Tokyo Half Marathon

Tokyo JPN

Race Winners

10 Jan 2000	1:00:30	Kenichi Takahashi (JPN)	1:07:33	Elana Meyer-3
15 Jan 1999	1:00:49	John Kanyi (KEN)	1:06:44	Elana Meyer-2
25 Jan 1998	1:00:24a	Moses Tanui (KEN)	1:10:18a	Manuela Machado (POR)
19 Jan 1997	1:00:02a	Darren Wilson (AUS)	1:06:43a	Masako Chiba (JPN)
21 Jan 1996	1:00:14a	Armando Quintanilla (MEX)	1:08:09a	Tegla Loroupe-2
22 Jan 1995	1:00:45a	Eduardo doNascumento (BRA)	1:08:39a	Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
23 Jan 1994	1:00:23a	Vincent Rousseau (BEL)	1:08:41a	Junko Kataoka (JPN)
24 Jan 1993	1:00:08a	Steve Moneghetti-2	1:07:22a	Elana Meyer (RSA)
26 Jan 1992	1:00:27a	Steve Moneghetti (AUS)	1:07:11a	Liz McColgan (SCO)

Notes: For the 1998 and earlier races, this event was held on a point-to-point course with a drop of 1.6 m/km.

Performances for 1992-1997 are considered excessively aided by the drop and probably by tail-winds as well, with race time biases faster than -5 sec/km (see the Race Time Bias table).

Most Wins (1992-2000)

Men

2

Steve Moneghetti (AUS)

1992-93

Women

3

Elana Meyer (RSA)

1993,1999-2000

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

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2000    -2.3    -0.9
1999    -3.9    -5.4
1998    -4.4    -3.6
1997    -6.0    -6.7
1996    -7.3    -7.5
1995    -6.4    -7.2
1994    -7.4     n/c
1993    -7.2    -5.6
1992    -4.9    -5.9
Avgs    -5.5    -5.4

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2000     658     844
1999     617     753
1998     663     740
1997     641     762
1996     704     661
1995     653     824
1994     849     567
1993     693     733
1992     631     584

Quality Performances

Men
<1:00:30       1
<1:01:00       4
<1:01:30       8
<1:02:00      15
<1:02:30      21
<1:03:00      36
<1:03:30      45
<1:04:00      54
<1:04:30      65
<1:05:00      69
<1:05:30      70
<1:06:00      72

Women
<1:07       2
<1:08       5
<1:09       6
<1:10       8
<1:11      16
<1:12      25
<1:13      35
<1:14      41
<1:15      48
<1:16      53
<1:17      58

Note: Only performances for 1998-2000 are included.

Last Updated on 10 Feb 2006