Nagoya Women's Marathon | |
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Date | Mid-March |
Location | Nagoya, Japan |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Menard Cosmetic |
Established | 1980 |
Course records | 2:17:18 (2022) Ruth Chepng'etich |
Official site | Nagoya Women's Marathon |
Participants | 49 elite finishers (2022) 96 (2020) 119 (2019) |
The Nagoya Women's Marathon (名古屋ウィメンズマラソン), named Nagoya International Women's Marathon (名古屋国際女子マラソン, Nagoya Kokusai Joshi Marathon) until the 2010 race, is an annual marathon race for female runners over the classic distance of 42 km and 195 metres, held in Nagoya, Japan in early March every year. It holds World Athletics Platinum road race status.[1] It is held on the same day as the Nagoya City Marathon , an event consisting of a half marathon (21.0975 km) and a quarter marathon (10.5 km), with both races open to both males and females.[2]