KYOTO MARATHON 2020

"DO YOU KYOTO? Marathon" and "Assistance for Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake"

1. Promotion of citizen sports
2. Whether you run, cheer, or support - you play a leading role!
3. Presenting the wonders of Kyoto to Japan and to the world
4. Revitalization of Kyoto/Japan

City of Kyoto, Kyoto Athletic Association

Kyoto City Gymnastics Association, The Kyoto Shimbun Newspaper Co., Ltd., Kyoto Broadcasting System Company Limited, α-STATION (FM-Kyoto Inc.)

Kyoto Marathon Executive Committee

Kyoto Athletic Association

Kyoto Sports Association for the Disabled, Kyoto City Sports Instructors Board, Kyoto Medical Association, Kyoto Private Hospital Association, Kyoto City Hospital Organization, Kyoto Nursing Association, Kyoto Tachibana University, The Kyoto City Liaison Council of Local Women's Societies, Japan 3B Gymnastics Association Kyoto Branch, Association of Kyoto Runners (tentative)

Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Japan Tourism Agency, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education, Kyoto City Board of Education, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kyoto City Sports Association, Kyoto Convention Bureau, Kyoto City Tourism Association, Kyoto Shopping Streets Association, NHK Kyoto (Japan Broadcasting Corporation Kyoto Branch), The Asahi Shimbun Company Kyoto Bureau, The Mainichi Newspapers Kyoto Branch, The Yomiuri Shimbun Kyoto Bureau, The Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. Kyoto Bureau, Nikkei Inc. Kyoto Branch, K.K. Kyodo News Kyoto Branch, Jiji Press Ltd. Kyoto Bureau (tentative)

OMRON Corporation, Wacoal Corp.

1. Marathon (42.195 km)
2. Pair-Ekiden (1st Stage: approx. 27.6 km, 2nd Stage: approx. 14.6 km)
3. Wheelchair race (6.1 km)

Sunday, February 16, 2020

08:55: Wheelchair race start09:00: Marathon and pair-Ekiden start15:00: Marathon and pair-Ekiden finish

1. Marathon: 16,000 runners
2. Pair-Ekiden: 200 pairs (400 runners)
3. Wheelchair race: 20 athletes

* The above numbers include participants recommended by organizers.

Marathon & pair-Ekiden: 6 hours (based on gun time)

1. Marathon and pair-Ekiden

   Start at TAKEBISHI Stadium Kyoto（Nishikyogoku Athletic Park）and finish in front of Heian-jingu Shrine (course certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations [JAAF], International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF], and Association of International Marathons and Distance Races [AIMS])

   * Relay point for pair-Ekiden: Kyoto Botanical Gardens

2. Wheelchair race

   TAKEBISHI Stadium Kyoto（Nishikyogoku Athletic Park）to Arashiyama

For reasons of traffic control, security, and event operation, the cutoff time will be enforced at each checkpoint.
Regardless of the time limit at checkpoints, during the race, if a contestant's progress is extremely delayed, race officials may disqualify him/her from the race.

The races will be conducted in accordance with the 2019 rules and regulations of the JAAF and this competition.

1. Marathon
   • ①Men and women: First 20 runners for each
   • ②Men and women by age groups (every 5 years): First 3 runners for each
   • ③Men and woman who are residents of Kyoto City : First 8 runners for each

   * At the awards ceremony, the awards will be presented to the top 8 runners in category 1 described above. Certificates will be sent to other award-winning runners at a later date.

   * No awards for pair-Ekiden

2. Wheelchair race

   First 3 runners

1. Marathon and pair-Ekiden
   • ①Participants must have been born before April 1, 2001.
   • ②Participants must be able to complete the race within 6 hours. (Participation by wheelchair is not permitted.)

2. Wheelchair race

   Participants must be wheelchair users as of February 16, 2020, with a physical disability certificate issued pursuant to the provisions in Article 15 of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons (1949 Act No. 283). Participants must also have received a recommendation from the Kyoto Sports Association for the Disabled and have been accepted by the organizer.

1. Marathon: Domestic participants: JPY15,000**; Overseas participants: JPY17,000
2. Pair-Ekiden: JPY25,000 (for a pair)
3. Wheelchair race: JPY2,000

* Overseas participants who apply for the event on the English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese website are not eligible to participate in the pair-Ekiden and wheelchair race.

* Voluntary donations to relief funds for survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake be collected (in the units of JPY 500).

** Domestic participants at the age of 23 and under (on the day of the race):JPY 12,000.

Applications must be made online.

* In the case of excess applications, participants will be chosen by lottery.

Friday, February14, 2020: 11:30-20:00 (last entry)Saturday, February 15, 2020: 10:30-19:00 (last entry)

* Check-in times are subject to change.

* No check-in will be accepted on the day of the race (February 16).

* ID must be presented at check-in (no substitutions permitted).
Place: Miyako-Messe (Kyoto International Exhibition Hall)

1. Programs for the main concepts ("DO YOU KYOTO? Marathon" and "Assistance for Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake") will be organized.
2. In the case of event cancellation due to reason(s) beyond the organizer's control, entry fees will not be refunded.
3. Only registered applicants are eligible to compete in the race. (Substitutions are not permitted.)
4. Participants may not wear costumes or exhibit any advertising materials, such as designs and trademarks that signify company/product names, at the event venue or on the courses.