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Imagery: Google Earth0:58 filmMito Komon Marathon
The course
The 2026 marathon has five cut-off gates, from 10:40 at about 9.5 km to 14:30 at about 38.5 km, inside a six hour limit on gross time.
The course in short 2 lines
- Five gates inside six hoursGate times run from 10:40 to 14:30 for a 9:00 start.
- Ten thousand places, first come first served10,000 places, 10,000 yen, entry through RUNNET.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 9.5 to 38.5TacticsFive gates inside six hoursGate times run from 10:40 to 14:30 for a 9:00 start.
The gates close at 10:40 (about 9.5 km), 12:10 (19.7 km), 13:30 (29.2 km), 14:00 (33.4 km) and 14:30 (38.5 km). The start is at 9:00 on Sunday 25 October 2026, at the Minamimachi 2-chome intersection, and the finish is at the main gate of the Ibaraki Sannomaru prefectural office building.
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Whole courseTacticsTen thousand places, first come first served10,000 places, 10,000 yen, entry through RUNNET.
The 10,000 places include 2,000 for Mito residents and 200 for medical staff, who pay 7,000 yen. Entry is through RUNNET on a first come, first served basis, with a 6% handling fee on top. The course is certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and by World Athletics.
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At a glance
- distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon
- cut-off
- 6:00 h
- 6 hours. In 2026
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