Fuji, Japan · Trail
Official site ↗Mt. Fuji 100
Japan's biggest trail ultra: about 167 km around Mount Fuji from Fuji to Fujiyoshida, with a 2,000-runner field and a festival weekend of shorter races.
Distances
- Distance
- 167 km (104 mi)
- Vert gain
- 6,613 m (21,700 ft)
Poles are allowed for the first time, as a trial: packed in the drop bag and carried from F5 on, with some sections closed to them, mostly inside the national park
| Distance | Vert gain | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 167 km (104 mi) | 6,613 m (21,700 ft) | Poles are allowed for the first time, as a trial: packed in the drop bag and carried from F5 on, with some sections closed to them, mostly inside the national park |
About
The Mt. Fuji 100, formerly Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji (UTMF), circles Japan's highest mountain: about 167 kilometers from Fujisan Children's World in Fuji City around to the Mt. Fuji GX Stadium at Fuji Hokuroku Park in Fujiyoshida, with 6,613 meters of climbing on the trails below the volcano. A Friday evening wave start sends 2,000 runners into the first of two nights, and the field is the deepest in Japanese ultrarunning, with strong international podium contention every April.
The weekend also carries the KAI70k (70 km overnight from Fujiyoshida), the ASUMI40k, and short SAKUYA runs, together putting more than 4,000 runners on the mountain.
Course
Point to point around Mount Fuji: about 167.0 km with 6,613 meters of cumulative gain, starting at Fujisan Children's World in Fuji City at 5:00 PM Friday in four waves and finishing at the Mt. Fuji GX Stadium in Fujiyoshida. The final cutoff is 2:30 PM Sunday, about 45.5 hours after the first wave.
How to register
The FUJI100mi field is capped at 2,000: 1,900 general places and 100 donation places. General entry goes to a lottery if applications exceed the cap, donation entry is first come, and runners who finished in the previous year's overall top 100 are sent a priority entry link by the race office. Residents of Japan enter through RUNNET, everyone else through Run Japan.