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]
Hofu Marathon | |
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Date | December[1] |
Location | Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 1970[1] |
Official site | https://hofu-yomiuri.jp |
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
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Course map of full marathon in 2022[8] |
The marathon begins in front of the Kirin Lemon Stadium Salt Arena HofuKirin Lemon Stadium Athletics Field across the street.[8]
and ends on the track of the