Tsubetsu Koyo Half Marathon

Enjoy the fall colors of Tsubetsu-cho!

Half marathon

10k, 5k, 3k (children)

Website: http://www.town.tsubetsu.hokkaido.jp/01news/10oshirase/2017-0726-1913-3.html

Date: October 1, 2017

Apply by: September 1, 2017

Enjoy the wonderful fall colors of Tsubetsu.  Koyo means "fall colors" in Japanese and is written as 紅葉, or "red leaves".  Buses will take participants to the start and then it is a downhill run from there. This could be the place to get a PB! Buses leave from the Tsubetsu Elementary School play ground.  

Reception from 8:00 to 8:30 am.

Opening ceremony held at the Tsubetsu elementary school play ground at 8:40 am

After the opening ceremony, buses take runners to the start points of each distance.

Lunch is provided (curry) and you can enjoy having the hot meal with the other runners.

Fee:

1,500 for adults

1,000 for high school and junior high school

700 for elementary school aged participants

You need to fill out the application and take the application fee to the 

Tsubetsu-cho Chuo Kominkan to apply for the race.  

You can bring it to them directly, or you can send it by Genkin Kakitome (現金書留) or Kawase (為替). You should be able to get these at a post office or a bank.

I added text boxes of English to the application form and am attaching the link to this post.

Link: https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/030643ee-35e3-4bf8-8a1c-2149188355ed

If you do this today, it should arrive on time by Friday, September 1.

Here is the address to send it to.

You can print it out and bring it with you when you mail your application.  

〒092-0224
北海道網走郡津別町字豊永５番地１ 津別町中央公民館内
つべつ紅葉マラソン大会実行委員会事務局
TEL:0152-76-2713 FAX:0152-76-2477

Zip 092-0224

Hokkaido, Abashiri-gun, Tsubetsu-cho, Aza Toyonaga 5-banchi 1

Tsubetsu-cho Chuo Kominkan nai

Tsubetsu Koyo Marathon Taikai Jikoiinkai Jimukyoku

You can figure out your birth year in Japanese dates online.  Here is a good link I found.

http://www.ewc.co.jp/Pages/Information/CalendarEN.aspx

2016 Season has started!

Last weekend, the first race of the season, the Shiranuka Road Race, was held and my social network feeds were flooded with pictures and race reports.

Note: Most races can be applied for through Runnet.  You can also contact the race organizers and get apply-by-mail application forms.  You usually need to have an address in Japan to apply.  Most races cannot be entered on race day.  (Although some, run by running clubs, can.)

For more information on entering races in Japan, head on over to the Japan Running News blog at http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.jp .
Their specific page on entering races in Japan is here: Race Entries.

Now for a short list of races that you may be able to apply for in Hokkaido.

Nikkan Sports Toyohira-gawa Half Marathon (Sapporo)

May 5 (Children's Day)
Dist: Half, 10k, 5k, 3k
Application: Feb 1, through March 31
http://www.toyomara.com/

Hokkaido Marathon - 30th Anniversary (Sapporo)

August 28
Application starts April 3 at 18:00pm and closes shortly thereafter (usually, within two hours!)
If you want to try and get into this race, and it is worth it, visit it's Runnet site at
https://entry.runnet.jp/entry/runtes/user/pc/competitionDetailAction.do?raceId=123074&div=1
Or their homepage for more information.  Also, if you are registering online you need to create an account with Runnet. You will need a credit card and an address in Japan. The marathon also has a multi-language website with information.

http://hokkaido-marathon.com/2016/overview-en/

Ohotsuku - Abashiri Marathon

September 25
This is a new marathon started in 2015 and is one I am eager to try.
Application starts April 1 and runs through June 30.
http://www.abashiri-marathon.jp

Northern Horse Park Half marathon and Ekiden (Chitose / Sapporo area)

May 14 and 15

Dist: Half, 7km Trail + Half, 2.5km 

Application until March 31

http://www.nhp-marathon.com/

Karikachi Trail Running (Shintoku / Tokachi area)

May 22

Apply by April 25

http://www.karikachi.org/trailrun/

20km, 12km, 4km Trail Run

Apply on Runnet: http://runnet.jp/entry/runtes/user/pc/competitionDetailAction.do?raceId=120793&div=1

There are many more events coming up, especially in June.  Check the archives to get an idea of where and when races are!

Ohotsuku - Abashiri Marathon

Another full marathon starts in Hokkaido. With a 6 hour time limit, pretty much anyone could finish it. The Ohotsuku - Abashiri Marathon will be held on September 27 (Sun), 2015. Get some new shoes, get some yak-trax, renew your gym membership and let's get that base training started! ('Cause I'm all about that base!) This falls on the weekend before the Betsukai Pilot Marathon, which is convenient for me because there are always a lot of events on the first weekend in October (Ikeda Wine Festival anyone?).

http://www.abashiri-marathon.jp/
https://plus.google.com/103071592548368208603/posts/fD3D2QNKXX5

Mokotoyama Fukioroshi Half Marathon

もこと山ふきおろしマラソン

October 28
Apply directly to organizers by 9/20
Organizers HP: http://www.town.ozora.hokkaido.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=1870

Half, 10k, 5k, 3k, 2k

Fee: 2000
Reception: Ozora Higashi MokotoB&G Kaiyo Center
Address:網走郡大空町東藻琴387-1
Reception Time: 7:40 - 8:10
Access: Take Higashi Mokoto Bound bus from Abashiri Station (45 minutes), then walk 10 minutes
Parking: 100 spaces
Course: Half and 10k is a run down a mountain.
Water: 1 point for half and 10k
Mileage Markers: Every 5k, every 1k for last 3km
Opening Ceremony: 8:30
Start at: Mokoto Yama (Half), Furusato Center (10k), Midori to Cheezu no Sato Fureai Park (other)
Finish at: Higashi Mokoto Tamokuteki Ground
Record print out: yes, same day
Places: to 6th
Participation prize: yes (last year was a napsack)
Last year: 497 people, 134 half, 85 10k, 73 5k
Last year wining time: Men's Hal 1:09:55, Women's 1:25:26

Other: Pork Soup after the run, vendors
Local specialties: cheese, Chinese yams

Apply to: Mokotoyama Fukioroshi Marason Taikai Jimukyoku
Address:〒099-3201
北海道網走郡大空町東藻琴387-1 大空町東藻琴B&G海洋センター内　
TEL 0152-66-2741
FAX 0152-66-3615