The 55th Hofu Yomiuri Marathon Application Requirements

1. Event Titles

Japan Marathon Championship Series (Men:G1, Women:G3)
The 55th Hofu Yomiuri Marathon
World Athletics Championship Tokyo 2025 National Selection Trial

2. Organizers

Chugoku Athletics Association, Yamaguchi Athletics Association,
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi Amateur Sports Association, Hofu City,
Yomiuri Shimbun, KRY Yamaguchi Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

3. Sponsors

Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), Hofu City Sports Association,
Hochi Shimbun Co., Ltd., Hofu City Board of Education

4. Supervisors

Yamaguchi Athletics Association, Hofu City Athletics Association

5. SupportersJGSDF (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) 17th Infantry Regiment,
Air Self-Defense Force 12th Flight Training Wing,
Air Self-Defense Force Air Basic Training Wing
JGSDF 13th Brigade, Hofu Medical Association, Hofu Traffic Safety Association,
Hofu Scout Council, Hofu Tourism Convention Association,
Hofu Neighborhood Association

6. Sponsors

To be decided

7. Schedule

Starting at 10:40 am, Sunday, December 1, 2024

8. Course

Hofu Yomiuri Marathon Course - certified by JAAF and WA/AIMS: 42.195km
Prefectural road in front of Kirin Lemon Stadium Salt Arena Hofu ~ Oaza Tajima, Hofu(turnaround point) ~ Kirin Lemon Stadium Athletics Stadium

The record of 15km, 20km, half, 25km, 30km and the marathon of theathletes who completed the race will be certified.
9. Broadcast

TV and radio by KRY - Yamaguchi Broadcasting Co. Ltd.

10. Event

Marathon: men and women, IPC men and women

11. Competition Rules(1) This race will be conducted in accordance with the latest rules and regulationsof WA, JAAF, and this marathon competition.

This is a WA Elite Label Road

Race; thus WA Road Race Label Regulations and WA Advertising Regulations-1-will also be applied.

In addition, the doping test will be carried out under WA

regulations.
(2) As for the IPC athletes, IPC Athletics Rules and Regulations, and the rules ofthis marathon competition will be applied.
12. Time Limit

4 hours (from 10:40 to 14:40)(1)Time regulations will be enforced on the signal gun as follows:
Athletes who fail to pass a check point before the time limit below will be disqualified
and unable to continue the race thereon.

Please follow the instructions of theofficials to stop the race and get on the sweep bus.
(2) Any athletes who are deed to be significantly late and to cause a traffic or security
problem must follow the instructions of the officials, withdraw from the race and geton the sweep bus even between the check points.

Check Point

Distance

First

7.7 ㎞

Second17.1 ㎞Third

22.5 ㎞

FourthTurnaround Point

Fifth

35.0 ㎞Sixth

41.8 ㎞

13. Qualification

Point

Gross TimeTime

0:44:00

11:24

1:38:00

12:18

2:09:00

12:49

2:48:00

13:28

3:20:00

14:00

4:00:00

14:40

Salt Arena
West Intersection
Salt Arena
West Intersection
Hofu Station
West Intersection
Tajima Intersection south
Kaide Intersection- west
Glorious Gate

Athletes satisfying the following requirements and approved by the organizers(1) General (men and women): 3000
*400 Yamaguchi Prefecture resident spots included① 19 years old and over on the race day② have a certified record within the specified time at an international or adomestic race between November 1, 2020 and the deadline of the application.
*The net time of the certificate is acceptable.
Marathon: 4:00:00 or faster
Half-marathon: 1:33:00 or faster *Submission of the certificate is required.
③

registered in JAAF or not registered for 2024 yet(2) Yamaguchi Prefecture resident spots: 400, Shiawasemasu Hofu spots: unlimited,Hometown Tax payer spots: 400-2-

The following requirements also have to be satisfied:
1）Yamaguchi Prefecture resident spots: athletes who are the registered residents
of Yamaguchi Prefecture.
2）Shiawasemasu Hofu spots: athletes who are the registered Hofu residents.
3）Hometown Tax payer spots: athletes who paid Hometown Tax with theentitlement to participate in this race, and are not registered Hofu resident.
(3) IPC athletes: unlimited
Athletes who have handicap in sight and registered in IPC (InternationalParalympic Committee) for 2024
14. Capacity

3,500(1) General: 3,000 (including Yamaguchi Prefecture resident spots:400)(2) Hometown Tax payer spots: 400(3) Shiawasemasu Hofu spots, elite men, IPC athletes: unlimited

15. Entry Fee

13,000 yen (tax included)*As no receipt of the entry fee will be issued, please use the usage statement or thebill issued by the credit company.

