Date & Time

Sunday, 20 April 2025 - No postponement for rain
・Full Marathon (42.195 km)
　　Wave 1: 9:45am Start
　　Wave 2: 9:50am Start
　　Wave 3: 9:55am Start
　　Wave 4: 10:00am Start
・10 Mile Run (approx. 16.09 km)
　　Wave 1: 9:20am Start
　　Wave 2: 9:25am Start
・5km Run: 10:30am Start
Athlete bibs will be handed out at the information desk (inside the event venue) on the day of the race.
Please have your athlete bibs on your chest by the start time and proceed to the starting point.
*Details of the event will be communicated by email at least one week prior to the event.
For the Full Marathon and 10 Mile Run, participants will be divided into groups and will start at different times for a wave start.
*A “wave start” is a starting method in which participants are divided into groups to avoid congestion at the beginning and will run at staggered times.

Event Information

<<Events>>

・Full Marathon (42.195 km)
・10 Mile Run (approx. 16.09 km)
・5km Run

<<Visually Impaired Division Events>>
・General Division (B1, B2, B3) Full Marathon (42.195 km)
・General Division (B1, B2, B3) 10 Mile Run (approx. 16.09 km)
・General Division (B1, B2, B3) 5km Run
・IPC-Registered Runners (T11, T12, T13) Full Marathon (42.195 km)

*Competition Rules

The rules and regulations of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), World Para Athletics (WPA), and the rules of this event shall apply.
・B1: Vision is limited to light perception and cannot detect any distance or direction.
・B2: Can recognize the shape of the hand to a visual acuity of 0.03, or a visual field of 5 degrees or less.
・B3: Visual acuity from 0.03 to 0.1 and visual field between 5 and 20 degrees.

Visually impaired runners who do not fall into these categories should participate in the Kasumigaura Marathon General Division.
*For the B3 category, guide runners will not be eligible for prizes.
*Only IPC-Registered runners may enter in the IPC-Registered Runners Division.

<<Entry Fee>>
・Full Marathon: 10,000 JPY
・10 Mile Run: 7,500 JPY
・5km Run: 5,000 JPY
*In addition to the above, a separate handling fee will be applied.
　200 yen out of the participation fee will be used for the Kasumigaura Water Purification Campaign Fund and a guide dog training grant.

<<Entry Requirements>>
Full Marathon / 10 Mile Run / 5km Run
　・For all three events, high school students and older and in good health.

<<Number of Runners>>
・Full Marathon: 14,000
・10 Mile Run: 5,000
・5km Run: 1,000
*First-come, first-served. (Applications will be closed when capacity is reached)

・General Division (B1, B2, B3) Full Marathon (42.195 km): No limit
・General Division (B1, B2, B3) 10 Mile Run (approx. 16.09 km): No limit
・General Division (B1, B2, B3) 5km Run: No limit
・IPC-Registered Runners (T11, T12, T13) Full Marathon (42.195 km): No limit

<<Time Limits>>
・Full Marathon (42.195km): 6 hours
　17km marker: 2 hours 20 minutes / Checkpoint Time: 12:15pm
　28.5km marker: 4 hours 15 minutes / Checkpoint Time: 2:10pm
　Finish: 6 hours 5minutes / Checkpoint Time: 4:00pm
・10 Mile Run (approx. 16.09km): 2 hours 
・5km Run: 40 minutes 
*The time limit is based on the starting pistol for each categories’ final wave. Depending on the starting block, it may take a few minutes from the starting shot until runners cross the starting line.
*The race will be ended when the traffic suspension time has been exceeded, even outside of the course’s Checkpoints.

<<Participation Prize>>
-Kasumagaura Marathon Exclusive towel scarf
Or
-Local specialty product

-"Bishoku Rice" made from 100% locally grown Koshihikari brown rice
Participation prizes will be handed out at the main venue on the day of the race.
For further details: https://www.kasumigaura-marathon.jp/award/

<<Completion Prize>>
-100-year wooden vat brewed "Shiho Soy Sauce Freshness-retaining bottle 200ml"

<<Completion Certificate>>
From the day after the race, Completion Certificates will be available to download.

<<Awards>>
Full Marathon: Men and Women, 1st to 3rd place
10 Mile Run: Men and Women, 1st to 3rd place
5km Run: Men and Women, 1st to 3rd place

Full Marathon: Men and Women, 1st to 3rd place (B1, B2, B3)
10 Mile Run: Men and Women, 1st to 3rd place (B1, B2, B3)
5km Run: Men and Women, 1st to 3rd place (B1, B2, B3)
IPC-Registered Runners included.
In addition, the Excellent Guide Runner Award will be given to the guide runner who accompanies the above prizewinners.

■Supplemental Prizes
・Director-General of the Japan Tourism Agency Award for Outstanding Athlete of the Kasumigaura Marathon (tentative)
・Outstanding athletes from the Full Marathon and 10 Mile Run will be sent to participate in the Sydney Marathon (One runner each from both Men and Women from both categories.)
・Hitachi Construction Machinery Prize for first place in each category

■Cooperation with other competitions

This is a qualifying competition for the AbbottWMM MTT Age Group World Ranking, in which runners over the age of 40 from all over the world compete by country and age group in competitions held around the world (participation will begin from the 6th competition in 2024).

ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS

<<Limited T-shirts for the 35th Annual Race On Sale>>
T-shirts can be purchased at the same time as signing up for the race.
Sales Price: 4,000 JPY *500 yen out of the sale price will be used as a donation to a traffic accident prevention charity.