by Brett Larner for JRN
Following the end of the application period on Aug. 31, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation announced on Sept. 2 that applications for next year's fifth running, scheduled for Feb. 27, hit a record 335,147 for the combined full marathon and 10 km divisions, 9.6 times the number of spots available and exceeding last year's numbers by 20,000.
294,469 people applied for the 32,000 marathon positions, 9.2 times the maximum field size, while 46,678 people applied for the 3000 places in the 10 km, 13.6 times the field limit. 77.3% of marathon applicants were male and 22.7% female, while in the 10 km 49.7% were male and 50.3% female. Results of the lottery for entry will be anounced beginning Oct. 12.
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