16. Entry(1) Please apply for the race using your computer or smartphone in the following
method. (IPC athletes shall use the specified transfer form.)① General (men, women, Yamaguchi Prefecture resident spots andShiawasemasu Hofu spots )Period: Monday, June 24, 2024 ~ Monday, July 8, 2024
Announcement of the entry result: Monday, August 19, 2024
Deadline for the entry fee payment: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Procedure: 1) Enter from the Internet (RUNTES)
2) Follow the user policy and attach the data of your certificate
from “my-page” (upload) by Monday, July 8th3) The athletes chosen to participate must make the payment
for the entry fee by the above deadline② General (Hometown Tax payer spots)
Period: Monday, June 10, 2024 ~ Monday, July 8, 2024
Deadline for the entry fee payment: Monday, August 19, 2024
Procedure: 1) Pay for the Hometown Tax through Furusato Choice(https://www.furusato-tax.jp/),.
2) Follow the user policy through the dedicated site of RUNNET
sent from the secretariat, attach the date of the certificate, andapply for the race through the RUNNET “my page” by-3-

Monday, July 8th.
3) Please make the payment for the entry fee by the above
deadline.
③ IPC athletes
Procedure：Fill in the designated transfer form sent from the secretariat,
and make the payment for the entry fee at a Japan Post Bankor a post office. Then, send the secretariat your certificate,etc. satisfying the qualification.
* The designated transfer form cannot be passed onto anyone else.
* The file format of the certificate is JPEG or PDF.
(2) Record Certificate① Submit the image data of your certificate (of the race you specified on theapplication) through RUNNET “my-page” by the deadline date of eachapplication. The record must be the one (net time will also be accepted)
of an international or a domestic race after November 1, 2020.
② Athletes who apply for this race with Hofu Yomiuri Marathon record (51st~ 54th) donot need to submit the certificate as the secretariat confirms it.
③ Please fill in the accurate name, the date of the race, and the record on
the Record Entry Column.
④ Once the payment of the entry fee is confirmed by the secretariat, theentry is considered completed. The name of athletes who completed theentry will be posted on the website of this competition.
⑤ If the payment for the entry fee is not completed by the deadline, theapplication will be cancelled.

Any payment after the deadline will

not be refundable.
17. Entry Period

As written on the Entry above,* the entry period varies by the application divisions.
* If the number of applications exceeds the capacity, participants will bedetermined by lottery.

18. Award(1）General men and women, and elite men: the first to the eighth of each division① The winner; man and woman will be presented with a winning trophy,
and the best man rookie with Hamamura Cup / Sadanaga Cup.
② The fastest athlete (man and woman) from Yamaguchi Prefecture will beawarded. (The Top Prize for Yamaguchi Prefecture)③ The top three athletes (men) in their forties, fifties, and over sixties will beawarded.
④ The excellent runner from overseas will be awarded with International-4-Goodwill Kotoku Prize.
⑤ The invited athletes with the outstanding record will be awarded The GoodFighting Spirit Award.
(2）IPC athletes: the first man and woman
19. Reception(1) Time and Date: 7:30~10:00, Sunday, December 1, 2024
* Please register with the QR Code on the Participation Guide using the QR Codescanner placed at the venue.
* The Participation Guide, the athlete bib, the timing chip, and etc. will be sent toyou by two weeks before the race.
(2) Venue: North area of Athletics Field at Kirin Lemon Stadium Salt Arena Hofu
174-1 Oaza Hamakata, Hofu, Yamaguchi* Please check the tournament website regarding the shuttle buses.

20. Personal Information
The organizers and JAAF recognize the importance of personal information, comply
with the laws and regulations to protect the information, and deal with it based on thepersonal information protection policy of the organizers. Personal information will be
used to improve the services to the participating athletes, to send the Participation
Guide, a record, necessary information, and the next event guide, to provide medical
aid and the services from sponsors, supporters, and other groups, and to announce therecord (ranking). Organizers, JAAF, and contractors may contact you to confirm thedetails of your application.
21．Cancellation of the Race
(1) The criteria of the race cancellation:① when a governmental agency requests the cancellation of the race
② when it was considered diﬃcult to carry out the race due to a natural disaster, etc.
22. Others(1) Please participate in the race upon checking and agreeing on the guidelines and regulations(tournament regulations, competition regulations, entry regulations, etc.)(2) This road race will observe and be conducted in accordance with the legislation of Japan.
(3) Organizers shall hold the publication right of videos, pictures, articles, records, etc. of thisrace on television, newspapers, magazines, the Internet and so on.

23. Secretariat

Hofu Yomiuri Marathon Secretariat
1-1, 2 Chome, Kuwanoyama, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 747-0808
TEL：0835-25-2274／FAX：0835-25-5578
E-mail：sports@city.hofu.yamaguchi.jp-5-Tournament Regulations
These tournament regulations are the matters that applicants and runners of the 55th Hofu Yomiuri
Marathon shall comply with.
1.

This road race will observe and be conducted in accordance with the related legislation of Japan.

2.

The organizers will hold the race within the tournament regulations, competition rules, competition regulations,and the entry regulations.

3.

The organizers will not bear any responsibilities in the following situations unless done on purpose or withgross negligence:(1) disease, epidemic or other accidents (first-aid excluded)(2) lost or damage(3) delay due to the public transportation or road conditions, etc.

