Feb 8, 2003 Updated by K.Takesue

Feb. 20th 2000
Report of the 34th Ome City Marathon

From Newton; five high school students, their coach and their senior manager
(from left) Ms.Megan Fletcher, Mr.Matthew Capstick, Mr.Jesse Sayles,
Ms.Rachel Bricklin, Ms.Tara Murphy,
Ms.Marianne McChesney, Ms.Linda R. Plaut

Welcome Aboard Ome City Marathon

Race Category
30Km,10Km road race
About 13000 runners ran in the Ome road race, to mark the last in the 20th century.

Foreign Visitors
This year Ome city had visitors from the U.S, Germany, China and other countries who all participated in the Ome marathon on Feb.20th.
*No.0001  Mr.Keven J. O'Neil (USA)
*No.0002  Mr.Heinz-bernd Burger(GER)
*No.1234  Mr.Masajiro Kubo (JPN): He got a good number.
*No.4634  Mr.T. Ando (JPN)

Photo Gallery
2/18 Marathon Reception at Ome Central Bridal Hall in Higashi-Ome No1, No2, No3
2/19 Opening Ceremony  No.4
2/20 Race No.5
2/20 Welcome-Party at SHIDAX Hamura  No.6
2/21 Sightseeing Tour of Central Tokyo
2/22 Leaving Ome & Going Back to the States

Other Photos -1, -2, -3, -4, Emergency aid(Thanks to Ome Medical Association )

OLFA's Mission
Five High school students, their coach and their senior manager arrived on Feb.17th from Newton, Massachusetts.  
They stayed in Ome from Feb.17th to Feb. 22nd.
 OLFA(Ome Lafayette Friendship Association)  found  host families for those people and provided them with necessary services, during their stay.

thanks to
GENDAI-EIGO members
and a nice guy from Kansas US.(Mr.Jason C. Coker)

OCTA(Ome City Tennis Association) since 1973

OBFA(Ome-Boppard Friendship Association) since 1965
Gesellschaft der Ome-Boppard Freunde

Other sites
Boston Marathon http://www.bostonmarathon.org/homepage.htm
Boppard online    http://www.boppard.de/start.htm (in English)
Lafayette US     http://www.lafayettegov.org/

Message for The Home Page
from The People of Newton

See You Next Year 2001
We are looking forward to meeting you someday in the future.  See you later alligator!   In a while crocodile!  So long!    
PS.
*OCTA invites interested tennis players to come and have a hit with us next year.
*Next year why not come and play tennis with OCTA

BGM: from the movie "Working Girl"　

Reported by K.Takesue　(OCTA:  Ome City Tennis Association, Tokyo,Japan)
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