http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/news/20140215-OHT1T00233.htm translated and edited by Brett Larner Due to heavy snowfall on Feb. 14, the organizers of the 48th Ome Road Race were unable to complete their preparations for the race and were forced to cancel it on Feb. 15. Ome had previously been cancelled in 1996 and 2008, but this was the first time it was cancelled the day before the race. With no substitute date on the schedule, the 49th running will take place next year on Feb. 15. Invited elite athlete Daniel Tapia , 27, a member of the U.S.A. national team in the 2013 Moscow World Championships marathon, couldn't hide his surprise at how much snow fell. Tapia was scheduled to run the 30 km at Ome. In response to hearing that the news of the race's cancellation at around 9 a.m., he said, "And I came all the way to Japan to run...," his shoulders dropping in disappointment. Tapia arrived in Japan on Feb. 13 and did a test run on the Ome cour...
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