Nagoya runner Sumiko Matsushita (4th from left), Deputy Lord Mayor Robyn Kemmis (4th from right), Nagoya runner Masahiro Kinoshita (3rd from right), Wayne Larden, Race Director (2nd from right)
On 20 September, over 32,000 runners took part in the Sydney Marathon and other events at the 2015 Sydney Running Festival. CLAIR Sydney was there to assist the City of Nagoya with its two runners and exhibition booth.
The two citizen entrants from Nagoya, who were invited by the Sydney Marathon Committee, chose to participate in the half marathon (21.0975 km). One of them, Mr Masahiro Kinoshita, who won 4th place prize, said it was a difficult race with many hills to overcome. The other runner, Ms Sumiko Matsushita, who completed the race inside her target time, commented that she had fun, enjoying the beautiful sites of Sydney during the run.
The following day, both of them made a courtesy call to the Deputy Lord Mayor, Robyn Kemmis. Councillor Kemmis praised the long-standing Sydney-Nagoya sister-city relationship and was delighted to be part of the relationship’s 35th anniversary celebrations.
Prior to the race (16-19 September), Sydney Town Hall hosted the Sydney Running Festival’s Event Expo, where competitors picked up their running bibs and visited exhibition stands, including one for Nagoya City Marathon, the sister marathon of Sydney’s event since a partnership agreement was signed in 2012. This year, Nagoya City sent two officials to Sydney to promote the 2016 Nagoya City Marathon (12-13 March).
Nagoya Day
- Time/Date: 11:00~17:00 1 Nov 2015
- Location: Hyde Park (corner of Elizabeth st and Park st)
