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静岡マラソン (Shizuoka Marathon)

08:208:20 AM Shizuoka
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Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle. Photograph by by Monado, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The marathon runs point to point, from the front of Shizuoka City Hall to the east exit of JR Shimizu Station, for up to 13,000 runners.

The course in short One line
  • From City Hall to Shimizu StationStart at City Hall at 8:20, finish at Shimizu Station, 6 hours to get there.
Course notes One short read on the course
km 0 to 42.2TacticsFrom City Hall to Shimizu StationStart at City Hall at 8:20, finish at Shimizu Station, 6 hours to get there.

The 2027 marathon is on Sunday 14 March, starting at 8:20 AM in front of the Shizuoka building of the city hall and finishing at the east exit of JR Shimizu Station. The field is capped at 13,000 and the limit is 6 hours, so the finish closes at 2:20 PM. The city describes the course as having little difference in height, aimed at personal bests, with views of Mount Fuji and Suruga Bay. It is a Japan Association of Athletics Federations certified race on a World Athletics certified course.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Shizuoka, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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
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
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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
42.2 km26.2 mi
cut-off
6:00 h

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 14 March Race day

  1. 08:208:20 AM

    Marathon start Shizuoka City Hall (Shizuoka building). The city's race page gives 8:20 AM for the marathon, which runs to JR Shimizu Station east exit.

  2. 08:458:45 AM

    Fun run start (11.6 km) Shizuoka City Hall (Shizuoka building). The 11.6 km fun run starts at 8:45 AM and finishes at the Shizuoka City Central Gymnasium.

  3. Time not published

    Marathon time limit The marathon limit is 6 hours 00 minutes. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi

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

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Trip

Getting a place

Sold out for the 2027 race As read 15 October 2026.

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