We bring you information on the 17th Beautiful Country Mie City Town Ekiden 2024!
掲載日：2024.02.15
This year marks the 17th time that the ``Umashukuni Mie City Inter-town Ekiden'' will be held.
10 runners selected from each city and town will run 42.195km from Mie Prefectural Office (TsuCity) to the Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Ise Athletics Stadium (IseCity) while holding together a sash. .
Runners from a wide range of backgrounds, from elementary school students to working adults, run furiously while receiving support from each other.
In this topic, we will introduce the course and highlights of the Beautiful Country Ekiden, as well as the ``Beautiful Country Mie City Inter-town Ekiden City Exchange Market (product exhibition)'' that will be held at the same time.
About the 17th Beautiful Country Mie City Town Ekiden
Date: February 18, 2024 (Sunday)
Event overview
・Start ceremony
8:00-8:15 (scheduled) Near the starting point in front of the prefectural office
·race
Starts at 8:45 (rainy day)
·course
10 sections from Mie Prefectural Office to Mie Kotsu G Sports Park Ise Athletics Stadium, 42.195km
・Participating teams
A total of 34 teams raced, one team (10 people) from each of the 29 cities and 5 open participating teams (YokkaichiCity, SuzukaCity, TsuCity, MatsusakaCity, IseCity) (Awards were held in 3 categories: city, town, and overall) )
·Awards ceremony
From 13:30 to 14:00 (scheduled) Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Ise Athletics Stadium
Tournament Information Beautiful Country Mie City Town Ekiden Official Site
*Traffic regulations will be enforced on the day. Please check the official website for details.
*You can cheer and watch from the roadside.
About the Beautiful Country Mie City Inter-Town Ekiden Course
▶ Course introduction
10 sections 42.195km from TsuCity Prefectural Office (13 komeicho) to Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Ise Athletics Stadium (510 ujitachicho IseCity City)
Ward 1 Prefectural Office - In front of Yata Cup Store 1.28 km Elementary school girls
Ward 2 Yata Cup Store - Okura Intersection Gulliver Mae 1.85 km Elementary school boy
3rd Ward Okura Intersection in front of Gulliver - In front of Takeya Beef Store 3.83 km Junior high school girl
Ward 4 Takeya Beef Store-FamilyMart Mikumo Nakamichi Store North 5.58 km Junior high school male
Ward 5 Family Mart Mikumo Nakamichi Store North - Megane Akafuda-mae 4.60 km Men aged 40 and over
Ward 6 Megane Akafuda-mae - JA Mienakkushida Branch 6.36 km Junior Boys
7th Ward JA Mienakkushida Branch - In front of Chunichi Shimbun Meiwa Monopoly Office 2.89 km General women
Ward 8 Chunichi Shimbun Meiwa Monopoly Office - In front of The Big Extra Tamaki store 3.43 km Female aged 20 and over
Ward 9 The Big Extra Tamaki Store - Wataibashi Higashizume 5.45 km Junior Girls
Ward 10 Wataibashi Higashizume – Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Ise 6.925km Men 20 years old and older
Held at the same time! Municipal exchange market (product exhibition)
A municipal exchange market (product exhibition) will be held in conjunction with the relay race. Local gourmet and specialty product booths from each city and town in the prefecture will be set up in the parking lot of the Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Ise Athletics Stadium.
There are stalls selling saury sushi, KameyamaMisoYakiUdon, Matsusaka beef tendon curry, hijiki udon, fried chicken with Ise sweet sauce, churros, hamburgers, yakisoba, and more, so you can enjoy gourmet food from Mie Prefecture!
Date: February 18, 2024 (Sunday) 10:00-14:00
Venue Mie Kotsu G Sports Forest Ise (Mie Prefectural Stadium) Front parking lot
Access/Parking
Private cars are not allowed to enter the venue. Additionally, there will be traffic restrictions depending on the time of day, so please use public transportation or, if you are coming by your own car, use a nearby paid parking lot.