Runners (in Urayasu) for Orlando on December 2009

Dear ORC,

I would like to inform you of the runners to be sent to Orlando from Urayasu on coming December.

1)Under 40
Male : Mr. Noriyoshi Shirasaka
Female : Ms. Rei Hokari accompanied with Mr. Isao Hokari & Ms. Kinuko Hokari (parents)

2) Over 40
Male : Mr. Takashi Yamazaki accompanied with Ms. Satoko Yamazaki (wife)
Female : Ms. Satomi Komori

All the runner above are very excited to come to Orlando.
We are looking forward to seeing ORC menbers.

yama

They do not know where they stand.

We went on a hike on Feb 2.

We walked a hiking course where a lot of daffodils bloomed.

I climbed the mountain after lunch.

The mountaintop was cliff.

The guest runners ran with a smile.

The weather was fine, but the terrible wind blew.

The result of the race is as follows,
Bob is 1:45. (While taking many photographs)
Jason and Lindsay are 1:53. (While taking many photographs)
Liz is 2:20.
Billy finished 10k.

I enjoyed running with Jason and Lindsay.
Kackey

The Exciting Karaoke.. after Welcome Party.

Recorded by yama

PLAYER OATH (選手宣誓)

PLAYER OATH by Shoko Nakano & Kaeko Muroi at Opening Ceremony of Tokyo Bay Urayasu City Marathon, on Feburuary 1, 2009.

yama

Last Race For ORC Runners Before Traveling to Urayasu

This Saturday morning brings the last chance for our ORC runners to get a shorter race in before traveling to Urayasu to visit with our URC friends and run in the Tokyo Bay Urayasu City Marathon on February 1st.

The Seasons 52 Park Avenue 5.2k race is a popular race that is on the ORC Challenge Series.  An interesting twist to this year's race is that the distance was changed from a regular 5 km race to a 5.2 km race.  So, anyone completing this race will automatically have a PR for the 5.2 km distance; how many other 5.2 km races do you know of?

Liz, Billy, Lindsay, Jason and I have had an opportunity to get to know each other better as we prepare for our journey.  I look forward to participate in this wonderful cultural exchange program and meeting my new URC friends!

~Bob Butterfield

Thank you very much!!

ORC friends

Thank you very much for your hospitality in Orlando. We returned to Urayasu safely.
We had a various experience and were able to spend splendid one week. I wanted to go to Orlando again immediately.
I look forward to meeting four runners in February.

Kackey