The organiser describes a lakeshore loop that starts and finishes around Kawaguchi Athletic Park, with the halfway point just past the Kasumigaura City Museum of History.
The course in short
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A lakeshore loop from Tsuchiura, halfway past the history museumThe course is certified by Japan's athletics federation and as a World Athletics course.
Gates at 17 km and 28.5 km, 6 hours to finishThe gun goes at 9:45 in four waves five minutes apart.
Course notes
2 short reads on the course
1Whole courseGeometryA lakeshore loop from Tsuchiura, halfway past the history museumThe course is certified by Japan's athletics federation and as a World Athletics course.
For the 2027 race the organiser describes the course as a lakeshore loop, starting and finishing around Kawaguchi Athletic Park in Tsuchiura, with the halfway point just beyond the Kasumigaura City Museum of History. It lists the course as certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and as a World Athletics course, and the event as a World Para Athletics approved event.
The organiser’s course page lists the water, Pocari Sweat, banana, chocolate, splash-water, medical and toilet points by distance. The first is at 5 km, then 7.5, 10, 15, 17.5, 20, 23.5 and 26 km, with more after.
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2Whole courseTacticsGates at 17 km and 28.5 km, 6 hours to finishThe gun goes at 9:45 in four waves five minutes apart.
The marathon starts at 9:45 on Sunday 18 April 2027, in four groups released five minutes apart. The organiser’s limits are 2 hours 15 minutes at 17 km (12:15), 4 hours 10 minutes at 28.5 km (14:10) and 6 hours at the finish (16:00). The 10-mile race starts at 9:20 and the 5 km at 10:30.
There is no bib collection on the day. Bibs, timing chips and the baggage bag are posted to the address given at entry in early April.
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At a glance
distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
Marathon · 5K, from the race name, not from a published programme
cut-off
6:00 h
6 hours. Finish closes 16:00
Race week
Timetable
Sunday 18 April Race day
09:459:45 AM
Marathon startKawaguchi Athletic Park (J:COM Field Tsuchiura), five minutes from Tsuchiura station. Wave start in four groups, five minutes apart. There is no bib collection on the day; bibs and timing chips are posted in early April.
until 16:004:00 PM
Finish closes6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Cut-offs (2)
until 12:1512:15 PM
First gate at 17 km2:15 limit: 7:56/km for 17 km2:15 limit: 12:46/mi for 10.6 mi
until 14:102:10 PM
Second gate at 28.5 km4:10 limit: 8:46/km for 28.5 km4:10 limit: 14:07/mi for 17.7 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Tsuchiura time, checked .
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it. Photo: Nagoya Castle, by Base64, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it. Photo: Fushimi Inari-taisha, by Saigen Jiro, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it. Photo: Osaka Castle, by 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
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