FunTrails Round Minano 50K 2026
A loop from Minano Sports Park in Chichibu, linking Kamasan Shrine, Chichibu Kogen Farm, Minoyama Park and the Chichibu Kegon Falls. With some paved sections between the trails, it is a tour of Chichibu's farmland, hilltop parks and forested hills.
The course tops out at 676 m (low point 143 m). There are 4 big climbs: 523 m around 0–8 km; 346 m around 16–20 km; 481 m around 30–37 km; 403 m around 39–42 km. About 40% of the distance is gentle (under 5% grade). In 2026, 89% of starters finished. The median finish was about 9 h.
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- Date
- Sun, 10 May 2026
- Start
- 07:00
- Location
- Saitama, Japan
- Distance
- 52 km
- Elevation gain
- 2,500 m
- Time limit
- 12h
- ITRA
- 50K
- Official website
- fun-trails.com/race/minano/course
Elevation profile
Aid stations and cutoffs
| # | Distance | Aid station | Segment | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 km | Aid 1W1 釜山神社 | 6 km | — |
| 2 | 11.7 km | Aid 2A1 秩父高原牧場 | 5.7 km | Day 1 09:302h 30m |
| 3 | 16.4 km | Aid 3W2 二十三夜寺 | 4.7 km | — |
| 4 | 20.9 km | Aid 4A2 美の山公園 | 4.5 km | Day 1 11:454h 45m |
| 5 | 29.5 km | Aid 5A3 下田野公会堂 | 8.6 km | Day 1 13:456h 45m |
| 6 | 40.7 km | Aid 6A4 秩父華厳の滝 | 11.2 km | Day 1 16:159h 15m |
| 7 | 46.5 km | Aid 7W3 高橋沢登山口 | 5.8 km | Day 1 18:0011h |
| F | 52 km | FinishFINISH 皆野スポーツ公園 | 5.5 km | Day 1 19:0012h |
The small figure under each cutoff is the time from the start. Day 1 is the day of the start.
2026 results
575 starters, 514 finishers (89.4% finish rate). Finish times of those who finished:
- Fastest
- 5h 26m
- Top 10%
- 7h 18m
- Top 25%
- 8h 13m
- Median
- 9h 13m
- Top 75%
- 10h 8m
- Top 90%
- 11h 7m
- Last finisher
- 11h 52m
"Top 25%" means one in four finishers had crossed the line by this time.
Years with a different course or different cutoffs are not directly comparable.
Practice courses
See the course on the Runnable map ↗
Runnable has practice courses on this race's trails, split into sections to run and sections to walk (pages in Japanese).
- Runnable practice course (52.7 km)
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