Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Oita JPN

Race Winners (68 runnings, 67 as a marathon)

03 Feb 2019 2:08:35 Hicham Laqouahi (MAR)

2:41:28

 Haruka Yamaguchi-3
04 Feb 2018 2:09:31 Desmond Mokgobu (RSA)

2:33:00

 Hiroko Yoshitomi-2
05 Feb 2017 2:09:32 Kentaro Nakamoto (JPN)

2:40:31

 Haruka Yamaguchi-2
07 Feb 2016 2:09:27 Melaku Abera Muraz (ETH)

2:45:07

 Hiroko Yoshitomi (JPN)
01 Feb 2015 2:09:38 Estifanos Tewelde Hidru (ERI)

2:41:28

 Chiyuki Mochizuki-4
02 Feb 2014 2:09:23 Abraham Kiplimo (UGA)

2:41:56

 Haruka Yamaguchi (JPN)
03 Feb 2013 2:08:15 Yuki Kawauchi (JPN)

2:40:11

 Chiyuki Mochizuki-3
05 Feb 2012 2:09:38 Harun Njoroge (KEN)

2:43:12

 Chiyuki Mochizuki-2
06 Feb 2011 2:10:24 Daniel Njenga (KEN)

2:39:57

 Chiyuki Mochizuki (JPN)
07 Feb 2010 2:10:50 Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir (KEN)  
01 Feb 2009 2:10:15 Adil Annani (MAR)

03 Feb 2008

2:11:59

Tomoya Adachi (JPN)

04 Feb 2007

2:10:23

Atsushi Fujita (JPN)

05 Feb 2006

2:09:45

Gert Thys-2

06 Feb 2005

2:09:58

Satoshi Irifune (JPN)

01 Feb 2004

2:12:02

Hiroaki Takeda (JPN)

02 Feb 2003

2:09:24

Samson Ramadhani (TAN)

03 Feb 2002

2:11:45

Sammy Korir (KEN)

04 Feb 2001

2:08:45

Takayuki Nishida (JPN)

06 Feb 2000

2:10:44

Kazutaka Enoki (JPN)

07 Feb 1999

2:09:54

Eder Fialho (BRA)

01 Feb 1998

2:09:11

Akira Shimizu (JPN)

02 Feb 1997

2:12:00

Rolando Vera (ECU)

04 Feb 1996

2:08:30

Gert Thys (RSA)

05 Feb 1995

2:09:39

Patrick Carroll (AUS)

06 Feb 1994

2:11:28

Hajime Nakatomi (JPN)

07 Feb 1993

2:13:04

Maurilio Castillo (MEX)

02 Feb 1992

2:08:36

Dionicio Ceron (MEX)

03 Feb 1991

2:08:53

Koichi Morishita (JPN)

04 Feb 1990

2:11:56

Boguslaw Psujek (POL)

05 Feb 1989

2:12:26

Satoru Shimizu (JPN)

07 Feb 1988

2:11:58

Bruno LaFranchi (SUI)

01 Feb 1987

2:12:03

Yoshihiro Nishimura-2

02 Feb 1986

2:10:34

Taisuke Kodama (JPN)

03 Feb 1985

2:13:16

Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN)

05 Feb 1984

2:12:05

Cor Vriend (NED)

06 Feb 1983

2:13:55

Yoshihiro Nishimura (JPN)

07 Feb 1982

2:15:43

Robert Hodge (USA)

01 Feb 1981

2:11:30

Shigeru So-2

2:50:31

 Minoru Muramoto (JPN)

03 Feb 1980

2:13:29

Yutaka Taketomi (JPN)

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 n/a

04 Feb 1979

2:13:29.1

Hideki Kita (JPN)

2:48:52

 Kiyoko Obata (JPN)

05 Feb 1978

2:09:05.6

Shigeru So (JPN)  

06 Feb 1977

2:13:57.0

Yasunori Hamada-2

01 Feb 1976

2:14:22.2

Yukio Shigetake (JPN)

02 Feb 1975

2:13:10.4

Kenichi Ozawa (JPN)

