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Sendai halfmarathon (sendaihalf)
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Host Organizations

Sendai City, Sendai City Sports Promotion Foundation, Miyagi Amateur Athletics Association, Miyagi Athletics Association for the Disabled, The Kahoku Shimpo, Tohoku Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
 
Race Management

Sendai International Half Marathon Executive Committee
 
Supporting Organizations
Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), Japan Association of Athletics Federations for the Disabled (JAAFD), Miyagi Prefectural Office, Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education, Sendai City Sport Federation, Sendai City Sports Association, Sendai City Gymnastics Instructors' Council, Federation of Sendai City School District Promotional Organizations of Physical Education, NHK Sendai Broadcasting, Sendai Broadcasting, Miyagi Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. KHB Higashi Nippon Broadcasting, Asahi Shimbun Sendai General Office, Mainichi Shimbun Sendai Branch Office, Yomiuri Shimbun Tohoku General Office, Sankei Shimbun Tohoku General Office, Nikkan Sports Shimbun Tohoku General Office (organizations described above are prospective.)
 
Cooperating Organizations
Miyagi Prefectural Police, Sendai City Traffic Enforcement Squad, Sendai City Fire Bureau, Sendai City Hospital, Sendai Disabled Sports Organization, Miyagi Disabled Sports Organization, Sendai Oroshisho Center, NTT East Miyagi Branch, Semdai-city Welfare Association for The Disabled, JCI, Inc., Miyagi Study Group of Myocardial Infarction), Shokei Gakuin High School (organizations described above are prospective.)　
 
Assisting organizations
Miyagi Acupuncture & Moxibustion Association, Tohoku block of Spiral Taping Association, Tohoku branch office of Kinesio Taping Association　(organizations described above are prospective.)
 
Race Date
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010
Race Start Time: 9:57 A.M. (Wheelchair), 10:05 (Women), 10:10 (Men)
 
Schedule
Saturday, May 8, 2010 (the day before the race)
  Official Practice: 10:00 - 18:00 Sendai City Athletic Field
* Applicant: Free of charge
  Preliminary Course Inspection: 14:50     Meet at the front of Sendai City Athletic Field
  15:00 -   (Registration on the day/ For the first 50 applicants, will use one chartered bus)
  Registration: 14:00 - 17:00 Sendai City Athletic Field
  Press Conference for Specially Invited Competitors: 15:00 - 16:00 Koyo Grand Hotel

Sunday, May 9, 2010 (race day)
Registration / Runner's Call 8:00 - 9:00 Sendai City Athletic Field
  Start of Wheelchair Race 9:57 East of Miyaginohara Park
  Start of Women's Race 10:05 Sendai City Athletic Field
  Start of Men's Race 10:10 Sendai City Athletic Field
  Awards Ceremony and Farewell Party
 13:30 - Koyo Grand Hotel *Limited to the competitors only.
*Reception is to be held on the previous day and competition day.
*Practices can be done on the tracks at Sendai City Athletic Stadium during the official practice hours.
 
Races
Half Marathon (21.0975 km)
Wheelchair Half Marathon (21.0975 km)
 
Course
Certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations
* Starting point: Sendai City Athletic Field (Half Marathon)
East of Miyaginohara Park (Wheelchair Half Marathon)
* Finishing point: Citizen's Square (in front of Sendai City Hall)
 
Invited Runners
* Invited competitors from Sendai's international sister/friendship cities and cities with which exchange-promotion agreements have been concluded
* Specially invited international competitors
* Specially invited domestic competitors
* Excellent domestic competitors (recommended by Kanto student association, universities, and Hokkaido/ Tohoku association of track and field games)
* Winners of the 19th Sendai International Half Marathon (Excluding runners belonging to corporate teams)
* Excellent runners from 30th citizens' marathon in Sendai, excellent runners from Kumejima marathon and others.
 
Rules
The race will be governed by the 2010 Japan Association of Athletics Federations competition rules and the 2010 Regulations of the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation for the Disabled.
 
