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2026 Joshu Ota Subaru Marathon

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Description: This is the 30th-anniversary race. A prize drawing will be held, and the race takes place on the same day as a local sports festival, so you can continue enjoying the event after finishing.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Ōta-shi
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Race date in 12 days: Oct 25, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Ōta-shi · 21.1km · 10km · 5km +1 more events
Entry fee: ¥4,500From the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedSat, June 13, 2026 ~ Sun, August 23, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 13, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This is the 30th-anniversary race.

A prize drawing will be held, and the race takes place on the same day as a local sports festival, so you can continue enjoying the event after finishing.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 3

麦こーじRan in 2025 · Finish time 1:44:48

“With chip time, I set another personal best this time in 1 hour 44 minutes 48 seconds.”

The last shuttle bus was at 6:40 am, so the runner left in the early morning. It was raining, so the runner did not warm up. The runner increased the pace slightly in the latter stages, set a personal best of 1 hour 44 minutes 48 seconds, and wrote that the flat course was easy to run.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

ネットタイムで１時間44分48秒でなんと今回もまたベストを更新出来ました😄

Read the original on 麦こーじ Two Steps Behind

く～りぃ♪Ran in 2025

“It was the same excuse as last year, but I had not trained enough.”

The runner waited at the start area for more than 90 minutes and ran in the rain in 2025. The runner planned a 4-minute 50-second pace, but their leg cramped during the race, so they slowed down considerably. The runner wrote that their leg cramped again on the stairs after finishing.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

昨年と全く同じ言い訳になりますが練習不足です。

Read the original on く～りぃ♪のページ

yathyathRan in 2016 · Finish time 2:01:53

“I somehow managed to finish.”

The runner entered with a minor muscle injury that had not fully healed. The runner's calf hurt after 10 km, so the runner slowed down, endured the fatigue in the second half, and finished in 2:01:53.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

何とか完走できた。

Read the original on 徒然なるランニングのblog

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Finisher vlog

ぞうがめチゃン練る · Finisher vlog

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Sat, June 13, 2026

Half

Entry cost ¥4,500

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

10K

Entry cost ¥4,000

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

5K

Entry cost ¥4,000

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Registration platform RUNNET

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 21.1km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:00

Time limit2 hours 20 minutes

Half marathon 2 hours 20 minutes, 10km 1 hour 10 minutes, 5km 35 minutes

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
Half21.0975km	08:00	2h 20m	1,300
10K10km	08:00	1h 10m	1,300
5K5km	07:50	35m	800

Half marathon 4500 JPY (high school 3500 JPY) 10km・5km 4000 JPY (high school 1000 JPY junior high and elementary 500 JPY)

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START · FINISH

Ota City Sports Park

Start · Google Maps

Cutoff
Half marathon: 3.7km 26 minutes, 8.5km 59 minutes, 11.1km 1 hour 17 minutes, 13.3km 1 hour 32 minutes, 14.8km 1 hour 42 minutes

Runners start · local time — (half marathon(21.1km)) / 08:00(10km) / 07:50(5km) / 07:45(2km)

Events include 10km, 5km, and half marathon.

The race starts at Ota City Sports Park at 8:00 AM local time.

Field size: 4,300 participants
Typical race-season temperature: around 14°C (57°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Half Marathon · 10 km · 5 km · 2 km

Event T-shirt

High-school age and older

Finisher certificate

All timed race categories

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

No public information was found about registration or bib pickup for the Joshu Ota Subaru Marathon.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startVenue is Ota City Sports Park Citizens' Gymnasium, Ota City, Gunma.
Getting to the finishOta City Sports Park Citizens' Gymnasium

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Venue is Ota City Sports Park Citizens' Gymnasium, Ota City, Gunma. Race starts 7:45 AM on Oct 25, 2026. Official site's ACCESS page was blocked on fetch, so no specific shuttle/parking details retrieved.

Distances offered: half marathon, 10km, 5km, 2km, across 18 competitive categories.

Getting to the finish

Ota City Sports Park Citizens' Gymnasium

Same venue as start.

Map

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The race starts and finishes at Ota City Sports Park, with 2km, 5km, 10km, and half marathon events held together.

The field is capped at 4,300 participants and closes on a first-come, first-served basis.

Entries are available online only through RUNNET, from June 13 to August 23, 2026.

Held alongside the Ota Sporec Festival, the event offers plenty to enjoy after you finish.

Times are local to Ōta-shi. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hotel Route-Inn Grand Ota Ekimae

Hotel · 2.4km

8.6/10(335)

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Lauberge A Relaxation Salon in Tachikawa Tokyo

¥19,742

2026 Joshu Ota Subaru Marathon

About 2026 Joshu Ota Subaru Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run