It's hard 99.9% of the time.

- Why do you like about hiking?
"Because I realized I'm not good at other things. I used to try out for club activities and always end up being the worst at it. Then I found I was rather good at track training. But once we went to do highland training, I couldn't make it all the way. So I trained harder and harder and in the meanwhile everyone else gave up. I guess that's how life is."

- Isn't hiking really tough?
"It's hard 99.9% of the time. But 1% of the time it feels great. I don't know if it's the chemicals messing with my mind but it just feels great."

（2013/11/03 Ueno）