Karikachi Summer Road Race

The Karikachi Summer Road Race in Shintoku.

I just got the application for this today in the mail. Very small local race. The short courses are almost entirely on Shintoku's well known grass running course. The one eigth marathon (5.275km) and quarter marathons (10.549km) take you off of the grass course and out onto country roads lined with summer crops of maybe potatoes or sugar beets. Usually the potatoes are in full bloom and their fragrant smell tries to encourage you to slow down and enjoy.

Date: July 17
Place: Shintoku Sahoro Riverside Park Golf Course

The grass running course goes around the golf course.

Fee: 2000 yen for high school and above, 1000 yen for junior high school and below.

Please see the details of the event below and if you have any questions feel free to comment on this post and I will answer as soon as possible. I'm sorry this is not more details but my wife is in the hospital and I have to take care of the kids.

Karikachi Sumer Road Race (Shintoku)

Karikachi Sumer Road Race

狩勝サマーロードレース大会
July 19
Apply by July 12
Registration: 8am
Start 9:30am
Finish: noon
Place: Sahoro Riverside Park Golf Course in front of the SHintoku Onsen Hotel.
Events: 10.549km , 5.275km, + kids distances of 3.5, 2.6, and 1.8kms
Fee: 2,000, 1,000 for kids
Places: 1-3 medals
Participation prizes too.
Certificate of completion (write your own time on it).
How to apply: take your application from and the entry fee to
#1
Shintoku-cho Kuttari Midorimachi 1-chome 89
Inoue-san　（井上）
Tel 01566-5-2458
〒081-0163北海道上川郡新得町屈足緑町1丁目89
OR
#2
SHintoku-cho 5jyo minami 4-chome
Sintoku chomin taiikukan
BUT, please try and take your app to #1
The first and last few km are on Shintoku's grass course and then you run out of the park and up a steep hill and out into the surrounding farm land. Usually, there is a jitsugyodan team there for a camp and they usually run along with the other runners to encourage them along.
This is the only race that has allowed me to run with my kids in our jogging stroller.

27th Annual Karikachi Summer Road Race in Shintoku-cho
Here is the information you need to sign up. Take your application directly to them.

Check the Karikachi Road Race on the calendar to the right.
Check the Hokkaido Road Races Map for location.