To participants residing abroad
Apply to participate in the event via the entry button on the right.The following is event information for domestic participants.
*Note that before applying for entry, make sure to conﬁrm the event information for participants residing abroad as information
partially diﬀers from that for domestic participants.

Important Points Rega rding the Application P rocess■ Event dates

February 19,

9:00 S tart of indi vidual marat hon, two-pers on marat hon relay
10:00 Start of Fun Run
10:45 End of Fun Run
15:00 End of individual marathon, two-person marathon relay

2017 (Sun)■ Rules of competition
The rules of competition are established in accordance with the 2016 J apan Association ofAthletics Federation Rules of Competition as well as the matters of note for competition of the E vent.
■ Cou rse
(1) Marathon
Sta rting in front of Kitakyushu City Hall and ending in front of the Kitakyushu InternationalConference Center, the cours e is recognized by the J apan Asso ciation of Athletics
Federations and AIMS .
(2) Two-person marathon relay
The two-person marathon relay follows the same course as the individual marathon, withthe relay point being near theWest Japan Gene ral Exhibition Center.
(3) Fun Run
Sta rting from and ﬁnishing at the inters ection near the entrance of the Kitakyushu
International Conference Center*The start point is subject to change due to road construction.
■ Events / pa rticipant limits / time limits / pa
E vents
R egistered
Individual marathoncompetitors(42.195 km)
General competitors
Two-person marathon relay(The ﬁrst runner runs approximately
20.2 km, and the second runner runs
approximately 22.0 km.)
Fun Run
3 km or 5 km
*4rticipation fees

Limit on numberof participants
10,500competitors*1*2

150 teams
300 individuals*2

Elementary school
students
Junior high school
1,000 persons
students
High school
students or older

Time limits
Six hours*5*6*745 minutes*5*8Participationfees￥10,000
Two persons,
one team￥18,000￥3,000

Bar rier

Place

Distance

3km barrier

In front of Itozu No Mori Zoological Park

3.1km

9:40

7.5km

10:15

Makiyama intersection

11.3km

10:46

15km barrier

Shinsokan High School shita

15.3km

11:20

20km barrier

Kokura-eki (Shinkansen ent rance) intersection

20.1km

12:00

25km barrier

Mojiekimaekita intersection

25.3km

12:40

29km barrier

In front of Seaside Plaza

28.7km

13:08

32km barrierWest Coast Parking mae

32.1km

13:36

37km barrier

Mojiekimaekita intersection

37.1km

14:16

40km barrier

Akasakakaigan intersection

39.8km

14:39

11km barrier

In front of Kitakyushu Museum of
Natural History & Human History

Time of road closure*7 If the ﬁrst runner of a two-person marathon relay team withdraws, the second runner will
simultaneously start with other runners from the relay point at 12:00 p.m. In that cas e,
the team will not be regarded as having ﬁnished the relay.
*8 Participants in the Fun Run will be as ked to drop out if they have not completed the course
within 45 minutes of the starting gun. Once eliminated, they must wait on the sidewalk.

■ Treatment of pe rsonal in formation(1) Ma rathon
Participants must have been born on or before April 1, 1998.
1. Registered pa rticipants: competitors registered withJAAF for FY 2016
2. Gene ral participants: competitors not registered withJAAF
1 and 2 include both J apanes e and non- J apanese competitors with race times of ﬁvehours 50 minutes or less.
(2) Two-person marathon relay
Participants must have been born on or before April 1, 1998 and must have a time of ﬁvehours 50 minutes or less in a two-person relay race. Mixed gender teams may compete but
supplemental registration is not permitted.
(3) Fun Run
Participants are to be boys and girls in elementary school who are capable or running
either 3 or 5 km in 45 minutes or less.
For (1) through (3) above, [1] a disabled person who is unable to run alone may register
up to two esc ort runners (however, only one escort is allowed per runner). For details
regarding the registration method, information will be provided in January only to those
who have expressed the desire for an escort runner in their application. Guide dogs cannot
serve as an esco rt for a runner.[2]Participation using a wheelchair is not allowed.

■ Pri zes for Participation(1) Individual marathon, two-person marathon relay
Prize for participation/T-shirt Runners/Towel
Finishers/medal, ﬁnishing certiﬁcate (to be sent at a later date)* Competitors in the two-person marathon relay will be given the sashes that they used inthe event.
Si zes of T-shirts given out as prizes for participation￥1,000*1 Including the Kitakyushu Citizen Quota of 2,000 participants and speed runner quota of
500 participants*2 Including the sports promotionrunner quota of 300 persons (teams).
*3 One team made up of two members will run a total of 42.195 km. A sash will be handed tothe second runner.
*4 3 km and 5 km courses will be set up for the Fun Run allowing participants to select thedistance they want to run on that day. 3 km course will be set up for elementary school
students in consideration of effects on the body. In addition, measurements of the recordand public recognition will not be conducted.
*5 Time counted towards the time limit is calculated based on the time when the starting gun
goes off.
*6 Bar riers and road closures will be established for the individual marathon and two-person
marathon relay based on trafﬁc, security and the race itself. If any delays occur besides
those attributable to barriers and road closures, the race may be suspended. If the race issuspended, participants are to follow the directions of ofﬁcials and board one of the tourvehicles. The following are barrier locations and road closure times (scheduled).

