Tokyo Marathon 2017
also serves as
Selection Race of Japan Men's Marathon Representatives for the 16th IAAF World Championships
101st Japan National Championships – Men’s Marathon
Abbott World Marathon Majors Series Ⅹ

Tokyo Marathon Foundation

JAAF (Japan Association of Athletics Federations); Tokyo Metropolitan Government; The Yomiuri Shimbun; Nippon Television Network Corporation; Fuji Television Network, Inc.; Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd.; Tokyo Shimbun

JAPAN SPORTS AGENCY; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Metropolitan Tokyo Mayors' Council; Japan Sports Association; Japanese Olympic Committee; Japan Sports Association for the Disabled; JPA (Japan Para Athletics) ; Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation); Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Tokyo Medical Association; Tokyo Disaster Prevention & Emergency Medical Service Association; Tokyo Private Ambulance Call Center Registrants’ Liaison Council; Tokyo Nursing Association; Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau; Tokyo Federation of Neighborhood Associations; Tokyo Federation of Shopping Center Promotion Associations & Tokyo Federation of Shopping Centers; Tokyo Amateur Athletic Association; Community Sports Commissioners Tokyo; Hochi Shimbun; Radio Nippon Co., Ltd.; Sankei Sports; Yukan Fuji; SANKEI LIVING SHIMBUN Inc.; Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.; Fuji Sankei Business I; FUSOSHA Publishing Inc.; Tokyo Chunichi Sports

Tokyo Athletics Association

Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled; KPA (Kanto Para Athletics)

Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd

STARTS CORPORATION INC.; Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.; ASICS Japan Corp.; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; BMW Japan Corp.; KINTETSU INTERNATIONAL; The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited; SEIKO HOLDINGS CORPORATION; Toray Industries, Inc.; McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd.; Mizuho Bank, Ltd.; Seven-Eleven Japan Co.,Ltd.; ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD.; American Express International, Inc.; ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD; KAGOME Co., Ltd.; Photocreate Co.,Ltd; ZENROSAI(National Federation of Workers and Consumers Insurance Cooperatives); KONICA MINOLTA, INC.; SECOM CO.,LTD.; Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co.,Inc.; Daiwa Securities Group; Shiseido Japan Co.,Ltd; IBM Japan,Ltd.; NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION; KOYOU HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.; Shimizu Octo,Inc.; Dole Japan, Inc.

1) Marathon (Men, Women, Wheelchair Men, Wheelchair Women)
2) 10km Race (Men and Women for Junior & Youth, Visually Impaired,
Intellectually Challenged, Organ Transplant Recipients and Wheelchair categories)

Sunday, February 26, 2017
  9:05 a.m.– Wheelchair Marathon and 10km Start
  9:10 a.m.– Marathon and 10 km Start
10:50 a.m.– 10km Finish
  4:10 p.m.– Marathon Finish

Nippon Television Network Corporation

1) Marathon:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building — Iidabashi — Kanda — Nihombashi — Asakusa Kaminari-Mon — Ryogoku — Monzen-nakacho — Ginza — Takanawa — Hibiya —Tokyo Station/Gyoko-dori (This course is certified by the JAAF and AIMS/IAAF .)
2) 10km Race:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building — Iidabashi — Kanda — Nihombashi (Results are considered unofficial. Finishing place is determined by net time.)

The races will be conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the IAAF, the JAAF and the Race Organizer. IAAF Road Race Label Regulations also apply to the Tokyo Marathon 2017, which has been certified by the IAAF as a Gold Label road race. Doping control is conducted under IAAF Anti-Doping Regulations and/or Japan Anti-Doping Regulations.
IPC ATHLETICS Rules and Regulations and the competition rules of the Tokyo Marathon apply to the wheelchair marathon.Doping control is conducted under IPC ATHLETICS Anti-Doping Regulations and/or Japan Anti-Doping Regulations.

Marathon: 7 hours
Wheelchair Marathon: 2 hours and 10 minutes
10km Race: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Wheelchair 10km race: 35minutes

• (i) The time limits are based on the gun time (not on the net time).
• (ii) The cut-off time will be enforced at each checkpoint due to limited duration of traffic control, security operation and event operation. The runners, who fail to pass through the checkpoint before the cut-off time, will be disqualified from the race. Furthermore, trailing runners who lag excessively behind the cut-off time pace may be asked to leave the course at anytime.

