24th Chubu (Central Okinawa Island) Time Prediction Race held in The Kingdom of Ryukyu

24th Chubu (Central Okinawa Island) Time Prediction Race held in The Kingdom of Ryukyu

 

The 24th Chubu (Central Okinawa Island) Time Prediction Race was held at the Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park in Okinawa City on November 17.

 

About 3,800 people from among 4,232 applicants took part in the four categories of 20, 10, 5 and 3 kilometer races, with 3,756 people finishing.

 

About 98 percent of the participants completed the distance they had registered for.

 

In the 20 kilometer race, a prize was awarded to one person for matching their predicted time.

 

The race accommodated athletes trying to improve personal best times, families with young children and the elderly.

 

Wheelchair runners also participated at their own pace.

 

Volunteers who supplied water and local residents standing along the roadside cheered the runners along, adding excitement to the event.

 

(English translation by T&CT, Mark Ealey)

 

(Ryukyu Shimpo, 18 Monday November 2013 The Roman)

 

Sandwich Sharp wins Koza A-lunch Competition

Sandwich Sharp wins Koza A-lunch Competition

 

The third Koza A-lunch Competition was held on November 9 and 10 at the Okinawa Zoo & Museum in Okinawa City.

 

Many food fans enjoyed lunch served from at eleven stalls set up for the competition.

 

Sandwich Sharp (Kitanakagusuku Village) won the A Grand Prix with “American A-lunch”.

 

A-lunch has been popular for many years in restaurants and cafeterias in The Kingdom of Ryukyu.

 

The Okinawa City Restaurant Business Association and other groups have held the event to help vitalize the local community, making use of the A-lunch concept, which is unique to the food culture of The Kingdom of Ryukyu.

 

Nobu Machida, the manager of Sandwich Sharp, said, “I competed on volume by making the most of what spare ribs offer. The customers’ reactions were good, so this went really well for us.”

 

The other winners are as follows: Second place (B Grand Prix) is the Japanese style pub ARIGATO, third place (C Grand Prix) Bistro Maru, Okinawa City Mayor’s Prize Beer Restaurant KENNY’S, Okinawa City Council Chairman’s Prize Supaisu Oukoku and Okinawa City Superintendent Award, Kaizoku Kobo.

 

(English translation by T&CT, Mark Ealey)

 

(Ryukyu Shimpo, 14 Thursday November 2013 The Roman)