Ome Road Race Cancelled Due to Difficulty of Clearing Heavy Snow From Course – translated and edited by Brett Larner – Japan Running News

The organizers of the Ome 30 km and 10 km Road Race, scheduled for Feb. 16 in western Tokyo's Ome area, have announced that the race has been cancelled due to the difficulty of clearing the heavy snow accumulation rom yesterday's record-setting snowstorm from the course.

 According to organizers, a total of 20,000 people were entered in the 10 km and 30 km divisions.  This year was to be Ome's 48th edition.  

It has been cancelled due to snow twice before in its history, in 1996 and in 2008.

translated and edited by Brett Larner – Japan Running News

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG2H315SG2HUTIL017.html

Current conditions in Ome:

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