{"id":80278,"date":"2012-11-27T10:18:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T01:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=30345"},"modified":"2016-04-01T02:19:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:19:14","slug":"66th-fukuoka-international-open-marathon","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/66th-fukuoka-international-open-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"66th Fukuoka International Open Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 66th Fukuoka International Open Marathon is happening this Sunday, Dec. 2! Two groups of runners, each with a separate time limit, will take part. Group A\u2019s starting point is Heiwadai Track and Field Stadium, whilst Group B begin the race at Ohori Park. Both groups continue through the south-west part of Fukuoka City and head east to the turning point in Kashii. This year, the marathon has expanded its field with elite athletes who had originally planned to run the ING New York City Marathon. Top international runners will participate in this acclaimed race, together with Japanese runners. From a competitive point of view, the Fukuoka Marathon is one of the most important marathons in the world. However it is very small, with just 436 finishers in 2011 and 331 finishers in 2010. With an invited field numbering 41, the race is the most top-heavy commercial marathon for men in the world. The full invited field is listed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-marathon.com\/en\/entry.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.  Watch the race and show your support! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/en_coursemap.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/en_coursemap-e1353978820171.gif?resize=640%2C808\" alt=\"\" title=\"en_coursemap\" width=\"640\" height=\"808\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25cf 12\/2 (Sun.) Start 12:10 noon<br \/>\n\u25cf Fukuoka Asahi International Marathon Course: Heiwadai Track and Field Stadium \/ Ohori Park ~ South-west part of Fukuoka City ~ Kashii Turning Point<br \/>\n\u25cf Audience free<br \/>\n\u25cf 092-411-1137<br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-marathon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fukuoka-marathon.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 66th Fukuoka International Open Marathon, happening 12\/2 (Sun.) has expanded its field with elite athletes who had originally planned to run the ING New York City Marathon. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the New York race was cancelled for the first time in history. Fukuoka Marathon organizers revealed that Martin Lel of Kenya; Scott Overall of Great Britain; Ryan Vail, Tim Nelson and Brent Vaughn of the United States; and Simon Bairu of Canada had all been added to the field. From a competitive point of view, the Fukuoka Marathon is one of the most important marathons in the world. However it is very small, with just 436 finishers in 2011 and 331 finishers in 2010. With an invited field numbering 41, the race is the most top-heavy commercial marathon for men in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6391,"featured_media":30347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-80278","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","event-type-sports","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/80278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}