Osaka Marathon 2025　 [For Charity Runners]

Date of event Mon Feb 24 2025
Location of event Osaka City
Category
  • Running
Official website Osaka Marathon Official Website
Official SNS

Entry

Application method First come, first served
Application period
Marathon　(42.195km) Tue Jul 23 2024 10:00～Wed Oct 16 2024 17:00
Marathon　(42.195km)　*with the JAAF Tue Jul 23 2024 10:00～Wed Oct 16 2024 17:00
Date of event Mon Feb 24 2025
About [Charity Runners] ● Registration for [Charity Runner].
※ Registration period: The day the Charity Runner ID is issued ～ Wednesday, October 16, 17:00
● Everyone who receives a Charity Runner ID can register.

＜About Fundraising＞
In addition to the participation fee, participants must make at least two donations (500 yen each) and raise the remaining more than 69,000 yen through fundraising.
※ If the total amount of donations does not reach the minimum donation amount (70,000 yen) during the fundraising period ＜Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:00 to Friday, December 13, 2024 at 17:00＞, participants are required to make up the shortfall amount by themselves. (The shortfall amount will be automatically charged to the participant's credit card. Donations cannot be canceled at will in the middle of the race.)
※ Please refer to the official Osaka Marathon website for information on fundraising procedures for charity runners.

＜About Charitable Donations＞
●At the fundraising website (the page designated to receive donations), charity runners are required to make a donation of 500 yen x 2 units in person via credit card.
●Including the 500 yen x 2 units already donated by the charity runner, participants are required to donate a minimum of 70,000 yen in total.
If the total amount of donations does not reach the minimum donation amount of 70,000 yen during the fundraising period from 10:00 on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 to 17:00 on Friday, December 13, 2024, the charity runner will be required to make up the shortfall. (The shortfall amount will be automatically charged 69,000 yen to the credit card registered on the fundraising website.)
※ If the shortfall amount cannot be delivered, the participant will be disqualified.
※ In addition, even if you are disqualified, the registration fee and previously donated donations will not be refunded. Donations will be donated to the pre-selected recipient organization.
Please check the official website for details on the organizations to which donations will be made.　https://www.osaka-marathon.com/2025/charity/about/

● Entry Fee
※ In addition to the minimum donation (totaling 70,000 yen, including a 500 yen x 2 units donation from a charity runner), an participation fee of 18,000 yen (plus a 11% handling fee) is required.

● Participation Prize
Commemorative T-shirts, which have been given to all participants in the past, will now be sold online to participants who wish to purchase them. Details will be announced later. Charity runne
Date & Time

◆Runners’ Registration
Venue: INTEX Osaka
bib pick up : 
Saturday, February 22 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, February 23 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Expo Area: 
Saturday, February 22 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM　(Last entry at 7:00 PM)
Sunday, February 23  10:00 AM - 6:30 PM　(Last entry at 6:00 PM)

* Registration will not be accepted on the day of the race (Monday/holiday, February 24).
* At the time of registration, identity verification will be conducted using a photo identification document specified by the event organizing body. Accordingly, a person other than the runner cannot register on behalf of the runner. Registration must be done by the runner in person.
* If you do not bring a photo identification document specified by the event organizing body, your registration will not be accepted.

◆Monday/holiday, February 24, 2025
09:15／Marathon Wave 1 starts. The subsequent waves start sequentially.
16:15／The marathon finishes.
 
Course and Time Limit The course has been revamped since the last event, with fewer turnarounds and inclines, promising excellent record potential! Despite the rain in the previous event, 95% of participants finished, demonstrating the course's ease of running. Runners will pass through numerous landmarks in Osaka City, race down Midosuji Boulevard, and finish at Osaka Castle Park.

