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青梅マラソン (Ohme 30 & 10 km Road Race)

11:3011:30 AM Ome
Ōme
Ōme. Photograph by Hanasakijijii at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 30 km starts in Higashi-Ome 4-chome, turns at Kawai and finishes at Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome; the 10 km turns at Hinatawada and finishes in front of Ome City Hall.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A 30 km out and back to Kawai30 km to a turn at Kawai, 10 km to a turn at Hinatawada; both JAAF certified.
  • Four hours, with gates along the wayGates at 13:35, 14:15 and 14:50, then the race ends at 15:30.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsA 30 km out and back to Kawai30 km to a turn at Kawai, 10 km to a turn at Hinatawada; both JAAF certified.

The organiser gives both courses as JAAF certified. The 30 km goes from Higashi-Ome 4-chome to a turn at Kawai and back to the arena in Ome, and the 10 km goes from the same start to a turn at Hinatawada and finishes in front of Ome City Hall. The 59th edition is on Sunday 21 February 2027, with the 10 km starting at 09:30 and the 30 km at 11:30.

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Whole courseTacticsFour hours, with gates along the wayGates at 13:35, 14:15 and 14:50, then the race ends at 15:30.

The organiser lists three closing gates for the 30 km: 15 km at 13:35 (Taishobashi Nishi), 20.6 km at 14:15 (Ikusabata Ohashi) and 25 km at 14:50 (Miyanodaira Station west). The race ends at 15:30. The 10 km ends at 10:50, after a start at 09:30.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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No gel needed at this pace

Finish

Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.

For your long training runs:

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.

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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

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
10.0 km6.2 mi

Race week

Timetable

Saturday 20 February Expo

  1. 13:001:00 PM–16:004:00 PM

    Bib pickup, 10 km and 30 km Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome (Ome City General Gymnasium). Bibs are handed out the day before the race, from 13:00 to 16:00.

Sunday 21 February Race day

  1. 13:351:35 PM

    Gate at 15 km Taishobashi Nishi. Runners not through are taken off the course.
Cut-offs and other races (7)

  1. 09:309:30 AM

    10 km start Starts in Higashi-Ome 4-chome, turns at Hinatawada and finishes in front of Ome City Hall.

  2. 10:1610:16 AM

    10 km turnaround gate closes The turnaround gate closes at 10:16.

  3. until 10:5010:50 AM

    10 km finish closes The race ends at 10:50.

  4. 11:3011:30 AM

    30 km start Starts in Higashi-Ome 4-chome, turns at Kawai and finishes at Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome.

  5. 14:152:15 PM

    Gate at 20.6 km Ikusabata Ohashi. Runners not through are taken off the course.

  6. 14:502:50 PM

    Gate at 25 km Miyanodaira Station west. Runners not through are taken off the course.

  7. until 15:303:30 PM

    30 km finish closes The race ends at 15:30, four hours after the start.

Times as published by the organiser, in Ome time, checked .

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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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