We are now announcing the Kyoto Marathon 2017 course.
Taking comments from runners into consideration, the organizer has decided on a partial change to the marathon course which is described below, aiming to provide an even better running environment.
(1) The course will no longer run along Shimogamo-Nakadori Street but will run instead along Shimogamo-Hondori Street.
Instead of the former single-lane route to and from the turnaround point, respectively, the new route will have two lanes, respectively. We intend to realize increased safety for runners by doubling the width of the running course.
(2) The course will no longer run along Takaragaike-dori Street; the part along Kitayama-dori Street will be slightly extended eastward.
The course will no longer include the Takaragaike-dori Street turnaround route, which is intended to increase running safety while mitigating stress for runners.
