The is an annual marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 race for female runners over the classic distance of 42 km and 195 metres, held in Nagoya, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in early March every year. It holds IAAF Silver Label road race status.

It began in 1980 as an annual 20-kilometre road race held in Toyohashi, Aichi

Toyohashi, Aichi

is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on August 1, 1906. As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 383,691 and a density of 1,468.62 persons per km². The total area is . By size, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31,...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. After its first two years there, the venue changed to Nagoya for the third edition in 1982. It was converted to a marathon race for the 1984 edition, and a 10-kilometre race was also added to the race programme. The race acts as the Japanese women's marathon championships on three-year rotational basis.

The 2011 race was cancelled due to the Tōhoku earthquake

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...

 that March.

Winners

Key:

• Bolding indicates course record improvement

  Edition	Date	Winner	Country	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
  31	March 14, 2010	Yuri Kano Yuri Kanō is a Japanese athlete who specialises in long distance running, including the marathon.Her first major medal came at the Summer Universiade, where she won the silver in the 10,000 metres race...	Japan	2:27:11
  30	March 8, 2009	Yoshiko Fujinaga Yoshiko Fujinaga Yoshiko Fujinaga is a female long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 2009 edition of the annual Nagoya Marathon on March 1, 2009, clocking a total time of 2:28:13. She is a one-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres....	Japan	2:28:13
  29	March 9, 2008	Yurika Nakamura Yurika Nakamura is a Japanese long-distance runner. Nakamura grew up in the Hyōgo Prefecture.She finished seventh at the 2006 World Road Running Championships, helping the Japanese team win the bronze medal in the team competition. In 2008, she won the Nagoya Marathon in her marathon debut. In the 2008 Summer...	Japan	2:25:51
  28	March 11, 2007	Yasuko Hashimoto Yasuko Hashimoto Yasuko Hashimoto is a Japanese long-distance runner, whose main event is the marathon. She won the 2007 edition of the Nagoya Marathon, clocking 2:28:49. Her personal best was set in 2005...	Japan	2:28:49
  27	March 12, 2006	Harumi Hiroyama Harumi Hiroyama Harumi Hiroyama is a Japanese long-distance runner. In her early career she specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres, but gradually she shifted to the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon race....	Japan	2:23:26
  26	March 13, 2005	Yumiko Hara Yumiko Hara Yumiko Hara is a Japanese marathon runner. She has represented Japan at two World Championships in Athletics and had won marathons in Nagoya, Osaka and Hokkaido....	Japan	2:24:19
  25	March 14, 2004	Reiko Tosa Reiko Tosa is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 15:37.08 min *10,000 metres - 32:07.66 min...	Japan	2:23:57
  24	March 9, 2003	Takami Ominami Takami Ominami Takami Ominami is an long-distance runner from Japan, whose main event is the marathon. She won the 2002 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon, clocking a personal best of 2:23:43...	Japan	2:25:03
  23	March 10, 2002	Mizuki Noguchi Mizuki Noguchi is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance and set two world records in 2005....	Japan	2:25:35
  22	March 11, 2001	Kazumi Matsuo Kazumi Matsuo Kazumi Matsuo is a female marathon runner from Japan, who won the Nagoya Marathon on March 11, 2001 in a personal best time of 2:26:01 hours after having triumped in the Berlin Marathon seven months earlier. She finished ninth at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-External...	Japan	2:26:01
  21	March 12, 2000	Naoko Takahashi Naoko Takahashi is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in the marathon. She is widely known for her victory in the women's marathon at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, a performance that stands as the current Olympic record. At the 2001 Berlin Marathon, Takahashi became the first woman to break the 2...	Japan	2:22:19
