The 8th Ogawa Marathon Race

Date: Sunday December 10, 2000 Weather: Cloudy occasionally sunny

Location: Ogawa-machi, Saitama Pref. (15 minutes by bus from Ogawa-machi station of Tobu Line)


Details of Race

Race	20 km	Time Limit	2 hours 20 minutes	1500
	10 km		1 hour 30 minutes	900
	5 km		*	300
	3 km		*	200
	2 km		*	600
Entry Fee	Yen 2000
Contact	55 Ohaza Ohtsuka, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama Pref. 355-0392 Secretariat of Ogawa Marathon Race TEL: 0493-72-1221
Gift	T-shirt
Free Service	Poke Soup
Remarks	Free Shuttle Bus available. Two water supply points (Sport drink & Water)

IMAGES

 
Goal FINISH T-shirt



Records and Impression

• This is the three-week-consecutive third race.
• I left home around 7:00 AM. It was fine and cold.
• I changed the train from Seibu Line to Tobu Line toward Ogawa-machi. In the early morning, a lot of old mountaineering ladies/gentlemen with sack on the back were visible in the train. The mountaineering is also booming for old peoples.
• It was almost 9:00 when I arrived at the starting point by bus from Ogawa-machi station.
• I changed the wear and waited for start. It became cloudy and very cold!
• The 20-km race started at 10:20. It was still cold.
• I decided to start slowly this time.
• The running course changed last year. (The round-trip of 10-km course.)
• I was running slowly at the initial stage. However, gradually, I was speeding up and passed other runners.
• The going course is slightly uphill and thus the return course is downhill.
• When running almost 40 minutes, a top runner passed the return course with high speed.
• The time at the turning point was 52 minutes.
• It had been cloudy and cold. I did not sweat since I wore half sleeve T-shirt.
• I started to feel exhausted after passing 15 km point and slowed down a little bit.
• I was passed little by little, but I could not catch up with them.
• Several people gave food such as oranges, chocolates and candies to the runners during the return course. I got chocolate and ate with appreciation.
• The goal time was 1 hour 46 minutes 10 seconds.
• It became fine and warm after finishing the race.
• After the race, I visited my friend's house and renewed our friendship.
• As I notified before, there are three Japanese sake breweries in Ogawa-machi. One out of them, you can anytime visit and see the factory. I wish I could visit there in the near future.
• When I returned home, it was almost 17:00.

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