Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon | |
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Date | Mid-April |
Location | Nagano, Japan |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 1999 |
Course records | Men's: 2:09:05 (2012) Francis Kibiwott Women's: 2:26:38 (2008) Alevtina Ivanova |
Official site | Nagano Marathon |
Participants | 5,613 finishers (2022) |
The Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon (Japanese: 長野オリンピック記念 長野マラソン) is an annual marathon road race which takes place in mid-April in Nagano, Japan. It is an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race competition.[1] The Nagano Marathon has races for both elite and amateur runners. It is named in honour of the 1998 Winter Olympics which were held in Nagano.[2]
The course has a point-to-point style and it has received accreditation from the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and AIMS. The route begins at the Nagano Sports Park and heads in a generally southern direction, passing the Zenkō-ji temple before finishing at the Nagano Olympic Stadium. The route incorporates four of the former Olympic venues into the race.[3]