MarathonRoad🇯🇵 Maebashi, Japan

Gunma Marathon

Tuesday, 3 November 2026In 5 days · Start 08:55

A Culture Day holiday marathon from Shikishima Park in Maebashi, looping south through the Kanto plain to Takasaki and back along the Tone River; a gentle JAAF-certified course with 5,500 places.

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Elevation gain

100 m

Rolling · ↓ 100 m

Start altitude

111 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

13°C

Peaks around 18°C

Entry fee

≈ $90

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

6h cut-off

Getting thereFly into HND (Tokyo), about 115 km from the start

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Course map

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Elevation profile

Rolling: about 100 m of climbing and 100 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

13°C

Peak during race

18°C

Humidity

58%

Chance of rain

Wind

8 km/h

3 November in past years

Historical averages for 3 November ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:55 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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