Kasumigaura Marathon – Sunday April 17, 2011, rain or shine – one of the most famous citizens‘ marathon events in Japan

Kasumigaura Marathon is one of the most famous citizens' marathon events in Japan. Held every April, it attracts about 25,000 participants who run along the shores of Japan's second largest lake, Lake Kasumigaura.

It is well known for the enthusiastic cheers of the local residents and for well-prepared services including an excellent aid station. This is why it ranks high every year among domestic marathon events and provides runners with a high degree of satisfaction.

It is jointly organized by Tsuchiura City and Kasumigaura City. Both cities are located about 40 km northwest of Narita International Airport and about 60 km northeast of Tokyo, and are easily accessible by train and car. It is about a 60-minute train ride on the Joban Line from Tokyo to these two cities and the nearest station is Tsuchiura. By car it is a 60-minute drive on the Joban Expressway from Tokyo and the nearest interchange is either Sakuratsuchiura or Tsuchiurakita.

Surrounded by a rich natural environment featuring the famous Mt. Tsukuba and Japan's second largest lake, Lake Kasumigaura, these locations are extremely popular with sightseers and are easily accessible from the Tokyo metropolitan area.

In addition, it is only 45 minutes by Tsukuba Express from the nearby Tsukuba Science Park to Akihabara, which is the Tokyo shopping district famous for its huge range of electronics products.

 

2011 Kasumigaura Marathon and International Blind Marathon

 

Kasumigaura Marathon Planning Committee, Tsuchiura City, Kasumigaura City, Japan Blind Marathon Association, Japan Sports Association for the Disabled, Japan Paralympic Committee, Ibaraki Athletic Sports Association, Tsuchiura Council of Social Welfare, The Mainichi Newspapers, Sports Nippon Newspapers

 

Sunday April 17, 2011, rain or shine

 

Athletics stadium of Kawaguchi Athletic Park　Map >>
(About a five-minute walk from the east exit of Japan Railways (JR) Tsuchiura Station)

The marathon course starts and finishes in Kawaguchi Athletic Park.

The course circles the shore of Lake Kasumigaura with the halfway point at Kasumigaura City Museum. (The marathon is authorized by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.)　 Course map >>

 

The marathon is divided into the following three categories.

• Full marathon starting at 10:00 a.m.
• 10-mile (16.09 km) marathon scheduled to start at 9:20 a.m.
• 5-km marathon scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m.

The three categories have sections for the visually impaired named B-1, B-2, and B-3.

 

Healthy amateur athletes

Time limit for the marathon:

• Full marathon: 6 hours
• 10-mile marathon: 2 hours
• 5-km marathon: 40 minutes

Children below middle high school students are not eligible for any of the above three categories.

 

Full marathon: 5,000
10-mile (16.09 km) marathon: 4,500

5-km marathon: 3,500

 

Up to 30 at 17 o'clock Friday, January 21, 2011 at ten o'clock Wednesday, December 22, 2010

 

25,574 runners

 

Please E-mail JBMA the person who wants to apply to the part of IPC.

JBMA mail: info@jbma.or.jp

Please complete the entry form and fax it to the marathon festival office.
Fax: +81-29-862-1944

Participants will receive their number cards and chips on the day of the marathon upon payment of their entry fee at the information corner at the marathon site.

 

The marathon site is about a five-minute walk from Tsuchiura Station, which is one hour by train from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Japan Railways' Joban Line.