Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai 20 km

Tachikawa JPN

Race Winners (71 runnings)
14 Oct 2017 57:27 Josphat Ledama Kisaisa (KEN)
15 Oct 2016 58:15 Patrick Mathenge Wambui (KEN)
17 Oct 2015 58:20 Daniel Muiva Kitonyi (KEN)
18 Oct 2014 58:26 Kota Murayama (JPN)
19 Oct 2013 57:57 Enock Onwamba (KEN)
20 Oct 2012 57:47 Benjamin Kanda (KEN)
15 Oct 2011 59:26 Cosmas Ontwaka Ondiba (KEN)
16 Oct 2010 58:23 John Maina (KEN)
17 Oct 2009 59:08 Akinobu Murasawa (JPN)
18 Oct 2008 59:42 Kazuki Tomaru (JPN)

20 Oct 2007

57:01 Mekubo Mogusu Job-2

21 Oct 2006

59:33

Bene Zama (JPN)

22 Oct 2005

57:22

Mekubo Mogusu Job (KEN)

16 Oct 2004

58:11 Josphat Muchiri Ndambiri (KEN)

18 Oct 2003

50:39

Stephen Njenga Wainaina (KEN)

19 Oct 2002

59:47

Hiroshi Doi (JPN)

20 Oct 2001

59:03 John Kanyi-3

21 Oct 2000

59:17

John Kanyi-2

24 Oct 1999

59:22

John Kanyi (KEN)

25 Oct 1998

58:38

Daniel Njenga-3

26 Oct 1997

59:37

Daniel Njenga-2

27 Oct 1996

59:09

Daniel Njenga (KEN)

29 Oct 1995

59:31 Bizuneh Tura (ETH)

31 Oct 1994

1:00:37 Kuniaki Kanno (JPN)

31 Oct 1993

1:00:55 Michitane Noda (JPN)

25 Oct 1992

1:01:10 Hideki Itagaki (JPN)

27 Oct 1991

1:00:29 Seiji Kushibe (JPN)

18 Nov 1990

59:58 Yoshinori Shindo (JPN)

03 Nov 1989

1:01:20 Katsumi Ikeda (JPN)

03 Nov 1988

1:00:17 Joseph Otwori (KEN)

03 Nov 1987

1:03:04 Kazuya Abe (JPN)

03 Nov 1986

1:01:12 Sanshiro Kasama (JPN)

03 Nov 1985

1:01:01 Hiroaki Oyagi-2

03 Nov 1984

1:01:40 Hiroaki Oyagi (JPN)

06 Nov 1983

1:01:43 Satoru Kato (JPN)

07 Nov 1982

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03 Nov 1981

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09 Nov 1980

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18 Nov 1979

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19 Nov 1978

1:02:25 Masayuki Yonemura (JPN)

20 Nov 1977

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21 Nov 1976

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16 Nov 1975

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23 Nov 1974

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23 Nov 1973

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Fumio Inoue (JPN)

19 Nov 1972

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21 Nov 1971

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22 Nov 1970

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16 Nov 1969

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17 Nov 1968

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19 Nov 1967

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20 Nov 1966

1:02:17

Aoi Otsuka-2

21 Nov 1965

1:02:17

Aoi Otsuka (JPN)

22 Nov 1964

1:03:54

Keisuke Sawaki (JPN)

24 Nov 1963

50:04

Katsuaki Isohata (JPN)

23 Nov 1962

50:52

Toshio Aoki (JPN)

26 Nov 1961

50:41

Akira Okano (JPN)

27 Nov 1960

50:40

Teruo Funai (JPN)

29 Nov 1959

50:52

Tadahiko Fujii (JPN)

30 Nov 1958

50:50

Masayuki Osada (JPN)

24 Nov 1957

50:31

Kazumi Watanabe (JPN)

Nov 1956

50:40

Mitsunobu Sato-2

27 Nov 1955

50:08

Mitsunobu Sato (JPN)

28 Nov 1954

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cancelled due to heavy rain

29 Nov 1953

51:07

Kazumi Umezawa (JPN)

16 Nov 1952

51:50

Shigeki Tanaka (JPN)

25 Nov 1951

52:33

Takashi Yamada (JPN)

26 Nov 1950

52:38

Tadashi Asai (JPN)

20 Nov 1949

54:21

Keizo Uchizono (JPN)

28 Nov 1948

55:05

Hideo Goto (JPN)

30 Nov 1947

56:19

Masayasu Oka (JPN)
01 Dec 1946 55:15 Hotoku Suenaga (JPN)
Notes: 1946 was the inaugural year.  The race distance for 1946-1963 was 10 miles.  The race was held in Tokyo for 1946-47 and 1949-1957; the race was held in or to Nerima for 1948 and 1958-1960; the race was run to Higashimurayama for 1961; the race was held in Edogawa for 1962-1963; the race was held in Tama for 1964; the race was held in Kemigawa for 1965-1970; the race was held in Hachioji for 1971-1976; the race was held on a multiple loop course in Oimachi for 1977-1999; the race has been held at Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa since 2000 with the 2003 edition being a distance of 16.3 km and run partially on a dirt trail surface..

Most Wins (1946/date)

Men

3

Daniel Njenga (KEN) 1996-98

 

John Kanyi (KEN) 1999-2001


Prize Money

Prize money cannot be awarded in Japanese road races due to legal restrictions.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men
2017    -4.2
2016    -4.1
2015    -3.5
2014    -2.9
2013    -4.0
2012    -4.2
2011    -1.0
2010    -1.7
2009    -3.3
2008    -0.4
2007    -1.5
2006    -0.9
2005    -0.2
2004    -1.6
....    
2002    -1.0
2001    -0.9
2000    +2.4
1999    -1.0
1998    -1.7
1997    -1.5
1996    -1.7
Avg     -1.9

Competitive Level (1990-date)
Year     Men
2017     664
2016     547
2015     449
2014     554
2013     575
2012     460
2011     385
2010     430
2009     275
....     
2001     321

Quality Performances

Men
  <57:30       3
  <58:00       7
  <58:30      14
  <59:00      24
  <59:30      63
<1:00:00     159
<1:00:30     366
<1:01:00     809
<1:01:30    1440
<1:02:00    2175
<1:02:30    2779

Last Updated on 14 Oct 2017

Contributor: Brett Larner (50)