Hofu Marathon

The Hofu Marathon (also known as the Hofu Yomiuri Marathon) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Hōfu, Japan, since 1970. The marathon is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.

History
The inaugural race was held on 1970.12.27. It was won by Japanese runner Toshihiko Uehara with a finish time of 2:15:49.8.

In 2013, Japanese runner Yuki Kawauchi became the first marathoner to complete two sub-2:10 marathons in two weeks, by running the Fukuoka Marathon on 2013.12.01 in 2:09:15 and the Hofu Marathon on 2013.12.15 in 2:09:05. In 2019, Kawauchi returned to Hōfu to complete his 100th marathon there.

Course
The marathon begins in front of the Kirin Lemon Stadium Salt Arena Hofu and ends on the track of the Kirin Lemon Stadium Athletics Field across the street.