Date Early March Established 1946 Distance Marathon | Location Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan Official site Lake Biwa Marathon Event type Road running | |
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Primary sponsor K-Opticom Corporation (2010–) Similar Ojiyama Stadium, Nagano Olympic Commem, Seoul International Marathon, Lake Biwa, Oita Athletic Stadium | ||
Gold label 68th lake biwa mainichi marathon 2013
The Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon (びわ湖毎日マラソン, Biwako Mainichi Marason) held in Otsu, Shiga, is one of the prominent Japanese marathon races of the year. It is a male only competition and has IAAF Gold Label status. It was first held in 1946 and, having taken place every year since then, it is Japan's oldest annual marathon race. The early editions of the race were held in Osaka until a switch to Tokyo occurred for the 1963–65 marathons, and all subsequent races thereafter were held in Ōtsu, near Lake Biwa, where the race gets its name. It is sponsored by Mainichi and was known simply as the Mainichi Marathon for a period.
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The race begins and ends at the Ojiyama Stadium. The Lake Biwa Marathon has been selected as the Japanese national marathon championships on dozens of occasions, starting in 1960. The current course record for the competition is 2:06:13 hours, set by Wilson Kipsang at the 2011 edition.
Winners
Key: Course record Japanese championship race Asian Marathon Championship race
Qualifications
The runners need to meet both of the following requirements, or have a special recommendation from the JAAF, to enter the competition. 1, The runner must be at least 19 years old on the day of competition. 2, The runner should have achieved one of the following time within two years from the date of the competition.