The 1964's year Tokyo Olympic Marathon was truly the birth place of modern marathon running when Abebe Bekela majestically retained the gold medal he first won in Rome 4 years earlier - running the Tokyo course in a World best of 2 hours 12 minutes 11 seconds. Today, Tokyo has now joined the ranks of the super marathons, up there with London and New York, as 90,000 runners applied for the 35,000 places available. The Tokyo Marathon 2008 is the Tokyo's largest scale city marathon which features a marathon race with approximately 25,000 participants and a 10 kilometer race with approximately 5000 participants of both genders, including wheelchair users, and visually and mentally impaired athletes.

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Date & Time: Sunday, February 17, 2008
                        9:05 a.m. (Wheelchair Start)
                        9:10 a.m. (Elite and Mass Race Start)

Marathon: Tokyo Metropolitan Government -- Iidabashi -- Imperial Palace -- Hibiya -- Shinagawa -- Ginza -- Nihombashi -- Asakusa Kaminari-mon Gate -- Tsukiji -- Ariake (Toyosu) – Tokyo Big Sight 10km Race: Tokyo Metropolitan Government -- Iidabashi -- Imperial Palace -- Hibiya Park

Imperial Palace The Edo Castle, formerly the Tokugawa family’s residence, was opened in the Meiji Restoration and later renamed as the Imperial Palace. The Nijubashi bridge in front of the main entrance is famous.	Ginza 4-chome Intersection The distinctive architecture of Ginza surrounds the intersection of Chuo-Dori St. and Harumi-Dori St. The perfect place to start Ginza walk.	Tokyo Station Built in 1914 in the Renaissance style using 8.9 million pieces of red brick, the station is a major hub of Japan’s railway networks and operates an art museum on its 2nd floor.
Tokyo Metropolitan Office One of Tokyo’s landmarks with an observatory on the 45th floor. Tokyo Tourist Information Center on the 1st floor of the Main Bldg.	Tokyo Tower Built in 1958, the broadcasting tower is 333m tall. You can look across the entire city of Tokyo at a glance from the two observatories.	Asakusa Kaminarimon Gate The oldest ternple in Tokyo is said to have been built in 628. The Grand Kaminarimon Gate with a large lantern is a landmark.

Marathon: 7 hours
10km Race: 1 hour 40 minutes

Marathon: Over 18 years old as of the day of the Race (except high school students)
1-1) Mass Race: Male and female runners capable of finishing the race within 6 hours 40 minutes.
1-2) Invited Runners
(i) Non-Japanese male runners recommended by JAAF.
(ii) Japanese male runners recommended by JAAF.
1-3) Wheelchair Divisions: Under 25 male and female runners capable of finishing the race within 2 hours 10 minutes using wheelchairs designed for racing.

10km Race:Over 16 years old as of the day of the Race
2-1) Mass Race: Male and female runners capable of finishing the race within 1 hour 30 minutes.
2-2) Wheel Chair: 25 male and female runners using wheelchairs designed for racing capable of finishing the race within 60 minutes.
2-3) Special Race
i）Male and female runners with disabilities capable of finishing the race within 1 hour 30 minutes.
ii) 50 pairs of male and female visually impaired runners with companions.
iii) 100 male and female intellectually impaired runners.
iv) 50 male and female "transplant" runners.

25,000 runners
10km Race 5,000 runners
Inquiry and Questions
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