03 Feb 1974

2:13:04.2

Yasunori Hamada (JPN)

04 Feb 1973

2:14:55.6

Kenji Kimihara-4

06 Feb 1972

2:19:10.4

Yoshiro Mifune (JPN)

07 Feb 1971

2:16:52.0

Kenji Kimihara-3

08 Feb 1970

2:17:12

Kenji Kimihara-2

02 Feb 1969

2:14:03.2

Tadaaki Ueoka (JPN)

04 Feb 1968

2:13:23.8

Seiichiro Sasaki (JPN)

05 Feb 1967

2:13:33.4

Kenji Kimihara (JPN)

13 Feb 1966

2:14:35

Toru Terasawa-4

07 Feb 1965

2:14:38

Toru Terasawa-3

02 Feb 1964

2:17:48.6

Toru Terasawa-2

17 Feb 1963

2:15:15.8

Toru Terasawa (JPN)

11 Feb 1962

2:23:54

Hideaki Shishido (JPN)

12 Feb 1961

2:23:45

Hiroshi Uwa (JPN)

14 Feb 1960

2:23:30

Kazumi Watanabe (JPN)

08 Feb 1959

2:23:40

Yoshitaka Tsuiji (JPN)

09 Feb 1958

2:25:16

Kurao Hiroshima-2

10 Feb 1957

2:26:40

Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN)

12 Feb 1956

2:26:24

Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)

13 Feb 1955

2:29:19

Katsuo Nishida (JPN)

07 Feb 1954

2:34:48

Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN)

01 Feb 1953

2:29:05

Keizo Yamada (JPN)

20 Jan 1952

2:01:50

Hideo Hamamura (JPN)
Notes: The distance for the inaugural race in 1952 was 35 km. The course is between Beppu and Oita, starting and finishing in Beppu for all races 1983 and earlier. For the 1984 and subsequent races, the start and finish have been in Oita with the turnaround point in Beppu. This change was undertaken to take advantage of prevailing tail winds on the return leg. The race was known as the Beppu Mainichi Marathon thru 1974.  Ahmed-Ibrahim Baday (MAR) finished first in 2011 at 2:10:14 but was disqualified in 2015 on the basis of his biological passport.


Most Wins (1952-date)

Men

4

Toru Terasawa (JPN) 1963-66
.  Kenji Kimihara (JPN) 1967,1970-71,1973

Women

4

 Chiyuki Mochizuki (JPN) 2011-13,2015


Prize Money
Prize money cannot be awarded in Japanese road races due to legal restrictions.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men  Women
2017    -2.5    n/c
2016    +0.3    n/c
2015    -2.5    n/c
2014    +2.2    n/c
2013    +2.0    n/c
2012    -0.2    n/c
2011    +1.5    n/c
2010    -0.6
2009    -0.5
2008    -0.8
2007    +1.4
2006    +2.1
2005    -0.3
....
2002    +3.5
2001    -3.2
2000    -0.8
1999    -1.7
1998    -0.5
....
1996    -2.4
1995    -2.1
....
1993    +1.9
1992    -3.0
1991    -2.5
1990    +0.7
1989    -1.4
1988    -1.6
1987    -0.5
1986    -4.3
....
1981    +1.2
....
1979    +0.9
1978    +0.0
....
1968    -0.4
....
1966    -3.0
Avg     -0.5

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men  Women
2017     522    n/c
2016     440    n/c
2015     485    n/c
2014     515    n/c
2013     515    n/c
2012     551    n/c
2011     564    n/c
2010     589
2009     493
2008     390
2007     623
2006     416
2005     491
2004     420
2003     515
2002     510
2001     538
2000     433
1999     497
1998     273
1997     409
1996     331
1995     502
....
1993     454
1992     405
1991     603

Quality Performances through 2019

Men
<2:09       8
<2:10      29
<2:11      63
<2:12     114
<2:13     178
<2:14     272
<2:15     345

