Shopping streets and Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine are in this area. This is a good spot to cheer for runners while enjoying the friendly atmosphere of a traditional commercial and working-class neighborhood. However, if you get there to observe the lead runners, it may be too early to enjoy Fukagawa-meshi for lunch.
There are many luxury brand shops lining the streets from Nihombashi to Kyobashi and on to Ginza. Many people will be cheering from the sidewalks and runners will gain a lot of energy from them. Please cheer for runners who are walking at this point to encourage them to start running again. Shiba koen area is the final turn-around of the course. You can cheer for runners who are passing the 30 km point at Ginza and heading toward the 35 km point in Shinagawa, and for runners who are coming back from Shinagawa and passing the 40 km point on the way to the finish line.
Shiba Koen Station on the Toei Mita Line Here, some runners will still be vigorously trying for a record, and others will be barely managing to put one foot in front of the other. This is the toughest point for runners. Your cheering will give runners the energy to cross the finish line. Gyoko-dori street in front of Tokyo station, which is the finish line, may not be familiar to you. Some areas may be closed to general public, but you may be able to view the finish line from a distance.
It is worth checking out. If there are specific runners you want to cheer for, you can encourage them at several different locations according to their estimated running times. It is also fun to cheer for all runners from those at the front to those at the rear from one cheering position.
Runners gain energy from cheering bystanders, and in return, runners provide a spectacle for bystanders cheering from the sidewalks.
If you are a bystander this year, you may be in the race next year! The key point is to maintain your usual frequency of training, but running at more modest distances and speeds.
Be very careful not to catch a cold. Do everything you can do up to the day before the race. Attach the number card to your race clothing. Check the brochure to confirm how you will get to the designated location, the route, baggage storage locations, etc. Drink alcohol moderately if you do. Eat plenty of food for breakfast on the day before the race.
In particular, eat extra carbohydrates. Sleeping well is also important. Schedule when to go to bed, wake up, have breakfast, go to the toilet, and get to the site by calculating the time backward from the designated assembly time. Get to the assembly point on time. You would be disqualified if you arrived after Some runners will feel overwhelmed by the size of the crowd. Everybody will feel the same way, with the exception of some elite runners.
Be yourself and relax. Bib collection at the expo was quick and easy. There were many stalls but nothing really interesting, as normal. A nice quick course in a very interesting city, recommended. Disappointing about: Course: 3 Organization: 2 Fans: 4 E. Not the best expo I have been to, not as good as the other majors, the official jacket could not even be found there. The start pens were fairly crowded and it would be advisable to get there early to line up. The course was quite boring with not many landmarks to see but reasonably quick with the first 5K gradual downhill and flat after that apart from a few bridges.
The crowd were great with enthusiastic support throughout the whole race. There were plenty water tables on course which also had energy drinks. The finish line which was a bit of an anticlimax had no water, you had to walk about a kilometre before you were handed a small bottle.
The bag collection was easy and well organised and the busses back to the start line were running well. Nearly 2 weeks now since the race and still can't find race results after numerous emails to the organisers not only by myself but scores of other runners that all have been ignorantly ignored by the organisers. I would spare yourself the 12 hour flight and give Tokyo marathon a miss unless you are trying to notch up the 6 majors as it falls well below par than many other marathon events nearer home.
Tokyo Marathon falls well short of what a major experience should be and should be stripped of its status. Deserving of a major! The organization is top notch, as one would expect for any major endeavor conducted by the Japanese. The new course was more runner-friendly as far as being centralized in the city as opposed to finishing out in Odaiba.
The volunteers were friendly, helpful, and plentiful. Though there was quite a bit of walking required after the race, it was the first time using this method so some kinks may need to get worked out. All in all, this is a great race that I would recommend to all runners, particularly those who are thinking of running all 6 majors.
I entered this with a time and was aiming for sub I was assigned to the B corral and was initially worried that I would get caught up in the crowd as others reported.
I did end up losing a little bit of time maybe 30 seconds at most but it was nothing to worry about. As others suggested I arrived early. The race start time was and I arrived at around I got through security and then dropped my bag within 10 min. I then waited for a toilet for about minutes. There were some ridiculously long lines be sure to look around before you line up, some lines are much shorter than others.
I then got into my corral at around Since I was there fairly early I managed to get myself near the front of the B group. Brought an old shirt and a plastic bag to keep warm. Great fans along the way and support throughout. Big long tables with both water and sports drinks.
Fast course - no question. Some rollers at the end, but nothing serious. I PB'ed by almost 4 minutes and will try this race again if I can get in.
Super friendly and fun staff at the finish. Can't recommend this one enough. The only thing I could say about this race is that maybe the expo could be improved although I don't really care much about expos. Runners will end the race by cutting through Hibiya Park and hitting Tokyo Station. The historic course runs straight through eight cities and towns in the Boston metropolitan area, starting on East Main Street in Hopkinton and following Routes 35, 16, and Finishers cross into downtown Boston and end near the John Hancock Tower in Copley Square after largely descending in elevation from the top of the course.
Overall, the race is very hilly. The course begins at feet above sea level and drops drastically, eventually resting around the to foot mark from miles 3. From Newtown to Brookline at mile 19, runners will climb the infamous Heartbreak Hill before descending to sea level in the last two miles. As one of the most architecturally revered cities in the U. The 45, participants start the flat race in downtown Chicago, catching glimpses of Millennium Park , the mid-century Prudential Building, and the Loop.
In the industrial River North neighborhood, runners will fly by Merchandise Mart, home to galleries, as well as residential and design showrooms. Just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall that June, participants were able to run through East Berlin with tears in their eyes.
The course today is configured in a large loop. It starts at 38 meters above sea level and never rises above 53 meters.
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