Osaka, JP · February 2027
Osaka Marathon
- Distance
- 42.20 km
- Elevation gain
- 57 m
- Typical temp
- 1–10 °C
- Cutoff
- 7:00:00
Race data quality
Low confidence
Last verified: source review pending
Course route imported from a community GPX; race date, start time and climate are NOT set and fall back to generic defaults until verified.
Elevation profile
Verified profile
Paid strategy guardrail
Official race packet remains source of truth
- distanzrunning/gpx (community course route)
- Race month per official race calendar
- Open-Meteo historical climate archive (2022–2024)
Step 1 · Free preview
See the course-adjusted plan first
Enter one recent result. The preview returns course cost, first splits, and fuel target from the deterministic engine and the current course data model.
VDOT
49.1
Estimate
3:17:03
Course cost
+3:19
Fuel target
90 g/h
First 5 km preview
full race locked
- km 14:35
- km 24:43
- km 34:41
- km 44:41
- km 54:42
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Uses an approximate course model; verify final logistics against the official race packet.
Step 2 · Full Osaka Marathon strategy
Per-km splits, nutrition timing, race-week checklist.
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Course route
Actual course route · 42.2 km.
Course elevation
57 m total gain · 60 m loss · max 28 m, min 2 m.
Race overview
How hard is this course?
Reference table — how the Osaka Marathon compares to a flat sea-level course for four typical fitness levels. Computed from the route profile, mean course altitude, and typical race-week climate (6 °C / 73 % humidity). Your personal strategy uses your VDOT, per-km splits, nutrition timing, and the typical climate baseline for this static sample; paid strategies use Open-Meteo when a verified race date is inside the forecast window.
| Runner | Flat-course finish | Osaka Marathon finish | Course cost | Adjusted pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner (VDOT 35) | 4:16:08 | 4:20:31 | +1.7% | 6:04/km |
| Intermediate (VDOT 45) | 3:28:17 | 3:31:51 | +1.7% | 4:56/km |
| Trained (VDOT 50) | 3:10:41 | 3:13:57 | +1.7% | 4:31/km |
| Competitive (VDOT 60) | 2:43:24 | 2:46:11 | +1.7% | 3:52/km |
Reference nutrition
For a 70 kg runner finishing in 3:13:57 at 6 °C. Adjust to your weight and tolerance — these are ISSN-window targets, not prescriptions.
- Carbs / hour
- 90 g
- Total carbs
- 291 g
- Fluid / hour
- 640 ml
- Sodium / hour
- 500 mg
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