Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon

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Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon
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Marugame Stadium is the start and finishing point of the race
DateEarly February
LocationMarugame, Japan Japan
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsorSuzuki
Established1947
Course recordsMen: 59:47 (2015)
Kenya
New Zealand Zane Robertson
Women: 1:07:26 (2006)
Japan Kayoko Fukushi
Official siteKagawa Marugame Half Marathon
Participants943 (2020)

The Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon (香川丸亀ハーフマラソン, Kagawa Marugame Hāfu Marason) is an annual road running competition which takes place in early February in Marugame, Japan. It currently holds IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and the professional races attract over 1000 entries each year,[1] and hosted by the Sankei Shimbun, Sankei Sports, Okayama Broadcasting, BS Fuji.

The race in Marugame was first held in 1947 as a full-length marathon, known as the Kagawa Marathon. A companion 20 km race began in 1949 in addition to the scheduled marathon. The course lengths were gradually reduced over time: the main race lasted as a full marathon until 1961 when a 35 km race was held and the shorter race became a 10 km competition. The main race was again shortened in 1971, being reduced to a 20 km race. The competitions were known as the Kagawa Road Races until 1997, when the main race was slightly extended to the half marathon distance and the competition received its current moniker.[1]

Competitors in the professional races are largely Japanese athletes, supplemented by African athletes based in the country. In addition, a small number of foreign athletes are invited to compete each year.[2][3] The level of competition is strong: Kenyan runner Mekubo Mogusu recorded a sub-60 minute time in 2007 for the men's course record (59:48), while the women's course record of 1:07:26, set by Kayoko Fukushi in 2006, is the Asian record for the half marathon.[4] The course is AIMS-certified making performances at the course eligible for national and world records.[5]

The course of the half marathon is largely linear, beginning at the Marugame Stadium and heading eastwards before abruptly looping back to follow the same path back towards the finish point within the stadium.[6]

Past winners[]

One of the many mountains that overlook the city of Marugame

Early distances[]

Key:   Marathon   35 km   20 km

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1947   (JPN) 2:47:30
2nd 1948   (JPN) 2:39:54
3rd 1949   (JPN) 2:40:08
4th 1950   (JPN) 2:39:21
5th 1951   (JPN) 2:39:41
6th 1952   (JPN) 2:37:27
7th 1953   (JPN) 2:49:16
8th 1954   (JPN) 2:35:08
— 1955 Not held —
9th 1956   (JPN) 2:54:56
10th 1957   (JPN) 3:15:20
11th 1958   (JPN) 3:00:54
12th 1959   (JPN) 2:44:02
13th 1960   (JPN) 2:45:43
14th 1961   (JPN) 2:12:18
15th 1962   (JPN) 2:09:13
16th 1963   (JPN) 2:09:53
17th 1964   (JPN) 2:03:43
18th 1965   (JPN) 2:01:47
19th 1966   (JPN) 2:02:02
20th 1967   (JPN) 2:01:57
— 1968 Not held —
21st 1969   (JPN) 1:55:15
22nd 1970   (JPN) 1:56:55
23rd 1971   (JPN) 1:05:59
24th 1972   (JPN) 1:07:06
25th 1973   (JPN) 1:08:50
26th 1974   (JPN) 1:08:03
27th 1975   (JPN) 1:08:44
28th 1976   (JPN) 1:07:42
29th 1977   (JPN) 1:06:23
30th 1978   (JPN) 1:04:26
31st 1979   (JPN) 1:04:43
32nd 1980   (JPN) 1:03:53
33rd 1981   (JPN) 1:03:45
34th 1982   (JPN) 1:04:09
35th 1983   (JPN) 1:08:33
36th 1984   (JPN) 1:04:57
37th 1985   (JPN) 1:05:33
38th 1986   (JPN) 1:05:11
39th 1987   (JPN) 1:04:45
40th 1988   (JPN) 1:08:19
41st 1989   (JPN) 1:06:34
42nd 1990   (JPN) 1:06:16
43rd 1991   (JPN) 1:02:21
44th 1992   (JPN) 1:08:30
45th 1993   (JPN) 1:04:09
46th 1994   (JPN) 1:08:11
47th 1995   (JPN) 1:05:36
48th 1996   (JPN) 1:04:20

