The 2014 Tokyo Marathon () was the eighth edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 23 February. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held that year and represented the second occasion that the Tokyo race was part of the elite-level marathon series.

Both elite race winners set new course records: Dickson Chumba ran a men's record of 2:05:42 and Tirfi Tsegaye's run of 2:22:23 was a women's record.

Pre-race build up Following on from the Tokyo Marathon's induction into the World Marathon Majors circuit, high calibre and international fields were invited for the men's and women's elite races. In the men's race, invitees included Tadese Tola (2013 world medallist), Abel Kirui (a two-time world champion), Peter Some (2013 Paris Marathon winner), Dickson Chumba (2013 Eindhoven Marathon winner), and former Tokyo champion Michael Kipyego. In total, seven of the invited men's field had personal bests faster than two hours and six minutes.Minshull, Phil (2014-01-23). 2014 Tokyo Marathon releases elite fields, course records under threat. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-24. Arata Fujiwara was the most prominent domestic starter.Nakamura, Ken (2014-02-21). Course records expected at Tokyo Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-24.

In the women's division, Lucy Wangui Kabuu was the fastest entrant with her best of 2:19:34 hours. Second fastest was Japan's Yoko Shibui (2:19:41) although the 35-year-old was not expected to reach her past performance. A group of Ethiopian women were among the other prominent entrants, including Tirfi Tsegaye, Atsede Baysa, Birhane Dibaba and Merima Mohammed.

Results Dickson Chumba of Kenya won the men's race in a course record time of 2:05:42 hours. This also made it the fastest time ever recorded in the city, bettering Gert Thys's record of 2:06:33 set at the defunct Tokyo International Marathon. In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tirfi Tsegaye topped the podium with a course record of 2:22:23 hours – an improvement of over three minutes on the previous record.Nakamura, Ken (2014-02-23). Chumba and Tsegaye break course records at Tokyo Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-24.Larner, Brett (2014-02-23). Chumba and Tsegaye Set Tokyo Marathon CRs as Five Japanese Men Break 2:10. Japanese Running News. Retrieved on 2014-03-24. The wheelchair races had mainly domestic entrants and Hiroyuki Yamamoto and Wakako Tsuchida were the best of the men's and women's divisions, respectively.

Men Position Athlete NationalityTime Dickson Chumba 2:05:42 Tadese Tola 2:05:57 Sammy Kitwara 2:06:304 Michael Kipyego 2:06:585 Peter Kimeli Some 2:07:056 Geoffrey Kipsang 2:07:377 Deressa Chimsa 2:07:408 Kohei Matsumura 2:08:09 9 Koji Kobayashi 2:08:51 10 Abel Kirui 2:09:0411 Hirokatsu Kurosaki 2:09:07 12 Masanori Sakai 2:09:10 Other notable performers Cyrus Njui: 14th (2:09:35) Abderrahime Bouramdane: 16th (2:12:09) Mekubo Mogusu: 25th (2:16:43) Arata Fujiwara: 76th (2:30:58) Yared Asmerom: DNF

Women Position Athlete NationalityTime Tirfi Tsegaye 2:22:23 Birhane Dibaba 2:22:30 Lucy Wangui Kabuu 2:24:164 Caroline Rotich 2:24:355 Janet Rono 2:26:03 6 Albina Mayorova 2:28:187 Mai Ito 2:28:368 Rika Shintaku 2:31:15 9 Manami Kamitanida 2:31:34 10 Hiroko Yoshitomi 2:32:3811 Azusa Nojiri 2:33:3912 Atsede Baysa 2:35:03 Other notable performers Yoko Shibui: 85th (3:11:05) Olena Shurkhno: DNF Merima Mohammed: DNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete NationalityTime Hiroyuki Yamamoto 1:30:43 Soejima Masazumi 1:30:44 Horano-jo Kota 1:34:45

Wheelchair women Position Athlete NationalityTime Wakako Tsuchida 1:48:08 Kazumi Nakayama 2:04:05 Koki Mizuki 2:07:35

References

Race results Results 2014 Tokyo Marathon Man . Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-03-24. Results 2014 Tokyo Marathon Woman . Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-03-24. Results マラソン車いす男子／Marathon:Wheelchair(Men) . Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-03-24. Results マラソン車いす女子／Marathon:Wheelchair(Women) . Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-03-24.

External links

Official website Participation data