent almost two years training really hard for the marathon a few years ago. I really wanted to break my PB (personal best) but on race day I only managed to finish one minute faster than my best-ever time.

Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday

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