Marugame Half Marathon

Marugame JPN

Website: www.km-half.com

Race Winners (71 runnings)

03 Feb 2019	1:00:24	Abdi Nageeye (NED)	1:07:49	Betsy Saina-2
04 Feb 2018	1:00:31	Edwin Waweru (KEN)	1:09:17	Betsy Saina (KEN)
05 Feb 2017	1:00:00	Callum Hawkins (SCO)	1:08:07	Eunice Kirwa Chepkirui-2
07 Feb 2016	1:00:49	Goitom Kifle Andebrhan (ERI)	1:08:06	Eunice Kirwa Chepkirui (BRN)
01 Feb 2015	59:47*	Paul Kuira Mutero (KEN)	1:10:41	Eloise Wellings (AUS)
02 Feb 2014	1:00:11	Martin Irungu Mathathi (KEN)	1:10:27	Eri Makikawa (JPN)
03 Feb 2013	1:00:56	Collis Birmingham (AUS)	1:08:53	Tiki Gelana Erba-2
05 Feb 2012	1:00:02	Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio (KEN)	1:08:48	Tiki Gelana Erba (ETH)
06 Feb 2011	1:00:55	Samuel Ndungu (KEN)	1:09:00	Kayoko Fukushi-3
07 Feb 2010	1:01:08	Daniel Gitau (KEN)	1:08:37	Nicole Chapple (AUS)
01 Feb 2009	1:00:37	Mekubo Job Mogosu-2	1:08:29	Mara Yamauchi (ENG)
03 Feb 2008	1:01:35	Harun Njoroge (KEN)	1:07:57	Fyles Ongori (KEN)
04 Feb 2007	59:48	Mekubo Job Mogosu (KEN)	1:08:00	Kayoko Fukushi-2
05 Feb 2006	1:02:13	Takayuki Matsumiya (JPN)	1:07:26	Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)
06 Feb 2005	1:01:36	Laban Kagika-2	1:09:34	Takako Kotorida (JPN)
01 Feb 2004	1:01:55	Pharis Kimani (KEN)	1:10:46	Yasuko Hashimoto-2
02 Feb 2003	1:00:21	Zakayo Ngatho (KEN)	1:09:32	Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN)
03 Feb 2002	1:01:43	Laban Kagika (KEN)	1:09:33	Mari Ozaki (JPN)
04 Feb 2001	1:02:28	Hidemori Noguchi (JPN)	1:09:28	Ikumi Nagayama (JPN)
06 Feb 2000	1:02:59	Kazuhito Yokota (JPN)	1:09:57	Rie Ueno (JPN)
24 Jan 1999	1:08:02	Daisuke Matsubara (JPN)
25 Jan 1998	1:09:00	Yoshihiro Hiramori-3
26 Jan 1997	1:09:01	Yoshihiro Hiramori-2
21 Jan 1996	1:04:20	Yoshihiro Hiramori (JPN)
22 Jan 1995	1:05:36	Masayuki Arakawa-2
23 Jan 1994	1:08:11	Masayuki Arakawa (JPN)
24 Jan 1993	1:04:09	Hiroshi Fujisawa (JPN)
19 Jan 1992	1:08:30	Masahiro Takebayashi-10
20 Jan 1991	1:02:21	Minoru Kishimoto (JPN)
21 Jan 1990	1:06:16	Masahiro Takebayashi-9
22 Jan 1989	1:06:34	Masahiro Takebayashi-8
24 Jan 1988	1:08:19	Shoji Nakanishi-2
25 Jan 1987	1:04:45	Masahiro Takebayashi-7
26 Jan 1986	1:05:11	Masahiro Takebayashi-6
27 Jan 1985	1:05:33	Shoji Nakanishi (JPN)
29 Jan 1984	1:04:57	Yasumasa Takagi (JPN)
30 Jan 1983	1:08:33	Toshihiko Sasaki (JPN)
31 Jan 1982	1:04:09	Sachi Utsunomiya (JPN)
01 Feb 1981	1:03:45	Masahiro Takebayashi-5
03 Feb 1980	1:03:53	Masahiro Takebayashi-4
04 Feb 1979	1:04:43	Masahiro Takebayashi-3
05 Feb 1978	1:04:26	Masahiro Takebayashi-2
06 Feb 1977	1:06:23	Masahiro Takebayashi (JPN)
01 Feb 1976	1:07:42	Masakazu Ichimura (JPN)
02 Feb 1975	1:08:44	Masatomo Seki-2
03 Feb 1974	1:08:03	Hiroshi Yamaguchi (JPN)
18 Feb 1973	1:08:50	Masatomo Seki (JPN)
13 Feb 1972	1:07:06	Yoshimitsu Nakamura (JPN)
21 Feb 1971	1:05:59	Noboru Miyatake (JPN)
22 Feb 1970	1:56:55	Iwao Hamamoto-2
16 Feb 1969	1:55:15	Iwao Hamamoto (JPN)
18 Feb 1968	---	35 km not held
19 Feb 1967	2:01:57	Kazuo Tanisawa-2
20 Feb 1966	2:02:02	Tsutomu Tsunei (JPN)
21 Feb 1965	2:01:47	Sumio Kohama (JPN)
23 Feb 1964	2:03:43	Ryuji Kobayashi (JPN)
24 Feb 1963	2:09:53	Yukio Kimura-2
25 Feb 1962	2:09:13	Kazuo Tanisawa (JPN)
19 Feb 1961	2:12:18	Yukio Kimura (JPN)
21 Feb 1960	2:45:43	Takayoshi Yokoi-2
22 Feb 1959	2:44:02	Takayoshi Yokoi (JPN)
23 Feb 1958	3:00:54	Muneyuki Maekawa (JPN)
24 Mar 1957	3:15:20	Hideaki Nagai (JPN)
18 Mar 1956	2:54:56	Matsuichi Murakami (JPN)
13 Feb 1955	---	marathon not held
28 Feb 1954	2:35:08	Giichi Noda-3
08 Mar 1953	2:49:16	Fumio Kuramoto (JPN)
09 Mar 1952	2:37:27	Giichi Noda-2
18 Mar 1951	2:39:41	Toshio Fuke-4
26 Mar 1950	2:39:21	Toshio Fuke-3
27 Mar 1949	2:40:08	Giichi Noda (JPN)
14 Mar 1948	2:39:54	Toshio Fuke-2
09 Mar 1947	2:47:30	Toshio Fuke (JPN)

