Ashiya United Relay Marathon 2026

About this event

This is a team relay marathon where teams pass a tasuki sash on a nature-rich 1.1 km per lap course along Ashiyahama beach to complete 42.195 km within 4.5 hours. It aims to encourage people to casually participate with their everyday friends, promoting running and local interaction. Three categories are available: Full Relay Marathon (42.195 km), Half Relay Marathon (21.0975 km), and Family Quarter Relay Marathon (10.549 km), which elementary school students can also join. In the Family Quarter Relay Marathon, elementary school students are limited to running up to 2 laps per person. For all events, qualification requires the ability to run 1 lap or more on one's own. The Full Relay Marathon is open to junior high school students and older, with 4 to 15 people per team and a time limit of 4 hours and 30 minutes. The Half Relay Marathon is open to junior high school students and older, with 3 to 10 people per team and a time limit of 4 hours and 30 minutes. The Family Quarter Relay Marathon is open to elementary school students and older, with 2 to 5 people per team (including at least 1 elementary school student) and a time limit of 1 hour and 15 minutes. Participation fees are 2,500 yen per person for the Full Relay Marathon, 2,000 yen per person for the Half Relay Marathon, and 2,000 yen per adult / 1,500 yen per elementary school student for the Family Quarter Relay Marathon. Reception and start times vary by event. The Full and Half events have reception from 10:00 to 10:30 and start at 11:00. The Family Quarter has reception from 8:45 to 9:15 and starts at 9:30. The venue is the athletic stadium at Miratap Park Ashiya (Ashiya City General Park).

Venue

Miratap Park Ashiya

1-1 Yokomachi, Ashiya, Hyogo 659-0034