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Open to junior high school students and older, with a 3-hour time limit and cut-off points along the course. A separate category is offered for runners aged 50 and over, and the event is open to all runners who can finish within the time limit.
Start and finish at Midori no Senjiki-shiki in Echigo Hillside Park
Held alongside the OUTDOOR PARK event
Short 5km open to children from age 3
Two races: Long 12km and Short 5km
Finisher certificate downloadable from the results page
Start / Finish
Midori no Senjiki-shiki (緑の千畳敷), Echigo Hillside Park
Midori no Senjiki-shiki (緑の千畳敷), Echigo Hillside Park
Race Day
What to bring
Drinks
Smartphone
Running shoes
Athletic clothing (denim not allowed)
Change of clothes
Towel
What you get
Participation prize (runners only)
Sports accident insurance (included in the entry fee, organiser holds sports injury insurance)
Park admission fee (included in the entry fee)
Finisher certificate issue fee (included in the entry fee, certificate downloaded from the results page)
Mini clinic by pro trail runner Hiroaki Matsunaga for first-time and young participants (after short-course check-in)
Sales kiosk on site
On the day
Showers
Changing facilities
Food vendors
Before you enter
Other questions
General entries open at 12:00 on Friday 13 November 2026 and close at 23:59 on Friday 2 April 2027. Transfers through the Yuzureru service run from 0:00 on 15 November 2026 to 23:59 on 4 April 2027. Entries close early if the field fills.
Check-in is at the Welcome Gate of Echigo Hillside Park. The park has two entrances, the Welcome Gate and the Satoyama Gate, so please make sure to use the Welcome Gate.
Yes. After check-in for the Short 5km, professional trail runner Hiroaki Matsunaga leads a mini clinic for first-time participants and children.
Yes. The event is held alongside the OUTDOOR PARK event in 2027, so the park hosts both activities on the same day.
Yes. The Yuzureru (ゆずれ～る) service allows runners to transfer their entry. Transfers become available after general entries close or the field reaches its capacity.
Nagaoka, Japan
Sunday, April 18, 2027
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