8km barrier■ Ent ry qualiﬁcation

Si ze

XSSM

LXL

2XL

Height (approx.)

160cm

165cm

170cm

175cm

180cm

185cm

Chest (approx.)

84cm

88cm

92cm

96cm

100cm

104cm

* When the application is received, if no size is indicated, women or girls will be given an S
size shirt and boys or men will be given an M si ze shirt.
(2) Fun RunRunners/Towel
Prize for ﬁnishing therace: Finishing certiﬁcate (does not include time record)■ Pu blic recognition(1) Individual marathon: awards for top eight ﬁnishers in menʼs and womenʼs categories(2) Age groups: awards for top three ﬁnishers in different age categories (24 or younger, ﬁve
year age intervals from 25 to 74 years of ag e, and 75 or older)(3) Two-person marathon relay: awards for the top three ﬁnishing teams in different pairing
categories (menʼs pairing, womenʼs pairing, mixed pairing)* For both (2) and (3) an honorable certiﬁcate will be sent out to participants, but no ceremony
will be conducted.
* No awards will be conferred to Fun Run pa rticipants.

■ The sta rting line

In order to ensure a sa fe, smooth start, runners in the individual marathon will line up to start
the race in blocks of runners based on ﬁnish times recorded in their applications, regardless ofwhether they are registered competitors or general competitors .
Do not submit a ﬁnish time largely different from actual running ability. Otherwise this may leadto serious problems in regards to sa fety.
Participants who have not noted their ﬁnish times will begin the race in the las t block ofrunners.
Two-person marathon relay runners will start the race at ﬁxed intervals.

■ Attire

Registered participants should select wear becoming their status as competitive runners.
Other participants should refrain from wearing anything that would be deemed in inappropriate
at a sporting event, or any attire that other runners and supporters would ﬁnd offensive or
dangerous.
Please note that, on the day of the race, runners may be stopped from participatingin the raceat the organizersʼ discretion.

(1) The organizers recognize the importance of personal information and strive in every way to comply with laws and the like as they relate to this information, and strive to handle personal information
based on their own privacy policies.
(2) With the aim of improving services provided to event participants, personal information will be provided on participation, reporting race times and related information, providing services from groups
offering support and cooperation, as well as afﬁliated organizations, publishing race times ( rankings, etc.), repo rting to theJapan Association of Athletics Federation and survey questionnaires.
(3) The organizers may contact participants regarding the information in the application.
(4) This E vent may be broadcast on television and video may be distributed on the Internet.
(5) Use of video recordings of the E vent by any third party without theexpress pe rmission of the organizer (including distribution of images and video on the Internet) is prohibited.
(6) Video recordings, photos, a rticles and personal records, etc., m ay be published in advertising materials including Event programs and posters, and in media including television, radio, newspapers,
magazines and on the Internet, by organizer approved third parties for the purpose of administration, advertisement, etc.

■ Miscellaneous(1) If the Event is cancelled due to causes not ascribable to the organizer, participation fees, handling fees, fees for number cards with printed nicknames and donations to sports promotions shall not
be returned in principle.
(2) Participants are to train sufﬁciently and receive a medical exam and take other appropriate measures to assure that they are in top physical condition prior to participating in the event.
(3) Participants are not to wear clothing or other items on the event grounds (including on the course) bearing designs, trademarks or advertisements with company or product names for advertising
purposes.
(4) The organizers will provide for the transportation from the starting line to the ﬁnish line of the luggage of the leading runners in the individual and two-person marathon relay marathons. Only items
that can ﬁt into the pouch of a handbag that is provided at registration can be accepted. Arrival of the handbag may be delayed due to road or trafﬁc conditions en route to the ﬁnish line.
(5) No parking is provided at the event site so participants are to commute by public transit. Depending on road and trafﬁc conditions, public transit may not be on time. Please note that the organizers
cannot assume any responsibility for this.
(6) If some emergency, such as an accident or ﬁre, should occur during the event there is the possibility that emergency vehicles will need to pass through the area. If this should be the case, theevent will be temporarily suspended in accordance with the directions of the staﬀ.
(7) The organizers may carry out consignment sales of photos and other event-related items.
(8) In addition to the points noted above, participants are to act in accordance with any instructions regarding items related to the event provided by the organizers.
(9) Formal receipts for charges● Payment by credit card
No formal receipt will be issued. Please refer to your credit card company account statement and invoice.
● Payment by wire transfer or at a convenience store
No formal receipt will be issued. The carbon copy of your bank deposit payment slip is to serve as your receipt.

