Tokyo Marathon

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Tokyo Marathon


Date and location March
Tokyo, Japan
Race type road
Distance Marathon
Established 2007
Record 2:07:23 (M; 2008-02-17, Viktor Röthlin); 2:31:01 (F; 2007-02-18, Hitomi Niiya)
Official site www.tokyo42195.org

The Tokyo Marathon (東京マラソン Tokyo Marason?) is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. It usually takes place in late March.

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[edit] Course

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building -> Imperial Palace -> Hibiya Park (10km Finish) -> Shinagawa -> Ginza -> Nihombashi -> Asakusa -> Tsukiji -> Tokyo Big Sight (Full Marathon Finish)

[edit] Winners

Year Winner Men Country Time Winner Women Country Time
2008 Viktor Röthlin Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2:07:23 Claudia Dreher Flag of Germany Germany 2:35:35
2007 Daniel Njenga Flag of Kenya Kenya 2:09:45 Hitomi Niiya Flag of Japan Japan 2:31:02

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