Notes: Known as the Kagawa Marathon thru 1960, the Kagawa Road Races thru 1996 and currently as the Kagawa Marugame International Half-Marathon. The venue was Takamatsu for 1947-1951 and 1953. Both Marugame and Takamatsu are in Kagawa-ken (prefecture). Race winners are the first finisher. In 1974, Etsuzo Obayashi (JPN) was declared the winner (1:08:19) since the first finisher Hiroshi Yamaguchi was competing as a guest (open sanka). The race distance for 1947-1960 was a marathon; for 1961-1970, it was 35 km, and for 1971-1996, it was 20 km. The 2006 race was celebrated as the 60th anniversary and races were held the day before (February 4th) with the half marathon winners being 1:25:07 Yasuto Ogawa (JPN) and 1:57:20 Reiko Motoki (JPN) and the 5 km winners being 17:01 Makoto Taketomi (JPN) and 20:50 Noriko Okuhara (JPN).
In 2015, Zane Robertson (NZL) was given the same time in 2nd place and shares the event record.

Most Wins

Men (1947-date)

10

Masahiro Takebayashi (JPN)

1977-81,1986-87,1989-90,1992

Women (2000-date)

3

Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)

2006-07,2010

Prize Money
Prize money has not been awarded in this race according to available information.

Race Time Bias

Year     Men   Women
2017    -5.2    -3.7
2016    -5.3    -4.6
2015    -5.0    -3.5
2014    -4.2    -2.3
2013    -4.9    -4.8
2012    -5.2    -5.8
2011    -2.8    -3.3
2010    -4.1    -4.0
2009    -3.1    -4.9
2008    -2.7    -4.4
2007    -4.1    -5.0
2006    -3.4    -4.4
2005    -4.1    -5.1
2004    -3.5    -2.5
2003    -4.0    -3.0
2002    -4.1    -3.2
2001    -3.8    -5.8
2000     n/c    -1.0
Avgs    -3.9    -3.7


Competitive Level

Year     Men   Women
2017     777     644  
2016     664     706
2015     754     553
2014     694     441
2013     715     752
2012     733     599
2011     626     609
2010     473     641
2009     512     677
2008     379     631
2007     572     597
2006     504     755
2005     479     636
2004     n/c     602
2003     n/c     534
2002     545     780
2001     399     766
2000     n/c     673

