guideline
1 Tournament Name
OKAYAMA MARATHON 2024
2 Organized by;
OKAYAMA MARATHON Executive committee
JAAF Okayama, General Incorporated Foundation
3 Managed by;
JAAF Okayama, General Incorporated Foundation
4 Supported by;
Okayama Prefectural Board of Education, Okayama City Board of Education
5 Date & Time
Sunday, November 10, 2024 【No postponement for rain】
| 8:45 | Marathon・Fun-Run | start |
| 9:45 | Fun-Run/ Gateway at 5.2km point | close |
| 14:45 | Marathon/Gateway at 41.8km point | close |
6 Tournament Rules
The 2024 JAAF Rules of Athletics and the rules of this tournament will be applied.
7 Courses
- Marathon (42.195km)
Starting in front of the gymnasium (ZIP ARENA OKAYAMA) of Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Grounds and finishing at the athletic field (CITY LIGHT STADIUM) of Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Grounds
(Certified by JAAF) - Fun-Run (5.6km)
Starting in front of the gymnasium (ZIP ARENA OKAYAMA) of Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Grounds and finishing at the athletic field (CITY LIGHT STADIUM) of Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Grounds
8 Events・Categories・Entry Fees・Eligibility・Capacity
| EVENTS | Marathon (42.195km) | Fun-Run (5.6km) |
|---|---|---|
| CATEGORIES | ①Registration category (JAAF registered athletes) ②General category |
General category |
| ENTRY FEES | \14,000- | \4,000- |
| ELIGIBILITY | Those who were born before Apr. 1, 2006 and can complete the race within the time limit | Those who were born before Apr. 1, 2012 and can complete the race within the time limit |
| CAPACITY | 15,000 runners | 1,400 runners |
- As for JAAF registered athletes, only those who are registered in 2024 will apply.
- Anyone in a wheelchair cannot participate in either Marathon or Fun-Run.
- If someone is challenged (with a Physical Disability Certificate or an Intellectual Disability Certificate) and have difficulty to run alone, he/she can participate with one escort runner. (Guide dogs are not allowed to accompany.) If he/she would like to change their escort runner (adding sub-escort), please contact us by phone after confirming participation.
- The recording and measurement for Marathon use an automatic timing system using a measurement chip.
- Fun-Run is held for those who enjoy running and it is completely different from competitive running. Therefore, there will be neither record measurement nor award ceremony.
9 Time Limit, Gateways and Stoppage in Tournament
- Marathon 6 hours (41.8km point)
- Fun-Run 1 hour ( 5.2km point)
- Time limit will be measured based on the signal gun for both Marathon and Fun-Run. It might take about 15 minutes for the last runner to pass the start line after the signal.
- Due to the management of traffic, security and tournament, we will install gateways on the courses listed below and set the closing time at each gateway. Once after a gateway is closed, runners cannot continue the race. Runners who have not reached a gateway by the closing time set there must discontinue the race immediately, leave the course, and either get aboard the ‘accommodation bus’ which follows runners or go to the next gateway on foot and get aboard the ‘gateway bus’ at the gateway, following the instructions of tournament officials and staff. Also, even though it is not the closing time yet, if runners are significantly late and assumed not to be able to reach the gateway by the closing time, or even after passing the 11th gateway for Marathon / 2nd gateway for Fun-Run, if the organizer decides that runners are significantly late to the finishing time and that the event will be disrupted, the runners will be directed to discontinue the race.
- The location, number and the closing time of gateways are subject to change.
＜Marathon＞
| NAME | DISTANCE | CLOSING TIME | TIME LIMIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 1st Gateway | 4.6km | 9:38 | 0:53 |
| 2nd | 8.7km | 10:11 | 1:26 |
| 3rd | 13.2km | 10:48 | 2:03 |
| 4th | 18.6km | 11:33 | 2:48 |
| 5th | 25.4km | 12:28 | 3:43 |
| 6th | 28.5km | 12:54 | 4:09 |
| NAME | DISTANCE | CLOSING TIME | TIME LIMIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 31.5km | 13:18 | 4:33 |
| 8th | 33.8km | 13:37 | 4:52 |
| 9th | 36.7km | 14:01 | 5:16 |
| 10th | 39.3km | 14:23 | 5:38 |
| 11th | 41.8km | 14:45 | 6:00 |
| Finish | 42.195km | ※15:00Scheduled time to end | (6:15) |
＜Fun-Run＞
| NAME | DISTANCE | CLOSING TIME | TIME LIMIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 1st Gateway | 3.8km | 9:32 | 0:47 |
| 2nd | 5.2km | 9:45 | 1:00 |
| NAME | DISTANCE | CLOSING TIME | TIME LIMIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | 5.6km | ※10:00Scheduled time to end | (1:15) |
- Due to the management of the tournament, we will close the race, both Marathon and Fun-Run, at the CLOSING TIMES noted above.
