Tachikawa City Half Marathon
Tachikawa, Japan
- Half Marathon, 10K, 3K, Kids Run
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The Tachikawa City Half Marathon is a course that starts on the Ground Self-Defense Force garrison runway, passes through public roads, and finishes at Showa Memorial Park. The start of the Tachikawa City Half Marathon is the Ground Self-Defense Force garrison runway. The starting line is the 40m-wide JGSDF Tachikawa … MORE
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Early season, crowded and chaotic
Held in and around Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa, Tokyo on a mostly flat course with some small, rolling hills over the last 3 miles. Very crowded with many apparently … MORE
Held in and around Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa, Tokyo on a mostly flat course with some small, rolling hills over the last 3 miles. Very crowded with many apparently inexperienced runners on often very narrow roads. On one part, there was another race simultaneously being run the opposite direction on the other lane of a narrow two lane road. Some other bottlenecks barely allow enough room for three runners abreast. Even to get to the starting block from the west entrance required crossing the road on which yet another active race was going on. That made for some interesting comments from those in that race, as well as shouts from volunteers ineffectively yelling at people not to cross the road.
This race would be much improved with better organization as is common with many other races in Tokyo as well as resolving some of the issues mentioned above. Forget about “swag” as it isn’t much (a bag with the race name.)
All in all it is fine for those in the area for an early season race, but I doubt I would travel an hour from central Tokyo just for racing again. Looking for a personal best run? Well, getting through the crowds and narrow roads and paths complicate that so viewing it as a tune-up might be a better idea.