1. 1) Marathon: Over 19 years old on the day of the event (Field size: 35,500 people)
   1. 1-1) General participants Persons who can complete the course within six hours and 40 minutes
      *Persons with disabilities who find it difficult to run without support should run with a partner (running with a guide dog is not allowed)
   2. 1-2) Semi-Elite (Field size: 2,700 people)
      Athletes who are recommended by the races that are affiliated in the RUN as ONE - Tokyo Marathon 2017.
   3. 1-3) Elite (Applications will commence in December.) (Field size: 100 people)
      • - Athletes, registered with the JAAF in fiscal 2016 who satisfy the special requirements set forth by the JAAF
      • - Invited Athletes: Domestic and international runners recommended by the JAAF
   4. 1-4) Wheelchair (General participants) (Field size: 10 people)
      • - Athletes capable of completing the race within 2 hours and 10 minutes using the racing wheelchair.
      • - The person who has proof as person with disabilities.
   5. 1-5) Wheelchair Elite (Applications will commence in December.) (Field size: 30 people)
      • - Athletes who have the following record in the tournament of the IPC certified races:
        1 hour and 50 minutes or under (Men)
        2 hours or under (Women)
        Athletes registered with the JPA in fiscal 2016, and the IPC in fiscal 2017 Athletes who have the T53 or T54 class of IPC Classification.
      • - Invited Athletes：National and international athletes recommended by the JPA.

1. 1. Marathon: Japan residents - 10,800 Yen (from overseas- 12,800 Yen)
2. 2. 10km Race: Japan residents - 5,600 Yen (from overseas- 6,700 Yen)

1. 1) How to Apply:
   Apply through the website
   From a computer or smartphone, please access:
   http://www.marathon.tokyo
2. 2) Application period:
   10:00 a.m. JST on August 1 (Monday) to 5:00 p.m. JST on August 31 (Wednesday) 2016
3. 3) Selection of applicants:
   When the maximum number of entries is exceeded, participants will be chosen by lottery. The scheduled time for the announcement of the lottery results by the middle of September.
4. 4) Making payment:
   *Applications for charity runners will be accepted from July 1 (Friday). Places are limited to the first 3000 successful applications.
   *Priority entry for ONE TOKYO premium members opens from July 1 (Friday) to July 31 (Sunday). There are 3000 available places.
   *For further information on RUN as ONE-Tokyo Marathon 2017, please refer to our official website.
   *Elite and wheelchair marathon(Elite) entries will be accepted from December.

1. 1) 10km
   Junior & Youth, Wheelchair, Visually-impaired runners, Intellectually-impaired runners, Transplant recipients:
   First three men and first three women
   *Placings will be determined by the net time starting from when each participant of passes the start line.
   *When having started from any place but a designated block, it isn't made the commendation target.
2. 2) Marathon
   10:00 a.m. JST on August 1 (Monday) to 5:00 p.m. JST on August 31 (Wednesday) 2016
   1. 2-1) General: First three men and first three women
   2. 2-2) Wild Card Award: First three men and first three women in the semi-elite category
   3. 2-3) Wheelchair race: First three men and first three women
      *In the above categories, placings will be determined by gun time measured from the sound of the starting gun.

For the marathon race, and Wheelchair Marathon race prize money based on the results will be awarded in accordance with separate rules.

1. 1) Date:
   Over the three days of February 23 (Thursday), 24 (Friday) and 25 (Saturday) 2017
2. 2) Venue:
   Tokyo Marathon EXPO 2017 venue (Tokyo Big Sight West Exhibition Hall)
3. 3) Times:
   February 23 (Thursday) 24 (Friday): 11:00 a.m. -8:30 p.m.
   February 25 (Friday): 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
   *Registration will finish at 7:30 p.m. on February 25 (Saturday).
   *Registration for wheelchair users will be informed separately.
   1. 3-1) There will be no registration on the day of the race (February 26 (Sunday))
   2. 3-2) There will be no registration at any times other than the above times
   3. 3-3) At registration, the participant's identity will be confirmed using photo ID (it is not possible to have someone else register for you on your behalf).
   4. 3-4) Persons who cannot present photo ID for ID confirmation will not be able to register.s

Tokyo Marathon 2017 Entry Desk
TEL: +81-3-6891-9354 Office hours: 9:30 a.m. JST - 5:30 p.m. JST (weekdays)

1. 1) Members of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations will have their membership confirmed, so be sure to register with the Association prior to applying for the event and to include the correct registration information with your application. The start block will not necessarity be the one immediately following the elite runners’ block. Irrespective of the starting block, be aware that this is a competitive race and it will be run in accordance with the regulations of the JAAF.
2. 2) Please make every effort to enter the race in the best possible health by training sufficiently prior to the event and, for example, consulting a doctor for an advance health check.
3. 3) The race organizers will transport participants' personal belongings from the start to the finish. Depending upon traffic conditions and other factors, participants may have to wait for their belongings to arrive.
4. 4) The organizer may authorize third parties to sell photographs and other souvenirs.
5. 5) In addition to the above instructions, participants must follow all instructions issued by the organizer with regard to the event.
6. 6) These application rules apply only to the Tokyo Marathon 2017.