2013 Tokyo Marathon

August 2022 7th Tokyo Marathon 2013 Tokyo Marathon - fun runners.jpg Costumed fun runners at the 2013 race Tokyo, Japan 24 February Dennis Kimetto (2:06:50 CR)Aberu Kebede (2:25:34) 2012 2014 The 2013 Tokyo Marathon (ja 東京マラソン 2013) was the seventh edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 24 February. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held that year and represented the first occasion that the Tokyo race was part of the elite-level marathon series. The 2013 Tokyo Marathon featured marathon races for runners and wheelchair racers. A 10-kilometre race was also held for disabled people and runners under eighteen years.Race Information https://web.archive.org/web/20130404023454/http://www.tokyo42195.org/2013_en/outline 4 April 2013 . Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2013-03-09. Dennis Kimetto won the men's race in a course record time of 2:06:50 hours. The women's winner, Aberu Kebede, had a time of 2:25:34 hours, which was six seconds off the women's course best.Nakamura, Ken (24 February 2013). Kimetto clocks course record 2:06:50 at Tokyo Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved 2013-03-09. The mass races set a new participation record with a total of 28,721 runners entering the race over 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards), and 36,676 people taking part in the day's races as a whole.Participation dataSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes ja. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2013-03-09. Pre-race build up A day prior to the race, the International Friendship Run was held with a distance of roughly 4 km. The non-competitive race between athletes, organisers and registered marathon entrants began with warm-up radio exercises and took place in Shiokaze Park and Odaiba Seaside Park.International Friendship Run https://web.archive.org/web/20130218024405/http://www.tokyo42195.org/2013_en/intl 18 February 2013 . Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2013-03-09. The 2013 Tokyo Marathon EXPO was also hosted that day.Expo 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130404033513/http://www.tokyo42195.org/2013_en/expo2013 4 April 2013 . Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2013-03-09. Organisational changes improved the charity fun running aspect of the race: 3000 entries were reserved for charity runners, tax relief was given to charitable donations, and role of sponsors and corporations in raising funds was expanded. An estimated 1.7 million people were spectators to the city race.2013 LOC Press ConferenceSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes . Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2013-03-09. Building on the race's inclusion with the World Marathon Majors circuit, race director Tadaaki Hayano invited numerous elite international marathon runners with fast personal bests. In the men's race Dennis Kimetto, James Kwambai, Dino Sefir, and Jonathan Maiyo all entered the race with personal bests below two hours and five minutes – a first for a Japanese race.Nakamura, Ken (24 January 2013). Best field ever assembled for Tokyo Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved 2013-03-09. Irina Mikitenko was the fastest entrant among the elite women, following by Bezunesh Bekele, Aberu Kebede and Caroline Kilel. The men's race was also of domestic interest because it doubled as the trials for the Japanese men's marathon team at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. Arata Fujiwara, Kazuhiro Maeda, Yoshinori Oda and Takayuki Matsumiya were the foremost Japanese men, all having bests below two hours and ten minutes. Yoshimi Ozaki and Azusa Nojiri were the most prominent female domestic entrants. Results Men Position Athlete NationalityTime Image:Gold medal icon.svg Dennis Kimetto Kenya 2:06:50 CR Image:Silver medal icon.svg Michael Kipyego Kenya 2:06:58 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg Bernard Kipyego Kenya 2:07:53 4 Kazuhiro Maeda Japan 2:07:59 5 James Kwambai Kenya 2:08:02 6 Gilbert Kirwa Kenya 2:08:17 7 Feyisa Bekele Ethiopia 2:09:05 8 Dino Sefir Ethiopia 2:09:13 9 Takayuki Matsumiya Japan 2:09:14 10 Jonathan Maiyo Kenya 2:10:18 Women Position Athlete NationalityTime Image:Gold medal icon.svg Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 2:25:34 Image:Silver medal icon.svg Yeshi Esayias Ethiopia 2:26:01 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg Irina Mikitenko Germany 2:26:41 4 Albina Mayorova Russia 2:26:51 5 Yoshimi Ozaki Japan 2:28:30 6 Helalia Johannes Namibia 2:29:20 7 Mika Yoshikawa Japan 2:30:20 8 Nastassia Staravoitava Bulgaria 2:30:45 9 Azusa Nojiri Japan 2:31:15 10 Hiroko Yoshitomi Japan 2:31:28 References Race results Results 2013 Tokyo Marathon Man. ja. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2013-03-09. Results 2013 Tokyo Marathon Woman. ja. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2013-03-09. External links Official website Participation dataSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes ja Tokyo Marathon Tokyo Category:2013 in Tokyo Category:Tokyo Marathon Category:February 2013 sports events in Japan