Held every year in late June.
100km and 50km divisions.
One of the most popular and celebrated ultra-marathons in Japan.
Run with close to 5000 others around the beautiful Saroma Lake.
Apply by February 11, 2023 (Date based on past events. Please check official website.)
Date: June 25, 2023
The last Sunday in June.
This is a fantastic event and I can't say enough about it. There are so many people on the course that you are almost never running alone. That alone helps a lot. There is either a water stop or a water and food stop every 2.5km. The support of the other runners and of all the volunteers on the course is phenomenal. This is one of the most famous and well attended ulras in Japan for good reason.
People who have completed this ultra 10 times get preferred treatment. If you are in Japan for the long haul, why not give it a try in 2023 or 2024?
Links:
Official Homepage
http://saromanblue.jp/
City of Kitami's event page (Updated Jan. 2023)
https://kitamikanko.jp/event/411/
#saroma100
Please click on the Saroma label for the most up-to-date information on this race. Also be sure and check the comments.
Date: June 25, 2023
Application period: Mid January to Mid February.
100k Start 5 am
50k Start 10 am
Course: It is a mostly flat course at sea level with a few undulations that I wouldn't call "hills" per say around the 80k mark. It takes your from the north side of Saroma Lake down to the southeast side.
You start on the Yubetsu side at the Yubetsu Sogo Taiikukan (Gym) and end at the Tokoro side in Kitami at the Kitami Tokoro-cho Sports Center.
Requirements:
1. Be able to run 100km within 13 hours or 50km within 8 hours.
2. Athletes cannot participate in wheelchairs.
3. Must be at least 18 years old on the day of the event.
4. Foreign athletes can participate in either the JAAF Registered class or the non-registered class. However, if you are a registered runner with the athletics federation in your own country, you can participate in the registered runners division if you have a certificate showing your current status as a registered runner in your own country.
(I don't know much about registering with JAAF but you don't have to registered with them to run the race. .)
You must past the following points within the allotted time or you will be asked to remove your bib and get on a bus to be carried to the finish.
100km
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5 am Start
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Time
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Elapsed
Time
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30km
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9：00
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4:00
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42.195km
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10：30
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5:30
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50km
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11：30
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6:30
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60km
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12：35
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7:35
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70km
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13：45
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8:45
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80km
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15：00
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10:00
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90km
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16：30
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11:30
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Finish
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18：00
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13:00
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50km
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10 am Start
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10km
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11：30
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1:30
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20km
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13：45
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3:45
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30km
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15：00
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5:00
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40km
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16：30
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6:30
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Finish
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18：00
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8:00
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1.
You will get your bib number
and runner's pack when you check in either the day before or two days before at the reception area at the Yubetsu-cho Sogo Taiikukan Arena.
2.
Aid stations every 5 km with
sports drinks, bananas, candy, dried plums (for electrolytes), chocolate etc,
Water only spots ever 2.5km
3.
At the 55 km mark, in front of
the Hotel Grantia Saroma there will be a rest station where you can have a bag
delivered to. You can use this area to change your shoes and clothes etc. There will be changing tents available. Food and drinks and toilets will also be
available.
4.
There will be two special bags
of different colors provided to put your stuff into. One to be delivered to the
finish, and one to be delivered to the rest station in front of the Hotel
Grantia Saroma.
5.
Paramedics will be on hand in
case of emergencies.
6.
Participants in the 100 km
divisions MUST finish reception/check in by either the DAY BEFORE the race or two days before. This is
usually done at the start, at the Yubetsu Sogo Tai’ikukan (gym).
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Athletes living outside of Japan who want to participate can use their foreign address on the application forms. | |
| I will be adding more information and updating this page as time permits and when it gets closer to the application start in January 2023. To be translated: Schedule for the event Fri thru Sunday. Based of of 2013 data. 6月23日（金） Reception and registraiton Friday 2pm to 6pm at the Yubetsu Sogo Taiikukan (Gym) ■14:00～18:00 受付 湧別総合体育館「アリーナ」 ※フライトスケジュールにより変更になる場合があります。 大きな地図で見る 6月24日（土）Saturday 9am to 7pm Reception and registration at Yubetsu Sogo Taiikukan ■9:00～19:00 受付 湧別総合体育館「アリーナ」 ■16:00～17:30 Opening Ceremony 4pm to 5:30 pm Yubetsu Bunka Center Sazanami (Cultural Center) 開会式／前夜祭 湧別文化センター「さざ波」 100km participants cannot go thru reception on the day of the event. You must complete your registration on the Friday or Saturday before the event. ※100kmの部は当日受付はありません。 必ず上記2日間に受付を行ってください。 6月25日（日）Sunday 5 am 100km Start ■5:00 100kmの部スタート 湧別総合体育館 ■8:30～9:30 8:30 to 9:30 am, 50km Reception at Saroma-cho Hyakunen Hiroba 50kmの部受付 佐呂間町100年広場 ■10:00 10am 50km Start 50kmの部スタート 佐呂間町100年広場 ■16:00～From 4pm, Awards Ceremony at Kitami City Tokoro-cho Hyakunen Hiroba 表彰式 北見市常呂町百年広場 ■18:00 6pm Finish/Time limit. レース終了/制限時間 ■18:20～19:20 6:20 pm to 7:20 pm Closing Ceremony and Sayonara Party at Kitami Tokoro-cho Sports Center. 閉会式/さよならパーティー 北見市常呂町スポーツセンター | |
