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The only distance on offer is a certified half marathon of 21.0975 km, open to JAAF-registered runners and general runners aged 15 and over who can complete it within 2 hours 45 minutes. It starts at 09:30 in front of Ibi Police Station and finishes at Ibigawa Town Hall, with a three-hour limit and cut-offs at 8.4 km and 18 km.
Start in front of Ibi Police Station
Finish at Ibigawa Town Hall
Certified half marathon course through Ibigawa Town
Winners invited to the 2027 St. George Marathon in Utah
Qualification
Start / Finish
In front of Ibi Police Station (揖斐警察署前)
Ibigawa Town Hall (揖斐川町役場)
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Getting There
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What you get
Chip timing
Participation gift: choice of T-shirt, Ibi rice (about 2 cups) or Ibi specialty products
Finisher towel for runners inside the time limit
Drinks on the course
Sports injury insurance taken out by the organiser
Race guide, participation gift, athlete bib and timing tag posted in early November
WEB finisher certificate
On the day
Merchandise
Before you enter
Other questions
Only people living in Ibigawa Town may enter. If you make a group entry, every member of the group must also live in Ibigawa Town. Runners from outside the town should enter through the general category, which opens on 8 June 2026 at 20:00.
Entries run from 20:00 on 25 May 2026 to 23:59 on 7 June 2026, and the entry page closes early if the capacity is reached before the deadline.
The fee is 8,000 yen. Take 500 yen off if you do not want the participation gift, and runners aged 25 and under get a further 500 yen off on a first-come basis for 300 places. Adding a nickname bib costs 500 yen more. The listed price is the price with a participation gift.
You choose between a T-shirt, about two cups of Ibi rice, or Ibi specialty products. Runners who finish inside the time limit also receive a finisher towel. T-shirt sizing details are on the official race website.
The race is open to JAAF-registered athletes in the men's and women's divisions and to general runners aged 15 and over, excluding junior high school students, who can complete the half marathon within 2 hours 45 minutes. If you enter the JAAF-registered division, register your 2026 JAAF details in your My Page profile before entering.
Ibigawa, Japan
Sunday, November 8, 2026
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