However, he unofficially joined the competition, because, according to his later reflection, 'his intrinsic aggressiveness emerged in his mind and he could not put up with watching the game silently, so anyway he decided to join and run regardless of his lack of practice for years.'
ところが、後に本人が語るところによれば「生来の好戦癖はムクムクと起って、到底ジッとして傍観しては居られぬ。久しく練習も絶えていたけれども、兎にも角にも交はって走って見やうという」という考えで飛び入り参加。