A few of us traveled along to cheer him on in his 26.2-mile/42.1-km feat. Jaime and I went out in Shibuya on Saturday night, so we got back to the hotel (City Hotel NUTS, by the way) not much before Davin had to wake up and get himself ready and over to the starting point.
The day was cool and rainy, but the spectators were out in full force to see the 35,000 runners compete. I was not really looking forward to watching hordes of people in agony run past me all morning long—and yes, there were those people, naturally—but the costume selections of many runners really lightened the mood. 
In Ginza, we stood by some sweet ladies who were cheering for this guy:
I also saw a couple dressed as Mickey and Minnie, countless clown wigs, a man with a giant hat in the shape of Mt. Fuji, a man with a giant cross tied to his back, and a guy who was running with an acoustic guitar (happily singing and strumming his way to the finish). Sorry I don't have more photos...I was holding an umbrella in one hand and a coffee in the other.Here comes Davin!
And there he goes:
I swear, he really is in those photos. Need some help? He looked like this, courtesy of Joyce:
We hopped from stop to stop on the metro, trying (sometimes unsuccessfully) to see Davin pass by. When he crossed the finish line at Tokyo Big Sight, the sun was actually shining…and soon thereafter, glinting off Davin’s shiny new gold medal. Which I believe he is still wearing.
We had a fantastic post-race feast at the Roppongi area restaurant, Gonpachi, which was Tarantino’s inspiration for the set of Kill Bill! 
Aside from monstrous blisters, I think Davin’s ready to run another marathon any day now. Perhaps I will work toward being a better spectator.
WOW! Congrats Davin!!! These pictures are awesome (as always!!)!!!
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