Date & Time | Sunday, February 26, 2012 |
9:05 a.m. (Wheelchair Start) |
9:10 a.m. (Elite and General Race Start) |
10:50 a.m.10km Finish |
16:10 p.m. Marathon Finish |
Broadcaster | Nippon Television Network Corporation. |
Course | Marathon: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building — Iidabashi — Imperial Palace — Hibiya — Shinagawa — Ginza — Nihonbashi — Asakusa Kaminari-mon — Tsukiji — Toyosu — Tokyo Big Sight (The course is certified by the JAAF and AIMS) |
10km Race: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building– Iidabashi — Imperial Palace — Hibiya Park (No official time record will be issued) |
Competition | The races will be conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the JAAF and the Race Organizer. |
Rules |
Time Limits | Marathon: 7 hours; 10km Race: 1 hour and 40 minutes |
(i) The enforced time limits are based on the gun time (not a chip time). |
(ii) The cut-off time will be enforced at each checkpoint due to limited duration of traffic control, security operation and event operation. The runners, who fail to pass through the checkpoint before the cut-off time, will be disqualified from the race. Furthermore, trailing runners who lag excessively behind the cut-off time pace may be asked to leave the course at anytime. |
Maximum | Marathon: 35,500 runners (including 100 elite runners, 3,000 charity runners, and 3,000 premium members of Tokyo Marathon’s official ONE TOKYO club) |
number of | 10km Race: 500 runners |
entrants | |
Eligibility: | 1) Marathon: Must be at least 19 years of age on the race day |
1-1) General participants |
Runners, both men and women (including handicapped, domestic and international runners recommended by the race organizer), capable of completing the race under 6 hours and 40 minutes. |
- Athletes registered with the JAAF. |
- Athletes not registered with the JAAF. |
1-2) Elite Runners |
- Runners, both men and women, who satisfy the special requirements set forth by the JAAF. |
- Invited runners: domestic and international runners recommended by the JAAF. |
1-3) Wheelchair |
Total of 25 athletes, both men and women, capable of completing the race within 2 hours 10 minutes riding the racing wheelchair. |
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2) 10km Race: |
2-1) U-18 |
Total of 275 male and/or female runners between 16 and 18 years of age on the race day who are capable of finishing the race in under 1.5 hours (Runners born between February 27, 1993 and February 26, 1996 are eligible). |
*Including 100 runners to be selected separately by an organization mandated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to run projects linked to the Great East Japan Earthquake recovery efforts. |
2-2) Visually Impaired |
Total of 50 male and/or female runners aged 16 and above on the race day capable of finishing the race within 1.5 hours |
2-3) Intellectually Challenged |
Total of 100 male and/or female runners aged 16 and above on the race day capable of finishing the race within 1.5 hours |
2-4) Organ Transplant Recipients |
Total of 50 male and/or female runners aged 16 and above on the race day capable of finishing the race within 1.5 hours |
2-5) Wheelchair |
Total of 25 male and/or female athletes aged 16 and above capable of finishing the race in 50 minutes on the racing wheelchair. |
Prize Money | For the marathon race, prize money based on the results will be awarded. |
Entry Fee | Marathon: Domestic 10,000 Yen (from overseas: 12,000 Yen) |
10km Race: Domestic 5,000 Yen (from overseas: 6,000 Yen) |
Application | 1) Procedure |
Online entry or postal money transfer |
2) Application Period |
Application must be received between Monday, August 1, 2011 and Wednesday, August 31, 2011 (inclusive). |
3) Screening |
Entrants will be decided by a lottery if applications exceed the maximum number. |
4) Payment |
Accepted applicants must pay the entry fee by money transfer to the designated account before the deadline. |
*Applications from elite runners will be accepted from December. |
*Applications from charity runners will be accepted from Friday, July 15, on a first-come, first-served basis (up to 3,000 charity runners) |
*Priority applications may be submitted by the premium members of ONE TOKYO, the official club of Tokyo Marathon, from Friday, July 1 to Monday, July 25 (Total of 3,000 places including 2,000 individual entries and 500 pair entries) |