It turned out that the distance of the 8.8 km road race "Fun Run" held on the 23rd of this month as one of the "Iwate Morioka City Marathon" was 7.8 km, which was 1 km short, and the executive committee of the tournament decided that the participants I plan to apologize in writing to
At the "Iwate Morioka City Marathon" held in Morioka City on the 23rd of this month,
a full marathon running ▽ 42.195 km and a fun run running ▽ 8.8 km were held,
with a total of more than 4,400 participants.
Of these, 788 people participated in the fun run, but according to the executive committee of the tournament, multiple runners who reached the goal pointed out that the distance was short, so when they reexamined the distance, It means that it was 7.77 kg, which is less than 1 kg.
The course was set by a management company in Tokyo commissioned by the executive committee, but the actual distance was not measured and the subsequent confirmation was neglected.
On the other hand, regarding the full marathon, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations has certified and approved it, and there was no error in the distance.
The executive committee will send letters and other documents to the runners who participated in the fun run to apologize.
The executive committee commented, "We deeply apologize for causing a great deal of inconvenience. We will take measures to prevent recurrence and strive to make the tournament popular with everyone."