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The Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon ((日本語:長野オリンピック記念 長野マラソン)) is an annual marathon road race which takes place in mid-April in Nagano, Japan. It is an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race competition.〔Nakamura, Ken (2010-04-18). (Chelimo and Weightman take Nagano Marathon titles ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.〕 The Nagano Marathon has races for both elite and amateur runners. It is named in honour of the 1998 Winter Olympics which were held in Nagano.〔(The Aim of Nagano Marathon ). Nagano Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.〕 The course has a point-to-point style and it has received accreditation from the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and AIMS. The route begins at the Nagano City Athletic Park and heads in a generally southern direction, passing the Zenkō-ji temple before finishing at the Nagano Olympic Stadium. The route incorporates four of the former Olympic venues into the race.〔(Course Route ). Nagano Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.〕 Francis Kibiwott and Alevtina Ivanova are the current men's and women's course record holders. The 1999 route was aided by a downhill net drop of 4.27 m/km (just under the allowable limit), while the editions from 2000–2003 had an excessive drop of over 5 m/km, making them ineligible for record performances.〔Ota, Shigenobu (2010-04-19). (Nagano Olympic Memorial Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-04-30.〕 The current route is relatively flat, however, with the race having an overall total incline of 5 m from start to finish.〔Nakamura, Ken (2008-04-18). (Can Kinyanjui three-peat? – Nagano Marathon PREVIEW ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.〕 The historical root of the competition lies with the Shinmai Marathon which was first held in 1958. The marathon came under its current moniker in 1999. The elite race is international in nature, with a number of foreign runners being invited each year, although prominent Japanese athletes also take part.〔Nakamura, Ken (2009-04-18). (Breakthrough time for Tola and Ozaki? – Nagano Marathon preview ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.〕 Kenyans have won the majority of the men's races while Russians have dominated the women's race. Nephat Kinyanjui of Kenya won the race a record three times consecutively between 2006 and 2008. Since its rebirth in 1999, only two Japanese runners have won the race (Akiyo Onishi in 1999 and Yuki Kawauchi in 2013).〔Nakamura, Ken (2013-04-21). (Kawauchi and Puchkova win snowy Nagano Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-22.〕 ==Past winners== Key: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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