Practice Run for Beginners: Katsuta Marathon Trial Run, Approx. 19 / 25 / 28 / 42 km, 7-8 min/km, 3,000 yen (練習会 初心者向け 勝田マラソン試走会ラン 約19 25 28 42キロ 約7～8分 3000円)
About the Event
This group trial run covers the Katsuta Marathon course, a popular race known for reliably cold weather that favors fast times. It is also a good way to get used to the distance for anyone not entering the race, and a running lesson is given beforehand. Joining with an acquaintance costs 2,800 yen. The group runs at about 7 to 8 minutes per km with a convenience-store and toilet stop roughly every 40 minutes. Meeting is at 9:00 in front of the single ticket gate at Katsuta Station, with exercises at 9:05 and the start at 9:15. Finish options are 19 km at Tokai Station (around 13:00), 25 km at Sawa Station (around 14:00), 28 km at Katsuta Station by a shortcut (around 15:00) and the full 42 km at Katsuta Station (around 18:00). Finishing at Tokai or Sawa leaves time for a seafood bowl at the Nakaminato fish market. There is no baggage drop, so use a station locker or carry a change of clothes in your backpack. The run goes ahead in rain, though a disaster-level storm could cancel it, and distances may be cut if the weather changes. Akatsuki-no-yu, a bathhouse, is a 15-minute walk from Katsuta Station and charges 700 yen. The fee is 3,000 yen, and 100 yen from each entry is donated to disaster areas in Hokkaido and western Japan.
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19km to Tokai Station
Dec 27, 2026
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25km to Sawa Station
Dec 27, 2026
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25K
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$17.41
Join with Acquaintances
Dec 27, 2026
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Join with Acquaintances
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$18.06
Katsuta Marathon Run
Dec 27, 2026
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42.2K
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$19.35
Shortcut 28km to Katsuta Station
Dec 27, 2026
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28K
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$17.41
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Practice Run for Beginners: Katsuta Marathon Trial Run, Approx. 19 / 25 / 28 / 42 km, 7-8 min/km, 3,000 yen (練習会 初心者向け 勝田マラソン試走会ラン 約19 25 28 42キロ 約7～8分 3000円)