4.

The organizers enforce regulations at the competition area to carry out the race safely.

5.

Please follow the instructions of the organizers. Those who do not will be cancelled to participate or told towithdraw from the race.

6.

This race will be held using the JAAF certified course, and World Athletics approved course. No objection
using participant’s GPS distance measure will be admitted.

Also, when proved not going through themeasuring point(s) (including the situation a part or all of the records are not taken), or making a shortcut, therunner may be disqualified.
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Please note that we are trying our best to obtain the record, however, due to various external or environmental
factors, we cannot 100% guarantee to obtain the record.

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Due to the traffic, security, and operation reasons, the closing time for gates will be set. Athletes who failto run through a gate with its designated limit time, must stop the race. In addition, when a judge regards arunner being considerably late, he or she can stop the runner from the race even between the gates.

9The publication and managing right of videos, pictures, articles, records, locations, name, age, address(country, prefecture, city) of participating runners during the race on TV, newspapers, magazines, the Internet,etc. shall belong to the organizers. The organizers may provide these information to the co-sponsors,supervisors, collaborators, supporters, sponsors, and media for record ranking tally purposes, etc., whichrunners are regarded that they have agreed on.

10. Organizers recognize the importance of personal information, comply with the laws and regulations to protect
the information, and deal with it based on the personal information protection policy of the organizers.
11. There will be no health check so please be responsible for your own health conditions whenparticipating. Organizers would provide first aid for accidents during the race but not bear
any further responsibilities. Please bring your health insurance card in case of emergency.
To give the highest priority to human life, a person of the opposite gender may administer
first aid such as AED and /or chest compression.
12. It is not permitted for athletes to take videos or photos on the course etc. In addition, for thesafe and smooth operation of the race, maneuvering and piloting unmanned aircrafts such as
drones on and around the course is prohibited. Furthermore, commercial use, including SNS,of videos or photos taken by athletes or the third party without permission of organizers isprohibited.
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Competition Regulations
Participation against the competition rules, other legislation, public orders and morals, and following 1 to 12 is notapproved.

When organizers judge any violation, the athlete may not be approved to the race, and order him or

her to stop the race even after the start of the race. No objection to the judgment will be admitted.
1.

Wearing outfit or articles that may be deemed to be dangerous such as hurting or making other runners fall,or covering the whole face2.

Outfit making other runners or spectators uncomfortable or considered unsuitable for the sporting event

3.

Outfit with the purpose to promote or advertise the political or religious claims

4.

Outfit to promote or advertise the individual name, certain area or group without the organizers’ approval5.

Use of the thing or equipment which makes such loud noise that other runners mistake the sound with thestart signal, creates confusion and disturbance to the race

6.

Action to delay the race such as dancing, performing, or playing instruments around the starting or finishing
line, or along the course

7.

Asking for donations or autographs

8.

Disturbing the public people crossing, or the emergent vehicles passing in a part of the course9.

Not following the instructions of the officials and disturbing the race operation

10. Accompanying an escort runner who is not approved by the organizers (including a guide dog)
11. Changing clothes or going to a toilet at a place not prepared by this road race
12. Others apart from 1 to 11 that are considered unsuitable for the race by the organizers-7-Entry Regulations
The person who does not comply with all the regulations and the following rules will fail, or be cancelled toparticipate, or be disqualified if he or she has already started the race. There will be no refund. Furthermore,
the participation in the future races will not be granted.
1. Double entry from one person is not possible.
2.

False declaration of the name, birthday, gender, nationality, address, record, etc. will not be approved.

3. Please fill in the accurate information as the registration of JAAF registered athletes will be checked.
The secretariat will contact you on the registered e-mail address or the telephone only when there is aproblem with the details of the registration.

When confirmation cannot be made due to faults of theregistered information, etc., he or she cannot run the race as a JAAF registered athlete.
4.

The organizers will hold no obligation if the application cannot be made due to your terminal, OS, orbrowser software, and if there is also a delay in applying due to failure of the Internet connection, etc.

5.

We will not confirm any failure in e-mail delivery due to the faults in your registered e-mail address.
The organizers will hold no obligation for any disadvantages caused by failure to receive e-mails from theorganizers due to troubles in a terminal (breakdown, etc.), receiving setting of e-mails, security software,or change in your e-mail address, etc.

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If the payment of the entry fee is not paid by the deadline, the entry application will be automaticallycancelled (regarded as abandonment of the right) and you will not be able to participate in the race.

7.

Running by anyone who has not applied for the race (substitute runner or transfer of the right to participate
will not be granted). Please make sure to register yourself on the day of the race.

Without the runnerregistration, the participation will not be possible.
8.

Changes of the start entrance gate or the start block due to the personal circumstances are not possible

9.

In the case of the race itself to be cancelled, whether refund is possible, or its amount will be determined
upon deducting the expenses up till the cancellation.

10. Refund, the transfer of the right or favorable treatment, etc. to participate in the future races will not be madefor cancellation due to the violation of the regulations or the personal circumstances.

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