Mt. Fuji 100
Mt. Fuji 100
DateApril
LocationYamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Event typetrail
Distance166.6 km
Established2012
Course recordsMen: Hirokazu Nishimura 18:15:32 (2022) Women: Courtney Dauwalter 19:21:22 (2024)
Official siteMt. Fuji 100

The Mt. Fuji 100, formerly Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji (ウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ, urutoratoreirumountofuji), is an annual ultramarathon sporting event in Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The race started in 2012,[1] and changed its name for the 10th edition in 2024.[2][3]

The total distance is 166.6 km with 7,038 m of cumulative altitude gain,[4] and the time limit is 44.5 hours.[5] The race gained recognition as a sister sport event of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc,[6] and was affiliated with the now-defunct Ultra-Trail World Tour. Beginning with the 2024 edition, it became part of the Gran Canaria World Trail Majors race series.[7][8]

As of the 2025 season, the event includes three distances of races:[9]

  • FUJI 100 mi (approx. 6,254m elevation gain)
  • KAI 70k (approx. 3,052m elevation gain)
  • ASUMI 40k (approx. 1,445m elevation gain)

FUJI 100mi course

The 166 km course circulates around Mount Fuji, cumulatively gaining 7,038 m of altitude. Runners must complete the course in under 44.5 hours. The finish venue is Fuji Hokuroku Park. The participants are limited to those over 18 years old, and need to submit a proof of earning sufficient points by finishing other trail races.[10]

Results

Year Distance Runners Finishers Winner Male Time Winner Female Time Notes
2024 166.6 km /7038m+[11]2146 1442 Guomin Deng China19:10:34 Courtney DauwalterUSA19:21:22 [12][13][14]
2023 165.3 km /7574m+[15]2387 1687 Jiaju Zhao China19:35:24 Fuzhao Xiang China24:14:51 [16]
2022 163.2 km /7390m+[17]1808 1470 Hirokazu Nishimura Japan18:15:32 Kimino Miyazaki Japan22:14:15 [18][19]
2021 Cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic.[20]
2020 Cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic.[21]
2019 165.9 km/7620m+[22]2450 91 Xavier ThévenardFrance19:36:26 Fuzhao Xiang China24:20:00 [23][24] The course was shortened for most runners due to weather.[25]
2018 167.4 km/+7610m[26]1480 1077 Dylan Bowman USA19:21:21 Courtney DauwalterUSA23:57:48 [27][28]
2017 Cancelled due to bad weather.[29]
2016 44.2 km / 1500m+[30]1384 1343 Dylan Bowman USA3:46:38 Fernanda MacielBrazil4:51:03 [31][32] The course was shortened due to bad weather.[33]
2015 168.9 km / 7180m+[34]1363 564 Gediminas Grinius Lithuania20:40:58 Uxue Fraile Spain25:34:02 [35][36]
2014 169 km / 9478m+[37]1422 849 François D'HaeneFrance19:09:03 Núria PicasSpain23:27:34 [38][39]
2013 161 km / 9164m+[40]991 726 Yoshikazu Hara Japan19:39:48 Krissy MoehlUSA24:35:45 [41][42]
2012 156 km / 9164m+[43]852 562 Julien Chorier France18:53:12 Nerea Martinez Urruzola Spain24:05:04 [44]

References

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  2. ^"MF_PressRelease_No.90 Mt. FUJI 100 welcomes 3,400 athletes from around the world under a new name on April 26th and 27th"(PDF).
  3. ^"Mt.Fuji 100 Welcomes Runners for it's [sic] Tenth Edition". Ultra Runner Magazine. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
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  5. ^Mt.FUJI 100 website About Mt.FUJI 100
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  7. ^Mallion, James (2024-04-23). "Iconic Mount Fuji 100 enters new era with World Trail Majors". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  8. ^"Announcement of Mt.FUJI100's Participation in the World Trail Majors Race Series". Mt.FUJI 100 News. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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  11. ^Mt. Fuji 100 2024
  12. ^Mt. Fuji 100 2024 results: Courtney Dauwalter crushes women’s race and is third overall run247.com
  13. ^2024 Results mtfuji100.com
  14. ^Courtney Dauwalter makes history again in Fuji! worldtrailmajors.com
  15. ^2023 Race Information ultratrailmtfuji.com
  16. ^2023 Results ultratrailmtfuji.com
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  20. ^"2021年も中止と発表、4月23-25日に予定のウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji #UTMF #UTWT | DogsorCaravan トレイルランニング・スカイランニングのオンラインメディア". dogsorcaravan.com (in Japanese). 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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  34. ^Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji 2015 itra.run
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