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Kobe Marathon
Marathon held annually in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kobe Marathon (神戸マラソン, Kōbe Marason) is an annual marathon sporting event for men and women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held in mid November in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
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Date | November |
Location | Kobe, Japan |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Sysmex |
Established | 2011 |
Course records | Men: 2:08:46 (2019)![]() Women: 2:27:39 (2019) ![]() |
Official site | Kobe Marathon |
Participants | 19,448 (2019) 19,569 (2018) |
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Before of race start of first edition 2011, a stone monument was unveiled to commemorate the first ever marathon held in Japan, the Marathon Great Race held in Kobe on March 21, 1909.