The Saga Sakura Marathon, which runs through the spring Saga plains, was held on the 24th, with approximately 8,000 runners taking part.
The ``Saga Sakura Marathon'' started at 9 a.m. on the 24th with approximately 8,000 runners in front of SAGA Sunrise Park in Saga City.
The Saga Sakura Marathon, an annual spring sporting event in Saga, consists of two courses: a 42.195km full marathon that runs across the Saga plains and turns around at Yoshinogari Historical Park, and a 10km fun run that runs while having fun. there is.
The conditions on the 24th were unfortunate, with occasional heavy rain, but the runners ran with great strength as they received cheers from the roadside.
At the finish line at SAGA Sunrise Park, the participants who ran the 10km earlier returned to the finish line and celebrated their completion by taking photos with their friends.
After this, Yuki Yamada, a native of Saga Prefecture who competed from Saitama Prefecture, won the full marathon with a time of 2 hours 21 minutes 47 seconds, receiving applause from the crowd.
A woman in her 40s from Fukuoka Prefecture who participated in the Fun Run with her colleague said, ``This was her first time participating, and I couldn't help but cry when I saw how well she could run.''
Yamada, who won the full marathon, said, ``I'm happy because I was aiming to win.The area around the finish line was new, and I was able to enjoy the scenery of Saga that I was unfamiliar with.''