The Tokyo Marathon elite field is out, and it’s a pretty good one. On the women’s side are the last 3 winners, Sutume Asefa Kebede, Rosemary Wanjiru and Brigid Kosgei, 2022 world champion Gotytom Gebreslase, last year’s Dubai winner Tigist Ketema and another 6 women in the 2:17-2:19 range. Top Japanese draw Ai Hosoda hopes to get into the sub-2:20 club after a 2:20:31 PB in Berlin last fall.The
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Citing increased operating costs as a result of rising prices, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation announced on Jan. 22 that it will be raising entry fees for the 2026 edition of the race. Including taxes and fees, entry for residents of Japan will increase 20% from ¥16,500 to ¥19,800. International entries will increase 43.75% from $160 USD to $230 USD.The move was approved at a board meeting on the
A year out from her disappointing finish at the 2024 Osaka International Women’s Marathon, 29-year-old Mizuki Matsuda (Daihatsu) returns to race it again this Sunday. “A place on the Tokyo World Championships team is on the line,” she says. “I’m running to try to get name on the list.”Last year Matsuda finished 3rd, her first time not winning it in 4 Osaka Women’s starts and putting an end to her