Women
<2:40       4
<2:42       9
<2:44      11
<2:46      12

Finishers 

Year     Men  Women  Total
2019    2761    133   2894
2018    2807    138   2945
2017    2811    131   2942
2016    2854    146   3000
2015    2669    134   2803     
2014    2657    147   2804
2013    2234    116   2350
2012    1583     73   1656
2011    1616     91   1707
2010     470           470
2009     419           419
2008     361           361
2007     310           310  
2006     291           291
2005     165           165
2004     156           156
2003     138           138
2002     144           144
2001     341           341
2000     184           184
1999     161           161
1998     194           194
1997     103           103
1996     176           176
1995     191           191
1994     203           203
1993     163           163
1992     390           390
1991     303           303
1990     322           322
1989     360           360
1988     391           391
1987     339           339
1986     348           348
1985     366           366
1984     341           341
1983     271           271
1982     207           207
1981     413           413
1980     351           351
1979     244           244
1978     145           145
1977     204           204
1976     195           195
1975     248           248
1974     187           187
1973     179           179
1972     150           150
1971     193           193
1970     133           133
1969     143           143
1968     114           114
1967     107           107
1966     123           123
1965      77            77
1964      75            75
1963      78            78
1962      31            31
1961      40            40
1960      30            30
1959      30            30
1958      27            27
1957      20            20
1956      25            25
1955      13            13
1954      10            10
1953       6             6
1952      14            14
Sum    33391   1109  34548
M/F                  30.11

Beppu-Oita Mainichi Half Marathon

Race Winners (26 runnings)

04 Feb 2001

1:02:53 Kenta Oshima (JPN)

06 Feb 2000

1:04:01 Koji Kishimoto (JPN)

07 Feb 1999

1:04:30 Tatsuhiko Kadota (JPN)

01 Feb 1998

1:04:01 Hiroaki Takeda (JPN)

02 Feb 1997

1:04:41 Satoshi Kuwamoto (JPN)

04 Feb 1996

1:04:32 Kanji Mori (JPN)

05 Feb 1995

1:05:25 Nobuhiko Chiba (JPN)

06 Feb 1994

1:02:35 Hisayuki Okawa (JPN)

07 Feb 1993

1:05:32 Nozomi Saho (JPN)

02 Feb 1992

1:02:49 Thomas Osano-2

03 Feb 1991

1:02:01 Thomas Osano (KEN)

04 Feb 1990

1:03:11 Masafumi Yorita (JPN)

05 Feb 1989

1:02:36 Koichi Fujita (JPN)

07 Feb 1988

1:05:13 Shigeki Nakayama (JPN)

01 Feb 1987

1:03:57 Kenji Ayabe (JPN)

02 Feb 1986

1:04:34 Yuji Aso (JPN)

03 Feb 1985

1:04:49 Douglas Wakiihuri-2

05 Feb 1984

1:04:19 Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)

06 Feb 1983

1:04:20 Toru Mimura (JPN)

07 Feb 1982

1:02:12 Taisuke Kodama-2

01 Feb 1981

1:03:35 Hiroshi Noda (JPN)

03 Feb 1980

1:03:09 Kenji Ide (JPN)

04 Feb 1979

1:03:42 Taisuke Kodama (JPN)

05 Feb 1978

1:04:29.4 Ryoichi Enaidani (JPN)

06 Feb 1977

1:02:37 Toshihiro Matsumoto (JPN)

01 Feb 1976

1:05:12 Yoshihiro Nishimura (JPN)
Notes: 1976 was the inaugural year.


Most Wins (1976-2001)

Men

2

 Taisuke Kodama (JPN) 1979,1982
.  Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) 1984-85
  Thomas Osano (KEN) 1991-92


Prize Money
Prize money cannot be awarded in Japanese road races due to legal restrictions.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men
2001    -1.0

Competitive Level (1990-date)
Insufficient data to calculate the competitive level.
 

Quality Performances

Men
<1:02:30       2
<1:03:00      12
<1:03:30      19
<1:04:00      40
<1:04:30      73
<1:05:00     110
<1:05:30     135
<1:06:00     154

Last Updated on 13 Feb 2019

Contributors: Malcolm Heyworth, Ken Nakamura (15), Andy Milroy, Martin Rix, Marty Post, Shigenobu Ota, Brett Larner (50)