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Where the race once started and finished in the National stadium, the new course is a one-way route which starts in the front of the Tokyo governmental building and finishes at the Tokyo ‘Big Site’. It goes by some of the well known sites of Tokyo, such as Imperial
Mass race makes first outing, and Osaka selection at stake in Tokyo Marathon – Preview – The new Tokyo Marathon will be held this Sunday 18 February 2007, and although the Tokyo Marathon has been in existence since 1981, this year it is a race of different character, as unlike the previous elite only editions, it will welcome a mass field of 25,000 runners who will be running on the streets of the Japanese capital.
Where the race once started and finished in the National stadium, the new course is a one-way route which starts in the front of the Tokyo governmental building and finishes at the Tokyo ‘Big Site’. It goes by some of the well known sites of Tokyo, such as Imperial Palace and Ginza, which is Tokyo’s equivalent of Fifth Avenue. The start time will be 9:10AM with a 7 hour time limit for the race.
The race also doubles as a selection race for the Japanese marathon squad for the World Championships in Osaka
