Distance
Start Time
Terrain
Difficulty
Max Runners
High school runners and adults race the 5km together from Fureai Hiroba, with high school and general divisions ranked separately. It is the first race of the day and the longest on the programme.
Runs along the shore of Lake Senba
Finish near the Komon statue plaza
Flat, fast lakeside paths
Held on the opening day of the Mito Plum Festival
Separate starts for each distance around the lake
Qualification
Start / Finish
5km and the opening ceremony: Senba Park Fureai Hiroba. 3km: in front of the Komon statue. 1.5km: beside Lake Senba near Senba Ohashi bridge
Beside Lake Senba, near the Komon statue plaza (Komon-zo Hiroba)
Terrain
Route
Race Day
Recovery
What to bring
Timing-tag athlete bib posted in advance
What you get
Chip timing
Participation prize (contents to be announced)
Web record certificate and web record collection
Separate male and female changing rooms
Certificates and medals for the top three in each division
Supplementary prizes from Kitakanto Family Co., Ltd. for first to third places
Sports injury insurance taken out by the organiser
On the day
Changing facilities
Bag drop
Food vendors
Merchandise
First aid on course
Before you enter
Other questions
Entry runs from 00:00 on 24 October 2026 to 23:59 on 20 December 2026 through RUNNET. Entries close early if the field fills.
No. Division changes and cancellations are not accepted once you have entered.
A bib with an integrated timing tag is posted to you by the end of January. Bring it on the day and put it on before you start.
Every entrant wears a timing-tag bib, and results are recorded as gross time from the starting gun to the finish line.
Senba Park Fureai Hiroba hosts the opening ceremony, awards, baggage storage, separate male and female changing rooms and the call area. There are food and merchandise stalls, and nurses and other medical staff are on site.
Mito, Japan
Thursday, February 11, 2027
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