Marugame Half Marathon

Marugame JPN

Race Winners (60 runnings)

03 Feb 2008	1:01:35	Harun Njoroge (KEN)	1:07:57	Fyles Ongori (KEN)
04 Feb 2007	59:48	Mekubo Job (KEN)	1:08:00	Kayoko Fukushi-2
05 Feb 2006	1:02:13	Takayuki Matsumiya (JPN)	1:07:26	Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)
06 Feb 2005	1:01:36	Laban Kagika-2	1:09:34	Takako Kotorida (JPN)
01 Feb 2004	1:01:55	Pharis Kimani (KEN)	1:10:46	Yasuko Hashimoto-2
02 Feb 2003	1:00:21	Zakayo Ngatho (KEN)	1:09:32	Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN)
03 Feb 2002	1:01:43	Laban Kagika (KEN)	1:09:33	Mari Ozaki (JPN)
04 Feb 2001	1:02:28	Hidemori Noguchi (JPN)	1:09:28	Ikumi Nagayama (JPN)
06 Feb 2000	1:02:59	Kazuhito Yokota (JPN)	1:09:57	Rie Ueno (JPN)
24 Jan 1999	1:08:02	Daisuke Matsubara (JPN)
25 Jan 1998	1:09:00	Yoshihiro Hiramori-3
26 Jan 1997	1:09:01	Yoshihiro Hiramori-2
21 Jan 1996	1:04:20	Yoshihiro Hiramori (JPN)
22 Jan 1995	1:05:36	Masayuki Arakawa-2
23 Jan 1994	1:08:11	Masayuki Arakawa (JPN)
24 Jan 1993	1:04:09	Hiroshi Fujisawa (JPN)
19 Jan 1992	1:08:30	Masahiro Takebayashi-10
20 Jan 1991	1:02:21	Minoru Kishimoto (JPN)
21 Jan 1990	1:06:16	Masahiro Takebayashi-9
22 Jan 1989	1:06:34	Masahiro Takebayashi-8
24 Jan 1988	1:08:19	Shoji Nakanishi-2
25 Jan 1987	1:04:45	Masahiro Takebayashi-7
26 Jan 1986	1:05:11	Masahiro Takebayashi-6
27 Jan 1985	1:05:33	Shoji Nakanishi (JPN)
29 Jan 1984	1:04:57	Yasumasa Takagi (JPN)
30 Jan 1983	1:08:33	Toshihiko Sasaki (JPN)
31 Jan 1982	1:04:09	Sachi Utsunomiya (JPN)
01 Feb 1981	1:03:45	Masahiro Takebayashi-5
03 Feb 1980	1:03:53	Masahiro Takebayashi-4
04 Feb 1979	1:04:43	Masahiro Takebayashi-3
05 Feb 1978	1:04:26	Masahiro Takebayashi-2
06 Feb 1977	1:06:23	Masahiro Takebayashi (JPN)
01 Feb 1976	1:07:42	Masakazu Ichimura (JPN)
02 Feb 1975	1:08:44	Masatomo Seki-2
03 Feb 1974	1:08:03	Hiroshi Yamaguchi (JPN)
18 Feb 1973	1:08:50	Masatomo Seki (JPN)
13 Feb 1972	1:07:06	Yoshimitsu Nakamura (JPN)
21 Feb 1971	1:05:59	Noboru Miyatake (JPN)
22 Feb 1970	1:56:55	Iwao Hamamoto-2
16 Feb 1969	1:55:15	Iwao Hamamoto (JPN)
18 Feb 1968	---	35 km not held
19 Feb 1967	2:01:57	Kazuo Tanisawa-2
20 Feb 1966	2:02:02	Tsutomu Tsunei (JPN)
21 Feb 1965	2:01:47	Sumio Kohama (JPN)
23 Feb 1964	2:03:43	Ryuji Kobayashi (JPN)
24 Feb 1963	2:09:53	Yukio Kimura-2
25 Feb 1962	2:09:13	Kazuo Tanisawa (JPN)
19 Feb 1961	2:12:18	Yukio Kimura (JPN)
21 Feb 1960	2:45:43	Takayoshi Yokoi-2
22 Feb 1959	2:44:02	Takayoshi Yokoi (JPN)
23 Feb 1958	3:00:54	Muneyuki Maekawa (JPN)
24 Mar 1957	3:15:20	Hideaki Nagai (JPN)
18 Mar 1956	2:54:56	Matsuichi Murakami (JPN)
13 Feb 1955	---	marathon not held
28 Feb 1954	2:35:08	Giichi Noda-3
08 Mar 1953	2:49:16	Fumio Kuramoto (JPN)
09 Mar 1952	2:37:27	Giichi Noda-2
18 Mar 1951	2:39:41	Toshio Fuke-4
26 Mar 1950	2:39:21	Toshio Fuke-3
27 Mar 1949	2:40:08	Giichi Noda (JPN)
14 Mar 1948	2:39:54	Toshio Fuke-2
09 Mar 1947	2:47:30	Toshio Fuke (JPN)

Notes: 1947 was the inaugural year. This race was known as the Kagawa Marathon thru 1960 and the Kagawa Road Races thru 1996. The venue was Takamatsu for 1947-1951 amd 1953. Both Marugame and Takamatsu are in Kagawa-ken (prefecture). Race winners are the first finisher. In 1974, Etsuzo Obayashi (JPN) was declared the winner (1:08:19) since the first finisher Hiroshi Yamaguchi was competing as a guest (open sanka). The half marathon course is basically out-and-back with the start and finish at 15 meters and the low point at sea level. The race distance for 1947-1960 was a marathon; for 1961-1970, it was 35 km, and for 1971-1996, it was 20 km.

