Route: Imperial Palace Circumnavigation (Tokyo, Japan)

Submitted by thegaijin on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 03:51am
Location
Japan
Distance
5 km
Vertical Gain
27 m
Description

Likely the most popular running route in all of Japan.  Some races have been held, and likely there have been some very fast times.  Note that runners must go counter-clockwise.

https://en.japantravel.com/tokyo/the-imperial-palace-running-route/45840

Here is a Strava segment:  https://www.strava.com/segments/2446656  (Current CR's are 15:35/Male; 18:16/Female, out of 13,494 runs).

GPS Track

Comments

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Since I hold the current Strava record, can I submit that to be recognised as the official FKT? ;-)

Yes you can.  You could take a few minutes and research if faster times have been set in races?

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I'll be running the Imperial Palace circuit tomorrow morning, February 1st, 2024, at approximately 8:30am. I'll be running this Supported, as I will have a camera operator filming me as I run, as I am working on a documentary about FKT's and ultra running. My Strava profile is https://www.strava.com/athletes/32318210 and my Instagram is @markhemmings