Tokyo Marathon

A great marathon people are so friendly! One thing to be aware of is the cut off times at the various distances throughout the race, I was glad I knew about them prior to going.

Just FYI, the map shown is the old course. The new course finishes at the Imperial Palace, not at the Darth Vader building. Huge race, 35,000+ competitors. Very flat course and the new course is flatter than the old one. I really love it!

42.195 Km. It's a gold label race. Lots of runners, but staggered start based on estimated finishing time. Very flat.

Well.. I just love Tokyo. It's my favorite city in the world. You just can't compare its vibe with any other city. It's crazy, it's wicked, it's strange...and it's full of Sushi. When I first visited this city in 2012 I knew I had to come back and run its marathon. So in 2016 I got in. It's one of the (overrated) majors and therefor it's hard to get in. But I got lucky in the ballot. If you're not lucky, go out and run Kyoto (the week before Tokyo). And visit Tokyo as well. The marathon itself is extremely well organized. That's how Japanese people take care of everything in their country. The bag drop system was amazing. All bags (more than 30.000 participants) all sorted straight in equal patterns. You just can't believe your eyes. From start till finish, they really take care of you and the Japanese runners are marathon minded. Although more and more foreigners run Tokyo, it still is a Japanese party. If you run Tokyo, make sure you have some time to see more of the country. It's worth it.

Super well-organized and despite the sudden hot sun during the race, it was a memorable experience that I would love to run again.

This was my first Major, and a truly amazing experience. Winning the lottery on the first try and running the streets of Tokyo on a warm sunny day was so exciting! I would love to come back, of course

The best Marathon i ever run !!! What a atmosphere what a course , what an organisation

Tokyo you got my heart. Everything was perfect and extraordinary well organised. The people are amazing. Just WoW!

Great Crowd. A little bit disapointed for the water station. Not enough water & food for the runner.

Organization is perfect, people is so nice.

很熱鬧，像嘉年華。

Loved it. It was well organised. Wonderful to see the city out to support the run! Except for the light rain, it was a spectacular run.

Great race fantastic people amazing city my favourite major to date a must do for any runner will be doing in 2019 and csnt wait finish my second round majors here

2018 Tokyo Marathon gives me more fun and experience in the race. This is my personal best time in Marathon. This is my second times to race the route of Tokyo Marathon.