Most Wins

Men (1947-date)

10

Masahiro Takebayashi (JPN)

1977-81,1986-87,1989-90,1992

Women (2000-date)

2	Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN)	2003-04
.	Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)	2006-07

Prize Money
Prize money has not been awarded in this race according to available information.

Race Time Bias

Year     Men   Women
2008    -2.7    -4.4
2007    -4.1    -5.0
2006    -3.4    -4.4
2005    -4.1    -5.1
2004    -3.5    -2.5
2003    -4.0    -3.0
2002    -4.1    -3.2
2001    -3.8    -5.8
2000     n/c    -1.0
Avgs    -3.6    -3.8

Competitive Level

Year     Men   Women
2008     379     631
2007     572     597
2006     504     755
2005     479     636
2004     n/c     602
2003     n/c     534
2002     545     780
2001     399     766
2000     n/c     673

Quality Performances

Men
<1:00:00       1
<1:00:30       2
<1:01:00       2
<1:01:30       2
<1:02:00      12
<1:02:30      43
<1:03:00      87
<1:03:30     133
<1:04:00     156
<1:04:30     185
<1:05:00     202
<1:05:30     210
<1:06:00     224

Women
<1:08:00       3
<1:09:00       4 
<1:10:00      14
<1:11:00      26
<1:12:00      49
<1:13:00      93
<1:14:00     121
<1:15:00     131
<1:16:00     139
<1:17:00     142

Kagawa Road Races 10 km

Race Winners (52 runnings)

06 Feb 2000	29:35	Kenta Oshima (JPN)
24 Jan 1999	32:38	Toru Murakami (JPN)
25 Jan 1998	31:09	Terukazu Omori (JPN)
26 Jan 1997	32:12	Daisuke Matsubara-2
21 Jan 1996	31:47	Daisuke Matsubara (JPN)
22 Jan 1995	32:47	Naoki Ikushima (JPN)
23 Jan 1994	31:59	Ryo Murai (JPN)
24 Jan 1993	30:36	Kazuyoshi Masuda (JPN)
19 Jan 1992	32:35	Seiji Aoki-2
20 Jan 1991	32:35	Seiji Aoki (JPN)
21 Jan 1990	32:28	Yoshifumi Higashiyama (JPN)
22 Jan 1989	32:23	Shigeki Tsuchikabe-2
24 Jan 1988	33:27	Shigeki Tsuchikabe (JPN)
25 Jan 1987	32:51	Kazuhiko Ikuta (JPN)
26 Jan 1986	32:27	Takeshi Waki-2
27 Jan 1985	31:55	Yasumasa Takagi (JPN)
29 Jan 1984	32:05	Takeshi Waki-2
30 Jan 1983	32:20	Takeshi Waki (JPN)
31 Jan 1982	31:44	Toshihiko Sasaki-2
01 Feb 1981	31:57	Shinji Kobayashi (JPN)
03 Feb 1980	32:40	Masakazu Ichimura-3
04 Feb 1979	30:40	Toshihiro Oka (JPN)
05 Feb 1978	32:08	Masakazu Ichimura-2
06 Feb 1977	33:21	Toshihiko Sasaki (JPN)
01 Feb 1976	33:32	Masahito Ueda (JPN)
02 Feb 1975	33:32	Masakazu Ichimura (JPN)
03 Feb 1974	34:14	Noboru Miyatake-5
18 Feb 1973	33:15	Yasusada Okada (JPN)
13 Feb 1972	32:35	Noboru Miyatake-4
21 Feb 1971	32:49	Akikazu Nomura (JPN)
22 Feb 1970	32:17	Noboru Miyatake-3
16 Feb 1969	32:07	Toshifumi Yamada (JPN)
18 Feb 1968	30:55	Takeyuki Hirai (JPN)
19 Feb 1967	31:27	Noboru Miyatake-2
20 Feb 1966	30:40	Noboru Miyatake (JPN)
21 Feb 1965	31:31	Kunio Kitajima-2
23 Feb 1964	32:13	Kunio Kitajima (JPN)
24 Feb 1963	32:53	Tamaki Miura (JPN)
25 Feb 1962	32:44	Toshiyasu Okawa (JPN)
19 Feb 1961	33:19	Osamu Mino (JPN)
21 Feb 1960	1:09:09	Yukio Kimura-4
22 Feb 1959	1:08:08	Yukio Kimura-3
23 Feb 1958	1:09:45	Yukio Kimura-2
24 Mar 1957	1:08:52	Yukio Kimura (JPN)
18 Mar 1956	1:08:26	Kozo Yoshida (JPN)
13 Feb 1955	1:09:13	nfn Morii (JPN)
28 Feb 1954	1:09:34	Takanori Furukawa (JPN)
08 Mar 1953	1:09:44	Giichi Noda (JPN)
09 Mar 1952	1:09:12	Shoichi Iwasaki-2
18 Mar 1951	1:09:11	Shoichi Iwasaki (JPN)
26 Mar 1950	1:11:47	Kazuki Hioki (JPN)
27 Mar 1949	1:16:24	Hiroshi Shinomaru (JPN)

Note: 1949 was the inaugural year. The race distance was 20 km thru 1960 For 1949-50 and 1961-62, this race was limited to high school students.

Most Wins

Men (1949-2000)

5

Noboru Miyatake (JPN)

196667,1970,1972,1974

Last Updated on 03 Feb 2008

Contributor: Shigenobu Ota (100)