Lake Biwa Marathon


The '''Lake Biwa Mainichi Shimbun is a marathon race held in Otsu, Shiga, Japan. It is one of the prominent marathons in Japan. It is a male only competition and has IAAF Gold Label status. It was first held in 1946 and, having taken place every year since then, it is Japan's oldest annual marathon race. The early editions of the race were held in Osaka until a switch to Tokyo occurred for the 1963–64 marathons, and all subsequent races thereafter were held in Shiga Prefecture, starting in Ōtsu fronting Lake Biwa, where the race gets its name. It is sponsored by Mainichi and was known simply as the Mainichi Marathon for a period.
The race begins and ends at the Ojiyama Stadium. The Lake Biwa Marathon has been selected as the Japanese national marathon championships on dozens of occasions, starting in 1960. The current course record for the competition is 2:06:13 hours, set by Wilson Kipsang at the 2011 edition.

Winners

Key:
EditionDateWinnerTime
10 March 20192:07:29
10 March 20192:07:52
4 March 20182:07:53
5 March 20172:09:06
6 March 20162:09:11
1 March 20152:09:08
2 March 20142:09:10
3 March 20132:08:34
4 March 20122:07:04
6 March 20112:06:13
7 March 20102:09:34
1 March 20092:10:22
2 March 20082:08:23
4 March 20072:10:43
5 March 20062:09:15
6 March 20052:09:00
7 March 20042:07:42
2 March 20032:07:39
3 March 20022:08:35
4 March 20012:07:34
5 March 20002:08:14
7 March 19992:08:50
1 March 19982:08:43
2 March 19972:08:05
3 March 19962:09:32
19 March 19952:10:49
6 March 19942:11:05
14 March 19932:11:01
15 March 19922:13:15
10 March 19912:11:34
11 March 19902:13:03
12 March 19892:14:31
13 March 19882:12:41
8 March 19872:11:08
9 March 19862:14:55
10 March 19852:11:04
11 March 19842:14:24
13 March 19832:13:22
14 March 19822:15:23
15 March 19812:14:38
23 March 19802:14:33
15 April 19792:13:26
23 April 19782:15:15
17 April 19772:14:08
18 April 19762:15:22
20 April 19752:12:40
21 April 19742:13:24
18 March 19732:12:03
19 March 19722:20:24
21 March 19712:16:45.4
12 April 19702:13:46
11 May 19692:22:44
14 April 19682:13:49
14 May 19672:25:53
5 June 19662:26:01.6
9 May 19652:22:55.8
12 April 19642:17:11.4
12 May 19632:20:24.8
13 May 19622:27:37
25 June 19612:29:27
15 May 19602:34:57
10 May 19592:30:06
11 May 19582:25:51
3 May 19572:31:20
6 May 19562:27:45
8 May 19552:26:32
16 May 19542:27:56
10 May 19532:41:28
4 May 19522:29:54.4
6 May 19512:32:41
7 May 19502:37:25
4 May 19492:40:32
9 May 19482:40:05
18 May 19472:43:17
10 February 19462:44:57

Statistics

Winners by country

Multiple winners

Qualifications

The runners need to meet both of the following requirements, or have a special recommendation from the JAAF, to enter the competition.
1, The runner must be at least 19 years old on the day of competition.
2, The runner should have achieved one of the following time within two years from the date of the competition.