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| Date and location | March Tokyo, Japan |
| Race type | road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 2007 |
| Record | 2:07:23 (M; 2008-02-17, Viktor Röthlin); 2:31:01 (F; 2007-02-18, Hitomi Niiya) |
| Official site | www.tokyo42195.org |
The Tokyo Marathon (東京マラソン Tokyo Marason?) is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It usually takes place in late March.
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Course
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building -> Imperial Palace -> Hibiya Park (10km Finish) -> Shinagawa -> Ginza -> Nihombashi -> Asakusa -> Tsukiji -> Tokyo Big Sight (Full Marathon Finish)
Winners
| Year | Winner Men | Country | Time | Winner Women | Country | Time |
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| 2008 | Viktor Röthlin |  Switzerland |
2:07:23 | Claudia Dreher |  Germany |
2:35:35 |
| 2007 | Daniel Njenga |  Kenya |
2:09:45 | Hitomi Niiya |  Japan |
2:31:02 |
See also
- Tokyo International Marathon
- Tokyo International Women's Marathon
External links
The, also referred to as Tokyo City Hall or Tochō (都庁 for short houses the headquarters of the Tokyo local government; this comprises not only the 23 wards is a Park in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan. It covers an area of 161636 is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Shinagawa City Ginza (銀座 is a district of Chūō Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the Bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the is a district in Taitō Tokyo, Japan, most famous for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the Bodhisattva Kannon. Tsukiji (築地 is a district of Chūō Tokyo, Japan, the site of the Tsukiji fish market. is the popular Nickname for the, a Japanese Convention center that opened in April 1996 Viktor Röthlin (born October 14 1974) is a Swiss long-distance runner who specializes in the Marathon. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Tokyo Marathon 2007 is a marathon rally a representative selection race of the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka. Daniel Njenga (born 7 May 1976) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Tokyo International Marathon is held in Tokyo, Japan. Winners Men 1980s 1990s 2000sDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic