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Sapporo Half Marathon
At a glance
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- Last run Sun 4 Oct
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 5K
The course
The 2026 Sapporo Half Marathon started and finished at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium and ran through central Sapporo, past Susukino and Odori Park.
- Makomanai to Susukino and back along the ToyohiraStadium start and finish, Susukino and Odori Park, home along the Toyohira.
- Three checkpoints in the first 10 kmCheckpoints at 5, 8 and 10 km: 40, 64 and 80 minutes after the 9:30 wave.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1LandmarkMakomanai to Susukino and back along the ToyohiraStadium start and finish, Susukino and Odori Park, home along the Toyohira.
The 51st Sapporo Marathon was held on 4 October 2026 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium. The half marathon course is certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations. The organiser lists it as Gorin-dori, national route 453, Nakanoshima-dori, Horohira Bridge and Sapporo’s Ekimae-dori and Minami-Odori, before it comes back along the Toyohira river bank to the stadium. The Susukino entertainment district and Odori Park are among the sights on the route.
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km 5 to 10GeometryThree checkpoints in the first 10 kmCheckpoints at 5, 8 and 10 km: 40, 64 and 80 minutes after the 9:30 wave.
In 2026 the organiser set checkpoints at 5 km near Nakanoshima, 8 km in Chuo-ku and 10 km in Chuo-ku, closing at 10:10, 10:34 and 10:50, which is 40, 64 and 80 minutes counted from the 9:30 start of the second wave. Runners stopped at a closed checkpoint could not continue. Three half marathon finishers were drawn for an entry to the Tokyo Marathon 2027.
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Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Sapporo, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
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
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
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
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
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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