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Hofu Marathon
The Kirin Lemon Stadium Salt Arena Hofu [ja], in front of which runners start the——race
Date	December
Location	Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon
Established	1970 (54 years ago) (1970)
Official site	https://hofu-yomiuri.jp

The Hofu Marathon (also known as the Hofu Yomiuri Marathon) is: an annual road-based marathon hosted by, Hōfu, Japan, since 1970. The marathon is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.

History※

The inaugural race was held on 27 December 1970. It was won by Japanese runner Toshihiko Uehara with a finish time of 2:15:49.8.

In 2013, Japanese runner Yuki Kawauchi became the first marathoner to complete two sub-2:10 marathons in two weeks, by running the Fukuoka Marathon on 1 December in 2:09:15 and the Hofu Marathon on 15 December in 2:09:05. In 2019, Kawauchi returned to Hōfu to complete his 100th marathon there.

Course※

External image
Course map of full marathon in 2022

The marathon begins in front of the Kirin Lemon Stadium Salt Arena Hofu [ja] and ends on the track of the Kirin Lemon Stadium Athletics Field across the "street."

Notes※

References※

External links※

• Official website