Flow of participation in the event
August 5 (Fri)

Application shall be accepted

Application shall be accepted via the Internet (from 10:00 a.m.) and with a private transfer application form.

Private transfer form

August 31 (Wed)Must be postmarked on or before

Internet

September 7 (Wed)Application deadline* If it is oversubmitted, a drawing will be conducted.

by 5:00 p.m.

at the beginning of October

The drawing results will beannounced

at the end of October

Entry fee deadlineThose who were selected (the representative of two-person marathon relay applicants) shall pay the entry fee inaccordance with each payment method. If the entry fee is not received by the designated date, your selection will benulliﬁed. In addition, a charge will be incurred depending on the payment method.According to conditions of receipt of
the entry fee, additional drawing selection results may be informed.

at the beginning of January

Information on participation
to be sent

Information on participation will be sent to all applicant members by group and to the representative of the twoperson marathon relay.

Day before the event
February 18 (Sat)Registration of applicants

the day of the event
February 19 (Sun)*Registration will not be accepted
outside of the time period to the right.

startedTo those who applied via the Internet: the results will be informed by e-mail.
To those who applied with a private transfer form: the results will be informed by mail.
To those who applied with a group: the results will be informed to the representative.

Place: West Japan General Exhibition Center, New Hall (EXPO Forum)
Time: (1) Marathon, two-person marathon relay
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
* Registration on the day of the event (February 19) will not be conducted.
(2) Previous day registration for the Fun Run:
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(3) On the day of the event registration for the Fun Run 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
At 9:00 a.m., the individual marathon and two-person marathon will be started
At 10:00 a.m., the Fun Run will be started

Things to remember when applying(1) Any application that falls under either of the following categories will be rejected.
• Applications where the same person is signed up more than once for the same event. (Applications where the same person is signed up individually and with a group and thesame person is signed up by multiple groups are included.)• Applications where the same person is signed up for multiple events.
(2) Applications submitted outside of the application period will be considered invalid. Any such applications will not be used in any drawings and the application fee will not bereturned.
(3) All applicants (for the group application and two-person marathon relay, this will be the designated representative) will be notiﬁed of the results of the drawing by post ore-mail. However, please be aware that should this notiﬁcation not arrive or be late in arriving, no second notice will be sent to either the home or email address.
(4) Participants cannot use substitute athletes or transfer competitive rights to others.Should a participant attempt this type of action, he or she will be disqualiﬁed from theevent. Upon disqualiﬁcation, the organizers will not provide any compensation or refund any monies.
(5) Applications may be delivered late due to circumstances related to postal delivery or Internet servers or other devices, etc. The organizers cannot assume any responsibility
for such lateness of delivery.
(6) When applying online, sometimes a successful application cannot be made due to problems related to the computer, OS or browser that is used. To ﬁnd out more about theoperating environment (OS, browser), please check the event website.

Application terms
Before applying to participate in the event, the person interested in signing up must consent to the following rules that govern the application process.
(1) In case of occurrence of illness, loss of valuables or some other accident, the organizers cannot assume responsibility for anything other than taking simple emergency or ﬁrst
aid measures.
(2) Changes to the event, changes or corrections to applicant details, cancellations and group member changes will not be accepted after application for participants who applied
via payment by wire transfer, or after the application period ends for participants who applied via the Internet.
(3) Persons who falsiﬁed their age, gender and/or address, etc., and participation of a person other than the applicant (unauthorized participation) will not be permitted. In such anevent, participation fees, handling fees, fees for number cards with printed nicknames and donations to sports promotions shall not be returned in principle.
(4) If the event is cancelled due to earthquake, wind or ﬂood damage, severe weather, snowfall, incident, accident or epidemic, etc., participation fees, handling fees, fees fornumber cards with printed nicknames and donations to sports promotions shall not be returned in principle.
(5) Excess or duplicated deposit monies will not be refunded.
(6) The publication rights and rights of use of any video recordings, photos or news articles about this event, or otherwise any publication of the applicantʼs name, age or address(name of country, prefecture or municipality) on television, in newspapers or magazines or on the Internet will remain the property of the organizers.
(7) The organizers will comply fully with privacy laws to protect the personal information of entrants.
(8) This event will be carried out in accordance with all applicable domestic laws.
(9) Minors must gain the consent of a guardian pursuant to ﬁlling out this application form.