I have been a serious runner for ten years and participated about 200 big and small marathon races including the Tokyo Marathon twice.
Hearing this, I suppose you may probably want to ask me which race I was most impressed. Thank you for your good question.
(帽子をかぶり手袋をはめる)
It was in February 2 years ago when I participated one of the popular running events in Japan known as the Ohme Marathon.
Let’s look back on the race.
(上着を脱ぎ捨てる)
On that chilly day, I stood at the start line together with 12 thousands runners who would compete in the 30km road race.
The running course is in the beautiful Okutama Valley and quite challenging. We run first on the flat course through Ohme down town followed by the long uphill course then come back on the same course of long downhill and short flat road.
（走る動作をする）
I passed by the10km point at 40 minutes 15 seconds, the half- 15km at 60 minutes 46 seconds and the 20km at 81 minutes 42 seconds.
From this point, I felt difficulty in keeping my pace and wanted to take a rest. However, encouraged by many cheers from the Ohme citizens along the course I could cross the finish line 5 minutes behind my target and was placed the second in my age group of 60 years old and above.
(メダルを首に掛ける)
Later at the awarding ceremony I was not able to congratulate the first prize winner on his victory because he did not appear to the ceremony.
（タイム表を指さす）
Anyway as you can see I was overtaken by him at the last 5 km leg. He ran this leg in 18 minutes 35 seconds. What a wonderful last spurt he dashed!
But just a moment. Did he run not only faster than I but also faster than all the younger members in our running club, didn’t he.
(「１歳刻み・・」を見せる)
I could not believe it at first. So I searched his name in the booklet of the full marathon ranking by age and finally had found his name with a record of 3 hours 28 minutes. It proves that his average running pace is 27minutes per 5km.
I became confident that he did not start instead the other younger and faster runner did.
(電話の手真似をする)
Two weeks later, I got a phone call from the marathon organizing committee and was told;
“We have discussed about the disqualification case and concluded that you are the right person to be deserved the first prize.
Congratulations! “
（タイム表の右上をはぐ）
If this disqualified young guy had been a runner of sportsmanship, I would have been honored at an appropriate occasion and manner.
He should be honest and brave enough to report the fact of his replacement at the finish line.
Easy to break rules but difficult to keep them.
Don't be a foolish runner!
(タイム表の左上をはぐ)
Contest Chair.
Hearing this, I suppose you may probably want to ask me which race I was most impressed. Thank you for your good question.
(帽子をかぶり手袋をはめる)
It was in February 2 years ago when I participated one of the popular running events in Japan known as the Ohme Marathon.
Let’s look back on the race.
(上着を脱ぎ捨てる)
On that chilly day, I stood at the start line together with 12 thousands runners who would compete in the 30km road race.
The running course is in the beautiful Okutama Valley and quite challenging. We run first on the flat course through Ohme down town followed by the long uphill course then come back on the same course of long downhill and short flat road.
（走る動作をする）
I passed by the10km point at 40 minutes 15 seconds, the half- 15km at 60 minutes 46 seconds and the 20km at 81 minutes 42 seconds.
From this point, I felt difficulty in keeping my pace and wanted to take a rest. However, encouraged by many cheers from the Ohme citizens along the course I could cross the finish line 5 minutes behind my target and was placed the second in my age group of 60 years old and above.
(メダルを首に掛ける)
Later at the awarding ceremony I was not able to congratulate the first prize winner on his victory because he did not appear to the ceremony.
（タイム表を指さす）
Anyway as you can see I was overtaken by him at the last 5 km leg. He ran this leg in 18 minutes 35 seconds. What a wonderful last spurt he dashed!
But just a moment. Did he run not only faster than I but also faster than all the younger members in our running club, didn’t he.
(「１歳刻み・・」を見せる)
I could not believe it at first. So I searched his name in the booklet of the full marathon ranking by age and finally had found his name with a record of 3 hours 28 minutes. It proves that his average running pace is 27minutes per 5km.
I became confident that he did not start instead the other younger and faster runner did.
(電話の手真似をする)
Two weeks later, I got a phone call from the marathon organizing committee and was told;
“We have discussed about the disqualification case and concluded that you are the right person to be deserved the first prize.
Congratulations! “
（タイム表の右上をはぐ）
If this disqualified young guy had been a runner of sportsmanship, I would have been honored at an appropriate occasion and manner.
He should be honest and brave enough to report the fact of his replacement at the finish line.
Easy to break rules but difficult to keep them.
Don't be a foolish runner!
(タイム表の左上をはぐ)
Contest Chair.
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