  20	March 14, 1999	Lyubov Morgunova Lyubov Morgunova Lyubov Morgunova is a long-distance runner from Russia. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 23rd place. Morgunova set her personal best in the same year, clocking 2:26:33.-Achievements:...	Russia	2:27:43
  19	March 8, 1998	Naoko Takahashi Naoko Takahashi is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in the marathon. She is widely known for her victory in the women's marathon at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, a performance that stands as the current Olympic record. At the 2001 Berlin Marathon, Takahashi became the first woman to break the 2...	Japan	2:25:48
  18	March 12, 1997	Madina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova is a former long-distance runner who competed for Belarus, then Russia.She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 5th place. Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She also competed at the 1992 and the 1996 Summer...	Russia	2:29:30
  17	March 10, 1996	Izumi Maki Izumi Maki (athlete) is a former Japanese long-distance runner. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 1996 .-Achievements:-References:*...	Japan	2:27:32
  16	March 12, 1995	Kamila Gradus Kamila Gradus Kamila Gradus is a retired Polish marathon runner, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise...	Poland	2:27:29
  15	March 13, 1994	Eriko Asai Eriko Asai is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. A gold medal winner at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea she won the 1994 edition of the Nagoya Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...	Japan	2:30:30
  14	March 7, 1993	Kamila Gradus Kamila Gradus Kamila Gradus is a retired Polish marathon runner, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise...	Poland	2:27:38
  13	March 1, 1992	Teruko Oe Teruko Oe is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 1992 edition of Nagoya Marathon on March 1, 1992, clocking a total time of 2:31:04.-Achievements:-References:*...	Japan	2:31:04
  12	March 3, 1991	Sachiko Yamashita Sachiko Yamashita is a Japanese former long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the women's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.-Achievements:-References:*...	Japan	2:31:02
  11	March 4, 1990	Wanda Panfil Wanda Panfil Wanda Marianna Panfil-González is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who won the world title in the women's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan...	Poland	2:31:04
  10	March 5, 1989	Zhao Youfeng Zhao Youfeng Zhao Youfeng is a former long-distance runner from PR China. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in 5th place. She set her personal best in the same year, clocking 2:27:06.-Achievements:...	Mainland China	2:28:20
  9	March 6, 1988	Zhao Youfeng Zhao Youfeng Zhao Youfeng is a former long-distance runner from PR China. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in 5th place. She set her personal best in the same year, clocking 2:27:06.-Achievements:...	Mainland China	2:27:56
  8	March 1, 1987	Carla Beurskens Carla Beurskens Carolina Alwina Hubertina Beurskens was one of Holland's most prominent female long distance runners from the second half of 1970s until far into 1990s, including all distances from 3000 metres until the marathon...	Netherlands	2:28:27
  7	March 2, 1986	Katrin Dörre Katrin Dörre Katrin Dörre-Heinig is a former athlete from Germany, who competed mainly in the marathon...	German Democratic Republic	2:29:33
  6	March 3, 1985	Nanae Sasaki Nanae Sasaki , born as , was a Japanese long-distance runner.She was a high school teacher in Ōfunato, Iwate when she set a Japanese record of 2:40:56 at the Boston Marathon in 1981....	Japan	2:33:57
  5	March 4, 1984	Glenys Quick Glenys Quick Glenys Quick is a retired female long-distance runner from New Zealand, who won the 1984 edition of Nagoya Marathon, clocking a total time of 2:34:25....	New Zealand	2:34:25
  4	January 27, 1983	Ellen Hart	United States	1:08:58*
  3	March 7, 1982	Cathie Twomey	United States	1:06:52*
  2	March 8, 1981	Mie Tanaka	Japan	1:17:50*
  1	March 9, 1980	Nanae Sasaki Nanae Sasaki , born as , was a Japanese long-distance runner.She was a high school teacher in Ōfunato, Iwate when she set a Japanese record of 2:40:56 at the Boston Marathon in 1981....	Japan	1:16:10*

• NB: (*) Asterisks indicate results of 20-kilometre road races

External links

• Official Site (English page)
• Marathon Info