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Saitama Marathon

Sunday, 14 February 2027In 4 months · Start 09:00

A flat, JAAF-certified city marathon that starts and finishes at the Saitama Super Arena and loops through the wider Saitama city area just north of Tokyo.

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Elevation gain

50 m

Flat · ↓ 50 m

Start altitude

27 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

6°C

Peaks around 11°C

Entry fee

≈ $100

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

6h cut-off

Getting thereFly into HND (Tokyo), about 41 km from the start

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Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 50 m of climbing and 50 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

6°C

Peak during race

11°C

Humidity

49%

Chance of rain

16%

Wind

14 km/h

14 February in past years

Historical averages for 14 February ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 09:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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