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Fuji Mountain Race

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Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji. Photograph by 名古屋太郎, (edited by Hannes_24 ), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 2026 Fuji Mountain Race ran about 21 km with a height difference of about 3,000 m from Fujiyoshida City Hall up the Yoshidaguchi trail to the summit, or about 15 km and 1,480 m to the fifth station.

The course in short 2 lines
  • From city hall to the summitAbout 21 km and 3,000 m up to the summit, or 15 km to the fifth station.
  • Gates on the mountain and a helmet above the sixth stationGates at 9:15 and 11:00, an 11:30 summit limit, helmet above the sixth station.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientFrom city hall to the summitAbout 21 km and 3,000 m up to the summit, or 15 km to the fifth station.

Both courses start at Fujiyoshida City Hall and follow the Yoshidaguchi trail. The summit course is about 21 km with a height difference of about 3,000 m, the fifth station course about 15 km with about 1,480 m, according to the organiser. The 79th edition was held on Friday 24 July 2026, with the summit start at 7:00 and the fifth station start at 8:30.

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Whole courseTacticsGates on the mountain and a helmet above the sixth stationGates at 9:15 and 11:00, an 11:30 summit limit, helmet above the sixth station.

On the summit course the organiser set no cut-off at Umagaeshi, then 9:15 at the fifth station, 11:00 at the eighth station (Fuji-san Hotel) and 11:30 at the summit. Runners without a helmet between the sixth station and the summit are disqualified, and the race supplies helmets. Poles and walking sticks are banned. The fifth station course had a 10:30 cut-off at Umagaeshi and a noon limit at the fifth station. Entry to the summit course in 2026 required a fifth station time of 2 hours 20 minutes or faster in one of the three previous editions.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Mount Fuji

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

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.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

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
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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 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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