{"id":725,"date":"2025-06-15T17:36:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T08:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/?post_type=topics&#038;p=725"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T01:39:32","slug":"%e3%81%97%e3%81%be%e3%81%aa%e3%81%bf%e3%82%b5%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a6%e3%83%b3%e3%83%89%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%ef%bc%81","status":"publish","type":"topics","link":"https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/en\/topics\/%e3%81%97%e3%81%be%e3%81%aa%e3%81%bf%e3%82%b5%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a6%e3%83%b3%e3%83%89%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%ef%bc%81\/","title":{"rendered":"Shimanami Surround\uff01"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, a maranic event called Shimanami Surround was held from Setoda-cho, Ikuchi-jima to the three islands of Ikuchi-jima, Innoshima, and Mukaishima on the Shimanami Kaido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first time for me to learn the word \u201cmaranic\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word \u201cmaranic\u201d is a coined word combining the words \u2018marathon\u2019 and \u201cpicnic,\u201d which I learned for the first time this time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems to be a sporting event where participants run or walk at their own pace while enjoying the scenery and local culture, rather than competing for position or time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The maranic seems to be held all over Japan, but this year seems to be the first time it has been held on the Shimanami Kaido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three courses of 24 km, 60 km, and 100 km, and the islands to be visited seem to change depending on the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The race starts at 5:00 a.m. and ends at 9:00 p.m. As someone who has never participated in a marathon before, I have a lot of respect for this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were concerns about today&#8217;s weather until yesterday, but today it was cloudy in the morning and sunny in the afternoon, so I am not sure if it was good or bad for the runners,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as I walked around the town, I saw the happy faces of the runners and local people saying, &#8220;Go for it!&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5058-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-723\" style=\"width:517px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5058-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5058-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5058-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5058-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5058-1-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5063-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-724\" style=\"width:512px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5063-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5063-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5063-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5063-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/retro-fudosan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5063-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Various marathon-related events are held every year on the Shimanami Kaido, including &#8220;Setoda Lemon Marathon&#8221; on Ikuchijima Island and &#8220;Shimanami Kaido Ultra Walking&#8221;, the number of participants seems to be increasing every year as the wonderful scenery attracts attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not sure if I will participate in the marathon in the future because it is frankly too hard, but I would like to participate in the bicycle event at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. I recently started writing a blog for the first time in my life, so all I can write is a stupid blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should I do? Someone teach me how to write!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, a maranic event called Shimanami Surround was held from Setoda-cho, Ikuchi-jima to the three islands of Ikuchi-jima, Innoshima, and Mukaishima on the Shimanami Kaido. This is the first time for me to learn the word \u201cmaranic\u201d! 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