Course records fell at the 2024 Tokyo Marathon, with Benson Kipruto running 2:02:16 in the men's race and Sutume Asefa Kebede clocking 2:15:55 in the women's.

Men’s Race A year after winning the men’s race in 2:02:16, a new course record, Benson Kipruto of Kenya is returning to defend his crown. In 2024, the 33-year-old ran in a pack that went out ...

This year the event featured 169 elite runners in a field of 38,000 runners. The runners will started from the Tokyo Metropolitan Building and competed the 26.2-mile course at Tokyo Station.

You Overlook the Shape of the Course Studying a course map will help you visualize the type of race you’re about to take on, says Sean Hartnett, emeritus professor of geography at the University ...

Benson Kipruto (2:02:16) and Sutume Asefa Kebede (2:15:55) respectively set new men's and women's course records in the Japanese capital a year ago, and with a flat route and favorable conditions ...

Kenyan Benson Kipruto won the men's Tokyo Marathon in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds on Sunday, breaking former world record holder Eliud Kipchoge's course mark in perfect racing conditions ...