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Nara Marathon 2023
Event overview
| Date of event | Sat Dec 09 2023 ～ Sun Dec 10 2023 |
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| Location of event | Nara Prefecture, Nara City |
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| Official website | 【official】Nara Marathon 2023 |
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Entry
| Application method | First come, first served |
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Event promotion,
recommendations,
and important notices
If you want to run a marathon in Japan, there is no better choice than the Nara Marathon, where World Heritage sites such as temples, shrines, and the Suzakumon gate at the Heijo Palace site add beauty to the course.
Event details
| Date of event |
Sat Dec 09 2023
- Sun Dec 10 2023 |
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| Event Date & Time |
Mini Nara Marathon: Saturday December 9th, 2023 14:00 Marathon (42.195km): Sunday December 10th, 2023 9:00 World Heritage 10K : Sunday December 10th, 2023 9:35 |
| Course |
▼Marathon The marathon course starts and finishes at Rohto Field Nara (Nara City Konoike Athletics Stadium). The turn-around point is located in Tenri City. (The course is certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and the World Athletics.) ▼World Heritage 10K The 10 km competition starts and finishes at Rohto Field Nara (Nara City Konoike Athletics Stadium). The turn-around point is located in Nara City. ▼Mini Nara Marathon (1.8K x 2) A specially set-up course at Rohto Nara Konoike Park (Konoike Sports Park) In case of an emergency vehicle passing through the race course due to a fire, accident, injury or any other incident, the vehicles are given priority passage and all runners may be requested to temporarily stop and follow the directions of race officials. The race officials may instruct the runners to temporarily stop or change course whenever necessary. |
| Eligibility for International/Participation Prize |
■ Marathon (42.195km) ■ World Heritage 10K ■ Mini Nara Marathon (1.8km x 2 laps) |
| Packet Pick-up | Saturday, December 9th, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Mini Nara Marathon check-in ends at 1:10 pm) at Rohto Field Nara (Konoike Athletics Stadium)Runner’s packet including Athlete Bibs will be provided.The Packet Pick-up is available only on the times mentioned above on Saturday, December 9th. No participants are allowed to run without checking in. |
| Starting lines | For the smooth and safe operation of the marathon, participants of the full marathon and 10K race will start in blocks according to their estimated finish times reported in their applications. Those who do not fill out an estimated finish time will be placed in the last block. |
| Awards |
▼Marathon and 10K 1. Fastest 8 runners 2. Fastest 3 runners from each age category: 29 years old or younger, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70 years old or older) - A digital Finisher’s Certificate (with the finishing time written onit) will be available for download to those who have completed the Marathon or 10K - A finisher’s towel will be given to those who have completed the Marathon race. ▼Mini Nara Marathon - No times will be recorded or awarded for the event. Note: Special awards have been prepared. The details are to be announced on the official website. |
| Cut-off Points and Time Limits |
▼Marathon Finish Time Limit: 15:00 with 9 checkpoints along the route (specific checkpoint closure times are listed in the following link). Start and finish at Rohto Field Nara (Nara City Konoike Athletics Stadium) with a course that includes a turnaround in Tenri City. This marathon is officially certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and World Athletics. ▼World Heritage 10K Finish Time Limit: 11:05 with a checkpoint set up near the 7.5km mark. Start and finish at Rohto Field Nara (Nara City Konoike Athletics Stadium) with a course that includes a turnaround within Nara City. |
| Competition Rules |
- Follow the rules and regulations of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations for the year 2023 and the specific rules of this marathon event. - This competition will use net time (the time from each runner's start line crossing to finish line crossing) as the official record. Awards will be given based on the official record. - The official record certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations is gross time (the time from the gun start to the finish line crossing). - In the case of emergency vehicle traffic or other reasons deemed necessary by the organizers, runners may be instructed to temporarily stop or change course. - Runners will be disqualified if they fail to pass through the cut-off points before the closing time or if they do not finish the race within the time limit. Furthermore, those who lag excessively behind the closing time pace, clearly cannot make it to the next cut-off point or finish line in time, affect the schedule for traffic restrictions, or who are clearly unable to finish the race may be asked to leave the race by physicians or race officials. Please follow all instructions given if asked to leave. When leaving the race, please remove your timing chip and move to the next designated cut-off point (or the finish site) using the official race bus or by walking. |
Event, category, course
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【12/10】Marathon 42.195km￥14,500Those who live outside of Japan and were born on or before April 1st,2005
capable of finishing within 5 hours and 30 minutes. -
【12/10】World Heritage 10K￥6,500Those who live outside of Japan and were born on or before April 1st of 2005. capable of finishing within 85 minutes．
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【12/10】World Heritage 10K(High school student)￥4,500Those who live outside of Japan and were born between April 2nd, 2005 - April 1st, 2008. capable of finishing within 85 minutes．
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【12/09】Mini Nara Marathon(3.6km)①Solo Category￥3,000Those who live outside of Japan and were born on or before April 1st of 2017.
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【12/09】Mini Nara Marathon(3.6km)②Pair Category￥4,500Those who live outside of Japan and were born on or before April 1st of 2017.
Inquiries
| Entry Office | JTB Sports Station |
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| Email address | jtbss@jtb.com |