（1）Marathon:
Osaka Marathon course starting in front of the Osaka Prefectural Government Building and finishing within Osaka Castle (official course of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), World Athletics (WA), and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS)
・Time limit: 7 hours (race ends at 16:15). The time limit is based on the starting gun of the first wave.
Competition Rules The race will be conducted in accordance with the latest rules and regulations of the WA, the JAAF, and this event.
Since the Osaka Marathon is a Label Road Race certified by the WA, the WA Road Race Label Regulations also apply. Doping control tests will be conducted in accordance with the WA Rules.
The wheelchair racing follows the rules and regulations of the World Para Athletics (WPA) and this event.
Line-up at the Start To relieve congestion and runners safety, a wave (corralsafety) start will be used.
A wave-start schedule and waiting blocks will be set up according to the certified time on the record certificate (personal best time) submitted at the time of application, regardless of having JAAF membership or not. Those who have not specified a certified time on the record certificate or an estimated finish time will start from the rearmost block of the last wave. Please note that if you start from a point forward of the set wave, you will be disqualified.

[Priority order for wave starts and waiting blocks]
(1) Invited athletes / Elite runners
(2) Those who have a personal best time (gross time or net time) (The time must be recorded at a confirmable race held within the After August 1, 2021. If it is found to be a false report, the entry will be canceled.)
(3) Those who reported an estimated finish time
(4) Those who reported neither a personal best time nor an estimated finish time
Qualifications
  • Full marathon：Persons born on or before April 1, 2006
  • (1) JAAF members 
  • (2) Non-JAAF members
  • * JAAF members must have registered for FY2024.
  • * Those who have difficulty running on their own may each be accompanied by one escort runner. (An escort runner can change only once at a designated point on the course. Running with a guide dog or any other animal is not permitted
Awards

The awards will be granted based on the gross time as follows:


◎ The top eight male and female finishers overall will be awarded.
◎The Civic Runner Award is granted to male and female runners finishing in first place, excluding invited athletes and elite runners.
◎The Chicago Marathon Award is granted to male and female runners who live in Osaka Prefecture and finish in first place, excluding invited athletes, elite runners, representative runners for affiliate marathons, and the Chicago Marathon Award winners at the 12th Osaka Marathons.
◎The Prague Marathon Award is granted to two male and female runners who live in Osaka Prefecture and finish, excluding invited athletes, elite runners, representative runners for affiliate marathons, and the Prague Marathon Award winners at the Chicago Marathon.
* A certificate will also be sent separately at a later date to the top three male and female runners per five-year age bracket, excluding invited athletes, elite runners, and overall prize winners, and the Super Senior Award for the oldest finisher according to their net time
Doping Control Doping control tests will be conducted in accordance with the latest WA Anti-Doping Rules, the World Anti-Doping Code, and the Japan Anti-Doping Code. For doping control tests carried out before or after the race, a sample of urine and/or blood will be collected. People nominated should take the test as instructed.
 
TUE Application Athletes who have to use prohibited substances/methods included on the Prohibited List for the purpose of treating a disease must file an application for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). For details, please refer to the websites below.
▼JAAF Medical Committee
（https://www.jaaf.or.jp/about/resist/medical/）(in Japanese)
▼Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA)
（https://www.playtruejapan.org/）(in Japanese)
If you have been granted a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for any prohibited substances or methods, please present the certificate (a copy is acceptable) to the doping control officers during the doping test.
Charity

◾️The Osaka Marathon is a charity marathon event!

we aim to promote a culture of charity by providing opportunities for all participants, spectators, volunteers, and everyone involved in the Osaka Marathon to engage in charitable activities.

＜About Charity Goods＞
We accept applications for the purchase of charity goods during registration.
※A portion of the sales revenue, excluding production costs, will be donated to the charity partner of Osaka Marathon 2025 (charity donation recipient organization).

Please refer to the official website for more details on charity donations and charity goods.

※If you wish to purchase athlete bibs with your nickname, please provide your nickname in the questionnaire. Bibs without a nickname will display a number, so please take note.
  • Marathon　(42.195km)
    ￥18,000
    Qualifications for participation
    Those born on or before April 1, 2006, and those who can complete the race within 7 hours.
  • Marathon　(42.195km)　*with the JAAF
    ￥18,000
    Qualifications for participation
    Those born on or before April 1, 2006, and those who can complete the race within 7 hours.
Entry Office JTB ｓports station
Email address jtbss@jtb.coｍ