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【Important】Participation Guide of the Sendai International Half Marathon 2025
Participation Guide of the Sendai International Half Marathon 2025
【Name of the Event】
Sendai International Half Marathon 2025
【Date of the Event】
May 11, 2025 (Sunday)
【Venue】
Kohshin Rubber Athlete Park Sendai (Sendai City Athletic Field)
【How to access the venue】
https://www.sendaihalf.com/english/access/
【Reception on the day before the event】
May 10, 2025 (Saturday) 10：00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Reception on the day before the event (distribution of runner’s package including an athlete bib)
●Please come to the reception for overseas runners at the front gate of Kohshin Rubber Athlete Park Sendai
●For the purpose of identity confirmation, please bring identification documents, such as your passport, which state your name.
●Things to be distributed to participants: Athlete bib (affixed bib tag), plastic bag for baggage check, sticker to put onto the plastic bag, event brochure, etc.
【Schedule of the Event】
・May 10, 2025 (Saturday)
10：00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Reception on the day before the event
・May 11, 2025 (Sunday)
7：00 a.m. Venue and baggage check opens
9：10 a.m. – 9：40a.m. Call time of S – C block
9：20 a.m. – 9：50 a.m. Call time of D – G block
10：05 a.m. First Wave Start (S-C block)
10：15 a.m. Second Wave Start (D-G block)
11：40 a.m. Award Ceremony（Wheelchair division, Elite division・JAFF-registered runners division, and General participants）
12：48 p.m. End of race
【Preparation before the start】
●Things to bring
Please make sure to bring the following on the day of the race: your athlete bib (affixed bib tag), plastic bag for baggage check and sticker to put onto the plastic bag which you received on the day before the race (May 10, 2025).
*If a bib has to be reissued due to personal circumstances of the participant, a reissuance fee of 1,000 yen will be charged at the venue.
●Baggage check
The overseas runner counter will double as the baggage check desk.
・ Check-in begins at 7:00 a.m.
・ Please make sure to put all your belongings inside the designated plastic bag included in the runner’s package. Fasten the top of the bag and affix the athlete bib number sticker on an easy visible part of the bag.
・ The event staff will confirm at the exit gate if the sticker is affixed securely.
●Waiting area
The waiting area is inside of the Sendai City Athletic Field. When entering to the facility, please make sure to put on your athlete bib. If not, you will not be allowed to enter as we will not be able to confirm your authorization at the entrance.
Please use the athletic track for warm-up exercises.
●Changing room
There are changing rooms in the athletic field (behind the reception for overseas runners); however, please come to the venue in your running outfit if possible as it is expected to be crowded.
*Please refrain from performing stretching exercises in the changing room or the waiting area as it might cause trouble for other runners.
●Toilet facilities
Please check the map of venue as there are toilet facilities at several locations in Kohshin Rubber Athlete Park Sendai.
●Call time of starting blocks
・ Time: S-C block 9:10 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.
D-G block 9:20 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
・ Location: Kohshin Rubber Athlete Park Sendai (Sendai City Athletic Field), South side of the road
*Pease note that if a runner does not make it in time for the second wave at 10:15 a.m., they will be disqualified.
*If the following actions are observed, the offending runner will be refused participation or disqualified.
・Cutting in line in the starting blocks
・Failing to make it to their starting time
・Starting in the first wave instead (for those who belong in the second wave)
【During the race】
●Distance sign
The running distance is displayed every 1km. From the point of 5km to the finish line, the remaining distance will consistently be on display.
●Water stations and toilet facilities
Water stations and toilet facilities will be set up at the following locations.
<Locations・Supplies(scheduled)・Facility>
5.1 km NTT East Istutsubashi Building・Water / Sports drinks Toilet
7.8 km Sendai International Center・Water / Sports drinks・Toilet
9.3 km Nishi Park・Water / Sports drinks・Toilet
13.2 km Kahoku Shimpo Head Office・Water / Sports drinks・Toilet
16.1 km TOSNET Head Office・Water / Sports drinks, sponges・Toilet
18.7 km South Entrance Square of Tsutsujigaoka Park・Water / Sports drinks・Toilet
*Special drinks will not be provided in this event.
●Checkpoints
Designated checkpoints set up along the course will close at the following times.
<Checkpoints> (in front of)
8.1 km (No.2 parking lot of Sendai City Museum) 11:16 a.m.
11.6 km (Omachi Nishi Park Station) 11:41 a.m.
13.6 km (Itsutsubashi Police Box) 11:55 a.m.
16.6 km (Sendai Sun Plaza) 12:17 p.m.
19.6 km (West parking lot of Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi) 12:38 p.m.
・Regardless of the location of checkpoints, a runner who is observed to be significantly slow may not continue the race.
・Regardless of the checkpoint closing time, runners will be disqualified if they were surpassed by the vehicle signaling the lift of traffic restrictions that departed following the last runner. Runners are not allowed to run after the vehicle.
・ Any runners left on the course after the closing time must promptly remove their athlete bibs and move onto the sidewalk in accordance with the official instructions of the competition.
・ Regardless of the checkpoint closing, the race will finish entirely at 12:48 p.m. At this time, traffic restrictions on the course will be lifted, making it impossible to continue the race. Any runners left on the course after 12:48 p.m. must promptly move onto the sidewalk, remove their athlete bibs and withdraw from the race in accordance with the official instructions of the competition.
【Record】
●Immediate report of race results
Participants can check their finishing time on Runners’ Update, a mobile-friendly website, using their PC or smartphones.
https://update.runnet.jp/2025sendaihalf/
【Cancellation of the Event】
If the race is cancelled by the organizer due to natural disasters or bad weather conditions, etc., please check the official website, which will be updated at 6:00 a.m. on the day of the race（https://www.sendaihalf.com/en/）