10 Reception and Date & Place for Redeeming the Participation Prize
9:00A.M. ～ 7:30P.M. (Scheduled) Saturday, November 9th, 2024
Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Grounds
- No entry will be taken on the day, Sunday, November 10th.
- Each participant needs to identify themselves with an ID at the time of reception.
- Only if it is unavoidable, entry by proxy will be accepted. To do so, he/she needs to submit a power of attorney, a copy of the participant’s ID, and the proxy’s ID.
- Those who participate with an escort runner need to show their Physical Disability Certificate or Intellectual Disability Certificate. Also, the participant and his/her escort runner need to do the procedure together.
- The reception for the pair-entry can be done separately by each. (Runners and escort runners cannot be accepted separately). In addition, if it is unavoidable, we can accept applications on your behalf.
- Those who participate in Marathon of the Registration category and want an official record certificate may request for it to be sent by mail later. (The entry should be done at the desk of ‘JAAF Official Record Certificate’ in the reception area. \500- fee will be required.)
- More details regarding reception will be posted later.
11 Prize for Participation・Perfect Finish
All the participants will receive an originally-produced tournament T-shirt as a participation award. Please specify your T-shirt size at the time of entry. No request for a size-change will be accepted after entry. Participation award T-shirts will be given to runners on the day of registration. T-shirts cannot be handed out on the day of the tournament.
Also, as souvenirs, those who complete the Marathon will receive a Finisher’s Medal and a Finisher’s Towel, and those who complete the Fun-Run will receive a Finisher’s Towel.
Sizes of T-shirt
Please use the chart below as a reference when entering your T-shirt size.
| Mizuno Corporation standards (center size) | XS | S | M | L | XL | 2XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| back length | 59.5 | 62.5 | 65.5 | 68.5 | 71.5 | 74.5 |
| chest circumference | 88 | 94 | 100 | 106 | 112 | 120 |
| shoulder width | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 53 |
| Sleeve Length | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| height | 157～163 | 162～168 | 167～173 | 172～178 | 177～183 | 182～188 |
|---|
- If the T-shirt size is not entered at the time of application, the size will be M.
- Please note that due to operational reasons, we may not be able to accommodate your T-shirt size request.
12 Designation of Blocks at Start Point
- In order to have safe and smooth operation at the start point, as for Marathon, we will designate the alignment blocks according to the participants’ best time reported at the time of entry. Whether you are registered at JAAF, or how the entry was made (individually or as a pair) is not in consideration.
- All participants for Fun-Run will start from the last alignment block.
13 Award Ceremony
Award ceremony will be held noted below depending on gross time.
- Marathon
(1)GeneralFor both male and female, the runners winning the 1st to the 8th prizes will be acknowledged.(2)By Age GroupEvery 5 years in age (under 24, 25～29, 30～34, 35～39, 40～44, 45～49, 50～54, 55～59, 60 ～69, and over 70 years old), both male and female, the runners winning the 1st to the 3rd prizes will be acknowledged. (Those who are acknowledged in General category will be excluded.)
The ceremony will be held only for General category, and there will be no ceremony for By Age Group, but the certificates will be sent by mail later.
- Fun-Run
No ceremony will be held.