Quality Performances through 2019

Men
<1:00:00       3
<1:00:30      10
<1:01:00      25
<1:01:30      45
<1:02:00     100
<1:02:30     210
<1:03:00     388

Women
<1:08:00       5
<1:09:00      14
<1:10:00      33
<1:11:00      76 
<1:12:00     141
<1:13:00     210

Kagawa Road Races 10 km

Race Winners (52 runnings)

06 Feb 2000	29:35	Kenta Oshima (JPN)
24 Jan 1999	32:38	Toru Murakami (JPN)
25 Jan 1998	31:09	Terukazu Omori (JPN)
26 Jan 1997	32:12	Daisuke Matsubara-2
21 Jan 1996	31:47	Daisuke Matsubara (JPN)
22 Jan 1995	32:47	Naoki Ikushima (JPN)
23 Jan 1994	31:59	Ryo Murai (JPN)
24 Jan 1993	30:36	Kazuyoshi Masuda (JPN)
19 Jan 1992	32:35	Seiji Aoki-2
20 Jan 1991	32:35	Seiji Aoki (JPN)
21 Jan 1990	32:28	Yoshifumi Higashiyama (JPN)
22 Jan 1989	32:23	Shigeki Tsuchikabe-2
24 Jan 1988	33:27	Shigeki Tsuchikabe (JPN)
25 Jan 1987	32:51	Kazuhiko Ikuta (JPN)
26 Jan 1986	32:27	Takeshi Waki-2
27 Jan 1985	31:55	Yasumasa Takagi (JPN)
29 Jan 1984	32:05	Takeshi Waki-2
30 Jan 1983	32:20	Takeshi Waki (JPN)
31 Jan 1982	31:44	Toshihiko Sasaki-2
01 Feb 1981	31:57	Shinji Kobayashi (JPN)
03 Feb 1980	32:40	Masakazu Ichimura-3
04 Feb 1979	30:40	Toshihiro Oka (JPN)
05 Feb 1978	32:08	Masakazu Ichimura-2
06 Feb 1977	33:21	Toshihiko Sasaki (JPN)
01 Feb 1976	33:32	Masahito Ueda (JPN)
02 Feb 1975	33:32	Masakazu Ichimura (JPN)
03 Feb 1974	34:14	Noboru Miyatake-5
18 Feb 1973	33:15	Yasusada Okada (JPN)
13 Feb 1972	32:35	Noboru Miyatake-4
21 Feb 1971	32:49	Akikazu Nomura (JPN)
22 Feb 1970	32:17	Noboru Miyatake-3
16 Feb 1969	32:07	Toshifumi Yamada (JPN)
18 Feb 1968	30:55	Takeyuki Hirai (JPN)
19 Feb 1967	31:27	Noboru Miyatake-2
20 Feb 1966	30:40	Noboru Miyatake (JPN)
21 Feb 1965	31:31	Kunio Kitajima-2
23 Feb 1964	32:13	Kunio Kitajima (JPN)
24 Feb 1963	32:53	Tamaki Miura (JPN)
25 Feb 1962	32:44	Toshiyasu Okawa (JPN)
19 Feb 1961	33:19	Osamu Mino (JPN)
21 Feb 1960	1:09:09	Yukio Kimura-4
22 Feb 1959	1:08:08	Yukio Kimura-3
23 Feb 1958	1:09:45	Yukio Kimura-2
24 Mar 1957	1:08:52	Yukio Kimura (JPN)
18 Mar 1956	1:08:26	Kozo Yoshida (JPN)
13 Feb 1955	1:09:13	nfn Morii (JPN)
28 Feb 1954	1:09:34	Takanori Furukawa (JPN)
08 Mar 1953	1:09:44	Giichi Noda (JPN)
09 Mar 1952	1:09:12	Shoichi Iwasaki-2
18 Mar 1951	1:09:11	Shoichi Iwasaki (JPN)
26 Mar 1950	1:11:47	Kazuki Hioki (JPN)
27 Mar 1949	1:16:24	Hiroshi Shinomaru (JPN)

Note: 1949 was the inaugural year. The race distance was 20 km thru 1960 For 1949-50 and 1961-62, this race was limited to high school students.

Most Wins

Men (1949-2000)

5

Noboru Miyatake (JPN)

1966-67,1970,1972,1974

Last Updated on 20 Apr 2019 mp

Contributors: Shigenobu Ota (50), Brett Larner (37)