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half marathon of Sendai

The organiser has not published a date. Sendai
Sendai Mediatheque
Sendai Mediatheque. Photograph by 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser says the course was renewed in 2019 as an urban course through the City of Trees, with Aoba-dori and Jozenji-dori, lined with zelkova trees, as its best known views.

The course in short 2 lines
  • An urban course under the zelkova treesA course renewed in 2019, built around the zelkova avenues of Aoba-dori and Jozenji-dori.
  • Two waves for about 10,000 runnersTwo waves, blocks set by declared finishing time, to thin the start.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkAn urban course under the zelkova treesA course renewed in 2019, built around the zelkova avenues of Aoba-dori and Jozenji-dori.

The organiser calls Sendai the “City of Trees” in fresh green and invites runners to enjoy an urban course. The course was renewed for the 2019 race to bring out that urban character. It names the zelkova-lined Aoba-dori and Jozenji-dori, which it describes as the city’s representative scenery, as the stretches that make each runner the star.

Sourced

Whole courseCrowdTwo waves for about 10,000 runnersTwo waves, blocks set by declared finishing time, to thin the start.

The organiser explains the wave start: the field is split into groups that start at different times, which eases crowding at the start and along the course, for about 10,000 runners. The race has two waves. Start blocks follow the finishing time that each runner declares when entering, and an entry with no declared time starts from the last block. Runners who miss a gate or the overall time limit are taken off the course and returned to the start area by bus.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Sendai, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

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
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 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
21.1 km13.1 mi

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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