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The longest race of the day, open to high school students through to runners in their sixties and over, with separate age-group categories for men and women. Runners have a time limit of 1 hour 30 minutes. The race starts at 11:30 and the field is capped at 900 entrants.
Scenic route beside the Torinoumi lagoon
Start and finish at Torinoumi Park in Watari Town
Boxed harakomeshi as the participation prize
Start / Finish
Torinoumi Park, Watari Town (亘理町鳥の海公園)
Torinoumi Park, Watari Town (亘理町鳥の海公園)
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Recovery
What you get
Finisher certificate
Commemorative event sports towel
Boxed harakomeshi meal (one box per parent and child pair)
Event record book available for 300 yen on the day
Marathon insurance taken out by the organiser
On the day
Bag drop
Food vendors
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Before you enter
Other questions
No. Entries are limited to one person, one event and one entry. If multiple entries are received for the same person, all of them become invalid and the entry fees are not refunded.
Race programmes are distributed at Torinoumi Park from 8:45 until 20 minutes before each start. The opening ceremony is at 9:15, and the first race, the 1.5km parent and child event, sets off at 10:00.
The 1.5km race is for children in primary school grades 1 to 3 running with a parent or guardian aged 18 or over. The entry must be made in the name of the accompanying adult who will run.
Yes. If you would like the event record book, pay 300 yen at the service counter on the day and it will be posted to you roughly two weeks later.
Yes, a free baggage storage booth is available at the venue. Please keep valuables with you rather than leaving them in your bag.
Watari, Japan
Sunday, November 8, 2026
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