Members  C.O.M.I.N.C  -  2023

Position	Name	First name
President	DUMET	Bruno
Racing Director	DEMAY	Marc
Assistant Race Director	SPITZ	Isabelle
Multipurpose secretary - Prize-giving/Lots	DUMET	Jocelyne
IT - Online Registration/Hardware	FAROU	Daniel
IT Assistant	GUIRRE	Eric
Doctor - Health support	LAPLACE	Alain
Catering Manager	SAMITIER	Yvon
Treasurer	CLAUDEY	Dominique
Enrolment/IT input	DI GIANNANTONIO	Nadine
Multi-purpose member / Children's race / Assistant Treasurer	MONTESINOS	Claude
Japanese Manager	TAKAHASHI	Masahiko
Co-Leader Japanese	SMITH-YOKOYAMA	Rumiko
Arrival Site Manager	DEMAY	Isabelle
Multi-purpose assistant	CLAUDEY	Elisabeth
Multi-purpose assistant	VANDERPLANCKE	Anne-Sophie
Equipment Manager/Children's race	DECHAVANNE	Ludovic
Communication Manager	DECHAVANNE	Véronique
Communication Volunteers	CHANTELAUZE	Georges
Honorary President	CHAUBET	Serge

 

History of the marathon

It is at the initiative of M. YAMADA and M. HIRAMITSU of TACHIKAWA (Japan) that New Caledonia Marathon was created in 1983 with the support of M. Roger KADDOUR then President of the League of athletics, the goal being to propose to our Japanese friends a race that makes them dream under the coconut trees.

An agreement was therefore signed for the Organization of a marathon, and for 20 years Tachikawa will sponsor the marathon of New Caledonia, allowing many metropolitan, Ethiopian, Russian and Kenyan riders and also enabling Caledonians to compete with their Japanese counterparts.

Since, if our relations are always excellent, there is no more convention but a partnership where each respecting the other, so the relations are progressing in human terms.

On all the past years, these are our Japanese competitors, faithful accustomed platoon, who have posted the most podiums.

Organized during the austral winter when the temperature is ideal, the competition is usually taking place in August.

The course, which all these years has undergone many changes, is still very nice, borrowing mainly all the bays of NOUMEA. An international marathon but on a human scale, where everything is done for the rider to feel warmly welcomed so he can take part in this event in excellent conditions despite the Jet lag for some.

Quite naturally, to allow many more riders to be part of the feast, a semi-marathon was held in parallel with the marathon.

In 2011, the "Challenge Agnes BERNARD" has been created, an event for children from 8 to 13 years combining good humor and competition where each young runner, if not class, is generously rewarded.

In 2015, the "Strides of friendship" 5 Km race was replaced by "the 10km of Nouméa" race which uses the same route as the marathon along the bays.

The marathon will be fully computerized. Indeed, each rider, as in major competitions will be equipped with a number with electronic chip to ensure automatic control and instant results and this regardless of the race of the day.

All these events will take place to the rhythm of Caledonia folk groups and now traditional "Japanese drum" sound.

The Committee will be happy to receive you and advise you on these different races.