14 Cooperation with Other Tournaments
- Granting the right to run in the Tokyo Marathon 2026
Based on the program of “RUN as ONE – Tokyo Marathon (General)”, some of the finishers in OKAYAMA Marathon 2024 will be granted the right to run in the Tokyo Marathon 2026 (Scheduled in Sunday, March 1, 2026). (Planned as of today.) - Participation in AbbottWMM (Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Rankings)
This tournament is the preliminary competition for “AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings”, in which runners at age 40 or older compete by generation group with points they earn at competitions worldwide. - Submitting the data to RunLink Age Rankings by JAAF
The result of this tournament will be reflected in RunLink Age Rankings (Ranking by time in all official tournaments. This ranking shows all the results including the ones by Elite Runners) by JAAF.
15 Baggage
Participants’ luggage will be kept at the starting and finishing areas.
16 Runner-Stop
In the event that emergency vehicles need to go through the courses to deal with accidents, fire, transport of the sick/wounded, etc. or the alarm of National Instant Warning System (J-Alert) goes off in the area including Okayama City, participants should stop the race temporarily following the staff’s direction.
17 Handling of Personal Information
The organizer is aware of the importance of personal information and complies with related laws and regulations to protect personal information, and based on the organizer’s privacy policy, handles the personal information as noted below.
- For the purpose to improve services for tournament participants, information may be used for drawing, participation guides, record notifications, notification of related information, information on future tournaments, offer of services from tournament sponsors and cooperating-/related-organizations, and record announcements, etc. Also, the organizer or its call center may contact each participant regarding his/her application details.
- We will provide necessary information to related businesses (including organizations operating the initiatives listed in “14 Cooperation with Other Tournaments”) within the scope of the operation of this tournament.
- The organizer will provide the necessary information to the insurance company when necessary for the administrative procedures of accident insurance to which the organizer subscribes.
- When a participant is transported to a medical institution, the information necessary will be obtained to provide medical care, and it will be provided to the medical institution.
18 Others
- Individual Physical Conditions
- The organizer will not be responsible for any epidemics or other accidents other than first aid.
- Participants must train thoroughly in advance, and those with a history of heart disease (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, etc.) or those who have experienced chest pain or light-headedness during exercise should undergo a health check. It is each participant’s responsibility to check their health status and take full care of his/her physical condition before participating.
- Regarding infectious disease countermeasures, we will take measures depending on the infection situation.
- Tournament Management
- There will be no registration of participants’ special beverages.
- Participants in Marathon of Registration category are not permitted to run in costume.
- Participants in other than Marathon of Registration category are forbidden from running in clothes not suitable for a sport event which make others feel offended or possibly expose them to danger, holding or carrying on the back a sword-like object or a long/large object like a rod longer than 30cm, or competing wearing anything that could possibly hurt others by contact. From a safety point of view, participating in covering all over the face with headgear or paint, etc. is forbidden as well. The organizer may instruct the cancellation of the tournament at its discretion on the day.
- For advertising purposes, designs and trademarks which remind of company names, product names and so on may not be worn or displayed at the tournament venue (including on the course).
- The thickness of the soles of the shoes used by JAAF registered athletes should be up to 40mm. As for male athletes who complete the race within 2:21:00 and female athletes within 2:56:00, their shoes may be measured on the day of the race.
- Handling of Images and Records
- The Organizer and any third parties which the organizer has approved may post images・pictures・articles・individual records, etc. of this event to promotional materials such as the event program, posters and so on, or TV・radio・newspaper・magazines・internet, etc. for the purpose of the management and promotion of the event.
Also, with the organizer’s approval, pictures and other materials may be sold on consignment
- The Organizer and any third parties which the organizer has approved may post images・pictures・articles・individual records, etc. of this event to promotional materials such as the event program, posters and so on, or TV・radio・newspaper・magazines・internet, etc. for the purpose of the management and promotion of the event.
- Others
- We do not provide parking spaces on the event site and recommend those who visit the site to take public transportation. However, the organizer is not responsible for any delay of public transportation system or tardiness due to road conditions. On the day and a day before of the event, surrounding roads in the area of Okayama Prefectural Multipurpose Grounds are expected to be congested. Pickup and drop-off by private vehicles and parking on the roadside or near-by shops around the event site are strictly prohibited.
- For the safe and smooth operation of the tournament, any unmanned flying objects such as drones cannot intrude over the event site, the courses or surrounding areas.
- In addition to requirements noted above, please follow the organizer’s directions for safety management, event operation and infection prevention measures.
