Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon
The Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon (Japanese香川 丸亀 ハーフ マラソンKagawa Marugame HAFU Marason ) is a half-marathon in Marugame ( Kagawa Prefecture ). He is one of the oldest road races in Japan and one of the most important races on the 21,097 - km - distance world.
From 1947 to 1960 ( except 1955) the running as Kagawa Marathon was held, from 1947 to 1951 and 1953 in Takamatsu. 1949, a 20 - km run was added to the program. From 1961 to 1970, the route length 35 km (1968 not discharged ) and 10 km. From 1971 to 1996, the longer distance was 20 km. Since 1997, the current distance is gone, 2000, the 10 - km race was held for the last time. Since 2000 women start for the half marathon, also since the same year are elite runners at the start.
Start and finish in Marugame stage, the turning point of the course is eastward leading in Takamatsu.
Statistics
Track records
- Men: 59:48 min, Mekubo Mogusu (KEN ), 2007 (fastest time a runner on Japanese soil )
- Women: 1:07:26 h, Kayoko Fukushi (JPN ), 2006 ( Asian record )
Fastest Runner 2011
- Men: Samuel Ndungu Wanjiku (KEN ), 1:00:55
- Women: Kayoko Fukushi (JPN ) 1:09:00
Finisher 2008
- 2672 participants in the target ( 2255 men and 417 women)