Half marathon[]

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
49th 1997   (JPN) 1:09:01 Not held —
50th 1998   (JPN) 1:09:00 Not held —
51st 1999   (JPN) 1:08:02 Not held —
52nd 2000   (JPN) 1:02:59  Rie Ueno (JPN) 1:09:57
53rd 2001   (JPN) 1:02:28   (JPN) 1:09:28
54th 2002  Laban Kagika (KEN) 1:01:43  Mari Ozaki (JPN) 1:09:33
55th 2003   (KEN) 1:00:21  Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN) 1:09:32
56th 2004   (KEN) 1:01:55  Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN) 1:10:46
57th 2005  Laban Kagika (KEN) 1:01:36  Takako Kotorida (JPN) 1:09:34
58th 2006  Takayuki Matsumiya (JPN) 1:02:13  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) 1:07:26 AR
59th 2007  Mekubo Mogusu (KEN) 59:48  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) 1:08:00
60th 2008   (KEN) 1:01:35  Philes Ongori (KEN) 1:07:57
61st 2009  Mekubo Mogusu (KEN) 1:00:37  Mara Yamauchi (GBR) 1:08:29
62nd 2010[7]   (KEN) 1:01:08  Nikki Chapple (AUS) 1:08:37
63rd 2011[8]  Samuel Ndungu (KEN) 1:00:55  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) 1:09:00
64th 2012[9]  Mathew Kisorio (KEN) 1:00:02  Tiki Gelana (ETH) 1:08:48
65th 2013[10]  Collis Birmingham (AUS) 1:00:56  Tiki Gelana (ETH) 1:08:53
66th 2014[11]  Martin Mathathi (KEN) 1:00:11   (JPN) 1:10:27
67th 2015[12]   (KEN)

 Zane Robertson (NZ)

59:47  Eloise Wellings (AUS) 1:10:41
68th 2016  Goitom Kifle (ERI) 1:00:49  Eunice Kirwa (BHR) 1:08:06
69th 2017[13]  Callum Hawkins (GBR) 1:00:00  Eunice Kirwa (BHR) 1:08:07
70th 2018   (KEN) 1:00:31  Betsy Saina (KEN) 1:09:17
71st 2019  Abdi Nageeye (NED) 1:00:24  Betsy Saina (KEN) 1:07:49
72nd 2020  Brett Robinson (AUS) 59:57  Helalia Johannes (NAM) 1:08:10

Statistics[]

  • Note: All statistics apply to international half marathon only

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ota, Shigenobu (2009-02-02). Marugame Half Marathon. ARRS. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  2. ^ Larner, Brett (2009-01-29). Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon - Preview. Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  3. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2010-02-05). Can Mogusu and Yamauchi repeat at Marugame Half Marathon? – Preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  4. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2006-02-05). Fukushi sets Asian Half-Marathon record in Marugame. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  5. ^ AIMS Race Directory. AIMS. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  6. ^ Course Map Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese). Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  7. ^ Nakamura, Ken & Yamada, Tatsuya (2010-02-07). Gitau and Chapple pull off upsets at Marugame Half. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  8. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2011-02-06). Ndungu and Fukushi take victories at Marugame Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  9. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2012-02-05). Convincing wins for Kisorio and Gelana in Marugame. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
  10. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2013-02-03). Gelana under pressure but retains Marugame Half Marathon title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-11.
  11. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2014-02-02). Mathathi and Makikawa win in Marugame. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
  12. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2015-02-02). Course record for Kuira at Marugame Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
  13. ^ (in Japanese), Sankei Shimbun, 産経ニュース sankei.com 2017-02-05

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