Hofu Marathon

Hofu Marathon
The Kirin Lemon Stadium Salt Arena Hofu [ja], in front of which runners start the race
DateDecember[1]
LocationHōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1970 (55 years ago) (1970)[1]
Official sitehttps://hofu-yomiuri.jp

The Hofu Marathon (also known as the Hofu Yomiuri Marathon) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Hōfu, Japan, since 1970.[2][1] The marathon is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.[3][4]

History

The inaugural race was held on 27 December 1970.[5] It was won by Japanese runner Toshihiko Uehara with a finish time of 2:15:49.8.[5]

In 2013, Japanese runner Yuki Kawauchi became the first marathoner to complete two sub-2:10 marathons in two weeks, by running the Fukuoka Marathon on 1 December in 2:09:15 and the Hofu Marathon on 15 December in 2:09:05.[6] In 2019, Kawauchi returned to Hōfu to complete his 100th marathon there.[7][a]

Course

External image
image icon Course map of full marathon in 2022[8]

The marathon begins in front of the Kirin Lemon Stadium Salt Arena Hofu [ja] and ends on the track of the Kirin Lemon Stadium Athletics Field across the street.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Out of the 100 marathons Kawauchi had run by that time, 94 were sub-2:20 marathons.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hofu Marathon". archive.ph. April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "The 52nd Hofu Yomiuri Marathon Guidelines | 【公式】第52回防府読売マラソン大会". archive.ph. April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "53rd Hofu Yomiuri Marathon – AIMS race information". archive.ph. April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics". archive.ph. December 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b "ML_1970". archive.ph. December 14, 2020. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Yuki Kawauchi first to run sub-2:10 twice in two weeks - Canadian Run…". archive.ph. April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ a b "Yuki Kawauchi runs his 100th marathon - Canadian Running Magazine". archive.ph. April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ a b "コース&アクセス | 【公式】第53回防府読売マラソン大会". archive.ph. April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)