Nagoya Women's Marathon

Quick facts

Location Nagoya, Japan

Distance Marathon

Date March

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About Nagoya Women's Marathon

Nagoya International Women’s Marathon”, a race used to be deciding who is to participate in the Olympic and World Championship, has changed to a full marathon for 15,000 women in 2012, answering the request of marathon fans across the country. Starting and finishing at Nagoya Dome, the Marathon is known for its level course going by famous spots of Nagoya and for its easy-to-break records. Leaving aside the part of the elite race, Nagoya Women’s Marathon has a time limit of 7 hours. Even beginners can easily complete it.

City IAAF Gold Label JAAF Urban Women AIMS certified

Practicalities

Award Medals

Awards will be presented to top 8 finishers and promising Japanese runner.

Maximum Time

7 hours cut-off time. The cut-off time is set due to traffic, security and event operation purposes. In addition to the predetermined cut-off points, the organizer may stop a runner when he or she is extremely behind in the race.

Timing

The time limit is based on the starting gun.

Nagoya Women's Marathon Route Map

Nagoya Women's Marathon Route Map

Reviews (2)

Joaquim Tok

Joaquim Tok

Joaquim Tok

Reviewed 23 March, 2019

I did this Marathon twice - once in 2017 and once in 2018. The main draw of this Marathon is the Tiffany Finisher Pendant. Good things about this run - nice cool weather and all women's race makes it ...

Asraa Ziadi

Asraa Ziadi

Asraa Ziadi

Reviewed 04 July, 2018

Having lived in Nagoya for almost 4 years, I always tried to participate in this marathon. I was never accepted so I ended up running the half marathon. But I finally realized my dream in 2018. It was...

Start:

Nagoya Dome

Nagoya Dome Maeyada Station, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Difficulty

rolling

Highlights

Nagoya Dome
Nagoya City Museum
Atsuta Shrine
Tsuruma Park
Nagoya TV Tower
Osu kannon Temple
City Hall
Nagoya Castle

Nagoya Women's Marathon Trivia

With 13,114 participants, the first Marathon in 2012 was recognized as the largest women’s marathon in the world in the "Guinness World Records". In 2015, the record was updated to 17,846 participants!
The Nagoya Women’s Marathon was once called Nagoya International Women’s Marathon. It began in 1980 as an annual 20-kilometre road race held in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. After its first two years there, the venue changed to Nagoya for the third edition in 1982.

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