The Kumanichi Road Race () is an annual road running competition over 30 kilometres which is typically held in February in Kumamoto, Japan. It was first held in 1957 as a men-only competition. A women's race was introduced in 2006. The race is one of the world's most prominent over the uncommon 30K distance. A total of eight Association of Road Racing Statisticians-recognised men's world records have been set at the competition, including the current world record.World Best Progressions- Road. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-04-28.Nakamura, Ken (2003-02-17). Ribas and Johnson win in Chiba - Matsumiya sets world 30km road best in Kumamoto . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
The course records are held by Takayuki Matsumiya (1:28:00) and Yuka Hakoyama (1:43:26). It is mostly contested by Japanese athletes, with Kenya's Willy Kangogo becoming the event's sole non-national winner in 2007.Kumanichi 30 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
Past winners Key:
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)1st19571:40:20Not held2nd19581:42:253rd19591:38:404th19601:44:025th19611:36:296th19621:40:097th19631:35:05.48th19641:33:52.89th19651:31:51.610th19661:36:08.011th19671:32:51.612th19681:32:49.213th19691:33:02.614th19701:34:3615th19711:31:26.816th19721:33:5517th19731:33:1818th19741:32:48.819th19751:31:22.020th19761:30:20.821st19771:31:11.222nd19781:31:45.923rd19791:32:45.824th19801:29:1225th19811:31:0026th19821:31:5227th19831:32:5128th19841:33:0929th19851:28:4630th19861:31:2031st19871:29:5132nd19881:31:4533rd19891:29:4634th19901:30:4735th19911:30:1736th19921:30:2537th19931:30:3738th19941:30:2939th19951:30:0140th19961:29:4641st19971:30:2642nd19981:29:4743rd19991:29:4644th20001:29:5545th20011:29:2346th20021:30:0447th20031:28:3648th20041:29:5049th20051:28:0050th20061:31:091:44:1351st20071:29:591:45:4652nd20081:30:331:44:0053rd20091:29:551:48:2254th20101:29:461:50:1855th20111:32:14Not held56th20121:30:011:43:2657th20131:29:31 1:43:4658th20141:28:521:44:1959th20151:31:271:45:0060th20161:30:451:45:5961st20171:30:171:46:2962nd20181:29:471:47:1763rd20191:29:341:45:48
References
List of winners Kumanichi 30 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-04-28.