| Date of event | Sat Jan 31 2026 ~ Sun Feb 01 2026 |
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| Location of event | Kagawa Prefecture (Kagawa,Marugame City) |
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| Official website | Official Website |
| Official SNS |
| Application method | First come, first served |
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| Application period |
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| Date of event |
Sat Jan 31 2026
- Sun Feb 01 2026 |
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| Event Date and Time |
Saturday, January 31, 2026 11:50 a.m. - 3km Men's races start 12:35 p.m. - 3km Women's races start Sunday, February 1, 2026 10:35 a.m. - Half Marathon Wave start |
| Course |
(1) Half Marathon Half Marathon Course attached to Kagawa Prefectural Marugame Stadium (Japan Association of Athletics Federations/World Athletics certified course) (2) 3km Course around Kagawa Prefecture Marugame Stadium |
| Event / Participation Eligibility |
【Half Marathon】 ■Registered Men and Women A Those who are registered with national athletics federations. 18 years of age or older on the day of the event and have set the following certified records on or after January 1, 2022. [10,000m, 10km] Men: within 30 minutes / Women: within 37 minutes [Half Marathon] Men: within 1 hour and 10 minutes / Women: within 1 hour and 35 minutes [Marathon] Men: within 2 hours and 30 minutes / Women: within 3 hours and 35 minutes ■Registered Men and Women B Those who are registered with national athletics federations. 18 years of age or older on the day of the event and have set the following certified records on or after January 1, 2022. [Half Marathon] Men: within 1 hour and 50 minutes / Women: within 2 hours and 10 minutes [Marathon] Men: within 4 hours / Women: within 4 hours and 45 minutes ■General Men and Women B 18 years of age or older on the day of the event and have set the following records on or after January 1, 2022. [Half Marathon] Men: within 1 hour and 50 minutes / Women: within 2 hours and 10 minutes [Marathon] Men: within 4 hours / Women: within 4 hours and 45 minutes ■Registered Men and Women C Those who are registered with national athletics federations. 18 years of age or older on the day of the event and able to finish the race within 3 hours. ■General Men and Women C 18 years of age or older on the day of the event and able to finish the race within 3 hours. 【3km】 ■General Men and Women 18 years of age or older on the day of the event who can finish the race within 25minutes. ■High School Stundets (Male/Female) High School students who can finish the race within 25 minutes. ■Junior High School Stundets (Male/Female) Junior High School students who can finish the race within 25 minutes. |
| Bibs Pick up |
Venue: Kagawa Prefecture Marugame Stadium Date and time: (1) Saturday, January 31 Half Marathon : 9:50 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Pick up the day before) 3km : 9:50 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. (Men until 10:50 a.m.) (2) Sunday, February 1 Half Marathon Registered A : 8:00 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. Half Marathon Registered B / General B: 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m Half Marathon Registered C / General C: 8:00 a.m. - 9:55 a.m ※Up to one hour before the start time for each event/division |
| Competition Rules |
The 2026 World Athletics and 2025 Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) Rules of Competition and the regulations of this event shall apply. As this is a World Athletics-sanctioned elite label race, the WorldAthletics Road Label Regulations (WorldAthletics Road Race Label Regulations) shall also be applied. In addition, doping tests will be conducted in accordance with WorldAthletics regulations |
| Cut-off Points and Time Limits |
⑴ Half Marathon 5km : 11:50 10km: 12:30 15km: 13:10 18km: 13:34 20km: 13:50 Finish: 14:00 (2) 3km Finish : Men 12:15 Women 13:00 |
| Participation Award |
「Sports Towel」and 「Udon Noodles 」as participation prizes in all categories |
| Awards |
(1)Awards ceremonies will be held for the top eight finishers in the half marathon Registered division and 3km, with separate ceremonies for men and women. (The half marathon Registered division will be awarded based on the combined results of Registered A, B, and C.) (2)For the half marathon general division, certificates and prizes will be sent at a later date to the top eight finishers in the combined B and C divisions for each gender, as well as the top three finishers in each 10-year age group for each gender (excluding the top eight finishers in the overall standings). (3)As special awards, we will present the Kanematsu Yamada Award, the Tamao Shiwaku Award, the Tomeichi Oura Award, and the Fumio Nishiuchi Award. (4)The Distant Visitor Award (for domestic participants only) and the Oldest Participant Award will be presented. |
| Course Map |
For more details, please click here. Map |
| Entry Office | JTB Sports Station |
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| Email address | jtbss@jtb.com |