Awards
(1) Half Marathon: The first to eighth place competitors in the men's and women's races will receive awards
(2) Wheelchair Half Marathon: The first to eighth place competitors will receive awards
 
Eligibility *Those who satisfy all the conditions of respective division
[Half Marathon]
(1)

Competitors must be 18 years or older as of May 9, 2010. High school students are not eligible.
(2) Competitors must be registered with the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) for F.Y. 2009.
*Competitors must complete registration for F.Y. 2010 to participate.
(3) Competitors must clear one of the qualifying times listed below, in any JAAF certified race that was held between April 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010.
[Wheelchair Half Marathon]
(1) Competitors must possess a Disabled Person's Record File (Shougaisha-Techo) or have a similar disability and be 18 years or older as of May 9, 2010. High school students are not eligible.
(2) Competitors must be registered with or receive certification from the Japan Association of Athletics Federation for the Disabled (JAAFD).
(3) Competitors must clear one of the qualifying times listed below, in any JAAFD certified race that was held between April 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010.
  [Qualifying Times]
 
  10km 20km Half Marathon 30km Full Marathon
Men 42 min 1 hr 34 min 1 hrs 40 min 2 hrs 30 min 3 hrs 40 min
Women 50 min 1 hr 40 min 1 hrs 45 min 2 hrs 45 min 3 hrs 55 min
Wheelchair 33 min 1 hr 06 min 1 hr 10 min   2 hrs 15 min
   
Maximum Entrants
Half Marathon: first 900 competitors(Men), first 300 competitors(Women)
Wheelchair Half Marathon: first 60 competitors
  *Above figures are the total numbers of both men and women.
 
Entry Fee
5,000 yen per competitor (includes injury insurance)
 
Application Period
February 1, 2010 (Mon) to March 1, 2010 (Mon)
Applications postmarked on these dates will be eligible.
*However, when the capacity (Half Marathon division (Men):900 persons, Half Marathon division (Women):300 persons, Wheelchair division:60 persons) is reached, application shall be closed before the deadline.
 
Application Procedure
Apply by one of the following methods.
(1) Post Office Complete the official application form (request official application forms at info@sendaihalf.com) and send it with a postal money order for your entry fee from your local post office.
   Processing fee: 120 yen
We recommend you to keep a copy of your application to verify your entry.
(2) Sendai International Half Marathon Executive Committee Secretariat Open from 9:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, closed on weekends and holidays.
Tel: 022-215-3203
Processing Fee: Free
 
Notes
 
* Your entry fee will not be refunded after we accept your application.
* We will not accept applications received before or after the application period.
* We will not accept applications that lack information (such as official records, registered athletics federations, registration numbers , etc.) or contain false information
* We will not refund entry fees when the race is cancelled due to conditions beyond the organizer's control. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, earthquakes, natural disasters, and accidents.
 
Other
(1) Bib numbers will be issued at the registration desk on the day before the race or on the race day.
(2) "RT tags" (Runners Torso Tag) will be used for timekeeping. Please attach it to your number card firmly and return it after the event without fail.
*RT tags for wheelchair division participants should be attached to the front fork (the wheel frame).
*Personal chips (yellow chip) cannot be used in this meeting.
(3) Competitors will be responsible for any necessary medical checkups.
(4) The organizers' liability towards any accidents during the competition will be limited to injury insurance.
(5) The following cutoff points will be designated for the races.
    Half Marathon Wheelchair Half Marathon
10km in front of Lawson Sendai Kawaramachi store 10:57 10:32
15km in front of Kano Heights, Route 286 11:23 10:47
17km in front of bus stop "Atago Jinjya Mae" - 10:54
20km in front of Overpass of Tatemachi Intersection 11:49 11:07
(6) Wheelchair competitors will be ordered to stop racing if they are overtook by a half marathon competitor. Competitors ordered to stop should follow instructions from the next course marshals and race officials on the course.
Competitors that have passed the 20km cutoff will not be ordered to stop racing.
(7) Competitors must follow orders if race officials order the competitor to quit the race under any other circumstances.
(8) Since doping control inspection is conducted according to IAAF charters with those who are selected among all the participants at random, please obey the direction from the executive officers.
 
Contacts
  Sendai International Half Marathon Executive Committee Secretariat
Tel 022-215-3203
Fax022-215-3575
1-3-9, Nishiki-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Enterprise Department, 3F Sendai City Sports Promotion Foundation

Accommodation Information
JTB Tohoku, Sendai International Half Marathon Section
Tel 022-263-6712
Fax 022-263-6693
6F, Ichibancho-Heiwa Bldg., 3-6-1 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0811
 
Personal Information
The organizer recognizes the importance of personal information and shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and abide by its personal information protection policy. Your personal information will be used to enhance services provided to participants, specifically, to deliver invitations and guidance, record and information notification, invitations for future competitions, services provided by supporting/cooperating/related organizations, and to announce times, results, and rankings. Additionally, organizers and authorized representatives may use your personal information to contact you and verify application details.