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三浦国際市民マラソン (Miura International Half Marathon)

Start 10:0010:00 AM Miura
Jōgashima
Jōgashima. Photograph by Aspere, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Race day
The 2027 race
Start
10:0010:00 AM
Distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
Entry fee
JP¥9,000
For the 2027 race
Time limit
3 hours
Finish closes 13:001:00 PM

The course

The half marathon starts on the beach at Miura Kaigan, runs through hills and farmland, crosses the Jogashima Ohashi bridge to Jogashima and returns along the fishing-village coast to Miura Kaigan.

  • Out to Jogashima over the bridge and backMiura Kaigan to Jogashima over the bridge, then back along the coast.
  • Hills, the right-hand lane and pickles at 16 kmHilly half, right-hand lane from 6 to 12 km, pickled daikon at 16 km.
  • Three hours for the half, the 2027 limits180 minute limit for the half marathon; the field is 7,500.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOut to Jogashima over the bridge and backMiura Kaigan to Jogashima over the bridge, then back along the coast.

The organiser says the coast looks across Sagami Bay to Mount Fuji and across Tokyo Bay to the Boso peninsula, and that the ups and downs are part of the appeal.

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Whole courseGradientHills, the right-hand lane and pickles at 16 kmHilly half, right-hand lane from 6 to 12 km, pickled daikon at 16 km.

The organiser adds that food aid of Miura pickled daikon is also served after the finish, and bananas from Ecuador after the finish. Earphones are asked to be left at home.

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Whole courseTacticsThree hours for the half, the 2027 limits180 minute limit for the half marathon; the field is 7,500.

The half marathon starts at 10:00 on Sunday 7 March 2027, rain or shine, after the 10K at 8:20. The 10K turns at Matsuwa and the 5K at Kaneda. Three half marathon finishers are drawn to be invited to the Honolulu Marathon, the race’s sister marathon.

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Race weekend

Sunday 7 March Race day

  1. 13:001:00 PM

    Half marathon time limit 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Other races (3)
  1. 08:208:20 AM

    10 km start Miura Kaigan to Matsuwa and back. Limit 90 minutes.
  2. 10:0010:00 AM

    Half marathon start Beach in front of the Miura Kaigan crossing. Miura Kaigan to Jogashima and back.
  3. 10:3010:30 AM

    5 km start Miura Kaigan to Kaneda and back. Limit 50 minutes.

Times as published by the organiser, in Miura time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Miura time

Entry

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.

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Miura, 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.

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Anti-chafe
A small balm stick
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Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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
A pack of blister plasters
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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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Questions about the 三浦国際市民マラソン (Miura International Half Marathon)

When is the 三浦国際市民マラソン (Miura International Half Marathon) 2027?
Sunday 7 March 2027. The start is at 10:00.
How do I enter the 三浦国際市民マラソン (Miura International Half Marathon)?
Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: JP¥9,000 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
What is the time limit at the 三浦国際市民マラソン (Miura International Half Marathon)?
Runners have 3 hours to finish. The finish closes at 13:00.

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