Organizers
Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF)
The Mainichi Newspapers
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefectural Board of Education
Otsu City
Otsu City Board of Education
Co-organizer
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Supporting organizations
Shiga Prefectural Sports Association
Otsu City Sports Association
Sports Nippon Newspapers
Supervisor
Shiga Amateur Athletic Association
Major Sponsor
Sumitomo Electric Industries., Ltd
Supporting Sponsor
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd
Nike Japan Corporation.
Contributing Sponsors
Shiga Prefectural Police
Japan Ground Self Defense Force Camp Otsu
Race Date & Time
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Starting Time 12:30PM
Course Outline
42.195km (AIMS and JAAF-Certified Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon Course)
Ojiyama Stadium --- Yanagasaki --- Seta-Kara Bridge (West) --- Temple of Ishiyama --- Seta River Weir --- Seta-Kara Bridge (East) --- Shiga Prefectural Rowing Park --- Shin-Seta Water Purification Plant (turning point) --- Ojiyama Stadium
Qualification Guidelines
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Rules
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| C. | Athletes who have highly possibility not to be able to arrive at the next checking station in time, or who are judged not to be able to keep the race by the competition officer might have to stop running. | ||||||||||||
Entry Fee
No entry fee is applied to runners participating from outside of Japan.
Deadline of the entry
JAAF-registered athletes : Monday, 4 February 2013
Non-JAAF-registered athletes : Monday, 31 December 2012
Entry form and other documents must be received by the deadline date and entries mailed after the deadline date will not be accepted.
How to Apply
Complete the attached entry form. With the approval of your affiliated federation, submit the forms to the address below by registered mail.
Registration Office
The 2013 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon Office
The Mainichi Newspapers Office
3-4-5 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka-city, Osaka, 530-8251, Japan
E-mail: jigyoubu@pearl.ocn.ne.jp
(Please be sure to include the words "Lake Biwa Marathon 2013" in the subject line of your e-mail.)
Race Packet Pick-up
Saturday, 2 March
All participants must pick up Race Number and RC Chip at the athletes’ lounge of Biwako Hotel.
Welcome Ceremony
Saturday, 2 March, from 5:00pm at Biwako Hotel.
Awards
Sunday, 3 March, from 3:00pm at Ojiyama Stadium
1. The first 8 finishers are obliged to attend the ceremony.
2. All participants will receive a race memento.
Athletes’ Dormitories
Biwako Hotel
Address: 2-40 Hamamachi, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0041
Tel: +81-77-524-7111
http://www.biwakohotel.co.jp/english/
Important Notes
| 1. | The organizer will not provide any pre-medical checkup. All participants must take personal responsibility for their own personal health condition. It is strongly recommended that each participant undergoes a medical check prior to the race of their own accord. |
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| 2. | The organizer will administer first aid to those participants who display discomfort or sickness or who incur injuries during the race, but no responsibility will be taken for any subsequent treatment. |
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| 3. | Doping control is conducted under IAAF Anti-Doping Regulations or Japan Anti-Doping Regulations. |
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| 4. | Athletes who are required to take prohibited substances or methods written in the Prohibited List to treat an illness must apply TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemptions). The details can be checked from World Anti-Doping Agency’s website. http://www.wada-ama.org/en/ |