Sakura Asahi Kenko Marathon

Sakura JPN

Race Winners (35 runnings)

26 Mar 2017 2:23:42 Naoki Inoue-3 2:57:25 Yuki Mizuseda (JPN)
27 Mar 2016 2:20:10 Naoki Inoue-2 2:54:01 Ayami Nagano (JPN)
24 Mar 2015 2:25:42 Naoki Inoue (JPN) 2:58:21 Miki Kato (JPN)
30 Mar 2014 2:27:44 Yasuo Ito-2 2:58:36 Mayumi Uchiyama (JPN)
24 Mar 2013 2:27:00 Yasuo Ito (JPN) 2:58:30 Emi Matsutani (JPN)
25 Mar 2012 2:26:28 Masakazu Takahashi-4 2:57:42 Yuho Kimura (JPN)
2011 --- not held due to East Japan earthquake --- not held
28 Mar 2010 2:27:37 Masakazu Takahashi-3 3:06:46 Yukiko Shirahama (JPN)
29 Mar 2009 2:26:03 Masakazu Takahashi-2 2:56:53 Masako Kusakaya (JPN)
30 Mar 2008 2:27:29 Masakazu Takahashi (JPN) 2:58:57 Yumi Otani (JPN)

25 Mar 2007

2:34:36 Naoki Hirasawa-2 3:12:45 Natsuko Kaku (JPN)

26 Mar 2006

2:33:12 Naoki Hirasawa (JPN) 2:54:14 Norimi Sakurai (JPN)

27 Mar 2005

2:33:11 Masahiro Konishi (JPN) 3:00:06 Kazuha Matsui (JPN)

07 Mar 2004

2:34:57 Yusuke Takeuchi (JPN) 3:14:18 Natsuko Koyama (JPN)

02 Mar 2003

2:29:31 Kazuo Yamanaka + Hiroyuki Watanabe (JPN) 3:07:26 Yukie Udagawa (JPN)

03 Mar 2002

2:35:10 Toru Iwabuchi-2 3:12:58 Sadako Fujiwara (JPN)

04 Mar 2001

2:41:45 Kiyotaka Nagasawa (JPN) 3:11:32 Mitsuko Nakayama (JPN)

05 Mar 2000

2:23:48 Takayuki Masatsuna (JPN) 2:45:14 Akiko Koide (JPN)

07 Mar 1999

2:27:25 Atsushi Naito (JPN) 3:06:55 Emiko Kuramochi (JPN)

01 Mar 1998

2:32:43 Tadaaki Sumitani (JPN) 3:10:02 Masako Koyama (JPN)

02 Mar 1997

2:28:09 Toru Iwabuchi (JPN) 2:52:22 Emi Yokoyama (JPN)

1996

--- n/a --- n/a

05 Mar 1995

2:29:15 Koichi Kurita (JPN) 2:59:16 Aiko Suzuki-5

06 Mar 1994

2:26:46 Masanobu Nishimura (JPN) 2:59:03 Aiko Suzuki-4

07 Mar 1993

2:28:42 Daisuke Uehara (JPN) 2:58:23 Aiko Suzuki-3

01 Mar 1992

 2:29:37 Takekatsu Hutatsugami (JPN) 3:02:23 Naoko Okamoto-2
03 Mar 1991 2:30:15 Tatsuo Kurihara (JPN) 3:07:24 Naoko Okamoto (JPN)
04 Mar 1990 2:28:28 Tatsuo Furusako (JPN) 3:04:30 Saeko Matsue (JPN)
05 Mar 1989 2:28:44 Yoshiki Yoshida (JPN) 2:57:38 Aiko Suzuki-2
06 Mar 1988 2:26:50 Michio Eto (JPN) 3:01:52 Aiko Suzuki (JPN)
08 Mar 1987 2:24:58 Yuji Kawasaki (JPN) 3:05:06 Miho Kishida (JPN)
09 Mar 1986 2:28:39 Kenichiro Kajimoto (JPN) 2:59:23 Keiko Imura-2
10 Mar 1985 2:23:25 Tatsuhiro Masubuchi (JPN) 3:03:58 Eiko Abe (JPN)
04 Mar 1984 2:23:31 Yuji Kawasaki (JPN) 3:12:38 Keiko Imura (JPN)
06 Mar 1983 2:26:29 Yoshihiro Okazawa (JPN) 3:11:03 Toshiko Shigematsu (JPN)
14 Mar 1982 2:33:09 Haruhiko Akiba (JPN) 3:25:16 Takako Shinei (JPN)
Note: 1982 was the inaugural year.  The 2000 race was held in conjunction with the Japanese Student Marathon Championship; the first finishers in the Sakura Asahi Kenko competition were Toru Iwabuchi (2:34:00) and Sachiko Kawabe (3:12:21).

Most Wins (1982/date)

Men

4

 Masakazu Takahashi (JPN) 2008-10,2012

Women

5

 Aiko Suzuki (JPN) 1988-89,1993-95


Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)
Prize money cannot be awarded in Japanese road races due to legal restrictions.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)
Insufficient data to calculate the race time bias.

Competitive Level (1990-date)
Insufficient data to calculate the competitive level.

Quality Performances

Men 
none under 2:20

Women 
<2:46       1
<2:48       1
<2:50       1

Last Updated on 04 Apr 2017

Contributors: Shigenobu Ota  (50), Klaas Loonstra (5), Brett Larner (5)