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愛媛マラソン (Ehime Marathon)

10:0010:00 AM Matsuyama
Matsuyama Castle
Matsuyama Castle. Photograph by Drivephotographer, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The course is certified by Athletics Japan, World Athletics and AIMS and runs from the Ehime Prefectural Office through Hojo Bunka no Mori Park and a turnaround to the finish at Shiroyama Park.

The course in short 2 lines
  • From the Prefectural Office to Shiroyama ParkCertified course: Prefectural Office, Hojo Bunka no Mori Park, turnaround, Shiroyama Park.
  • Ten cut-off gates, the last at 40.5 kmSix hours from the gun, gates from 5.9 km (11:05) to 40.5 km (15:47).
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryFrom the Prefectural Office to Shiroyama ParkCertified course: Prefectural Office, Hojo Bunka no Mori Park, turnaround, Shiroyama Park.

The organiser’s outline names the route in order: the start in front of the Ehime Prefectural Office, Hojo Bunka no Mori Park, a turnaround point and the finish in Shiroyama Park. The course is certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, World Athletics and AIMS. The start ceremony for the 2027 race is at 9:20 in Shiroyama Park, and the race is held in rain.

Sourced

km 0 to 42.2TacticsTen cut-off gates, the last at 40.5 kmSix hours from the gun, gates from 5.9 km (11:05) to 40.5 km (15:47).

The first gate is at the Kitakanjo entrance junction, 5.9 km, closing at 11:05. The gates then fall at 12.2, 17.8, 19.5, 21.5, 26.6, 30.2, 34.8 and 38.3 km, and the last is at Honmachi 7-chome, 40.5 km, closing at 15:47. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

Sourced

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Matsuyama, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

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Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
cut-off
6:00 h

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 7 February Race day

  1. 09:209:20 AM

    Start ceremony Shiroyama Park. Ceremony before the start.

  2. 10:0010:00 AM

    Marathon start In front of the Ehime Prefectural Office. Held in rain.
Cut-offs (11)

  1. 11:0511:05 AM

    Cut-off gate 1 at 5.9 km Gate at 北環状入口交差点. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  2. 11:5611:56 AM

    Cut-off gate 2 at 12.2 km Gate at 太陽石油SOLATO交差点. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  3. 12:4212:42 PM

    Cut-off gate 3 at 17.8 km Gate at 北中前交差点ドコモショップ前. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  4. 12:5512:55 PM

    Cut-off gate 4 at 19.5 km Gate at JA難波集出荷場. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  5. 13:111:11 PM

    Cut-off gate 5 at 21.5 km Gate at 新宮之下橋. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  6. 13:531:53 PM

    Cut-off gate 6 at 26.6 km Gate at 北中前交差点ローソン前. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  7. 14:222:22 PM

    Cut-off gate 7 at 30.2 km Gate at 川谷整形外科. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  8. 15:003:00 PM

    Cut-off gate 8 at 34.8 km Gate at 堀江小前交差点. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  9. 15:293:29 PM

    Cut-off gate 9 at 38.3 km Gate at 大川橋交差点. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  10. 15:473:47 PM

    Cut-off gate 10 at 40.5 km Gate at 本町七丁目. Runners who miss a gate are taken off the course by bus.

  11. 16:004:00 PM

    Overall time limit 6 hours counted from the gun.

Times as published by the organiser, in Matsuyama time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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