Tokyo Marathon 2013 Expo
Posted On Saturday, February 23, 2013 at at 9:34 AM by warriorsofwind
Tokyo Marathon 2013, an IAAF Gold
label Road Race, was held on 24 Feb 2013. Incidentally, this was also the first
year that the marathon was hailed as the World Marathon Majors event as part of
the elite-level marathon series. The theme for this year run was “The Day We
Unite”.
Fortunately, we managed to get
the Airasia Promo air tickets for SGD $448 which landed us at Haneda Airport,
Tokyo. Thanks to Kenneth, we had a good deal on the accommodation and stayed at
Tokyo Buc Hotel which located at Tokyo Bay. This year, the race point collection point was
held at Tokyo Big Sight, where the nearest subway station is at Kokusai Tenjijo
station.
When I reached the Exhibition Hall,
I was impressed by the setup of the hall. We were greeted by the friendly
Japanese volunteers and the race pack collection process was very efficient and
fast.
Then after, we proceeded to the race expo to hunt for souvenirs and get our race event t-shirt. The race expo was the biggest marathon expo that I had ever seen. There were a lot of sponsor booths selling and promoting their gears ranging from shoes, sports apparels, watches, nutrition bars, sport drinks and supplements etc. In addition, there were other international booths promoting other marathon races around the work.
Finally, we all got our bibs. Time for shopping!! |
The volunteers were very friendly and helpful |
Then after, we proceeded to the race expo to hunt for souvenirs and get our race event t-shirt. The race expo was the biggest marathon expo that I had ever seen. There were a lot of sponsor booths selling and promoting their gears ranging from shoes, sports apparels, watches, nutrition bars, sport drinks and supplements etc. In addition, there were other international booths promoting other marathon races around the work.
It was pretty amazing to walk
through the expo as we jostled through the crowd busily taking photos, queuing
up for freebie stuffs and gear shopping. In the end, we stayed at the expo for nearly
4 hours and gotten some Asics souvenir t-shirts and running gloves.
Presenter explaining and showing what is to be expected along the running route |
Cute Marathon Mascot!! |