Marathon is a sport that may cause cardiac arrests. Unfortunately, in many marathon events whose entrants are more than 10,000 runners, cardiac arrests occur with high frequency. The less ready you get, the higher the risks get. The key to keep running is to properly understand your health. Be smart, Be healthy and Enjoy running! Yokohama Marathon aspires to help healthy life for the runners who enter this event.
If you have checked even one factor, the risk of cardiac arrest increases by five times, compared to those who have not checked.
Please take a medical checkup if you have a risk factor. There are facilities offer medical checkup specialized in running.
Inquiries
Yokohama Sports Medical Center
https://yspc.or.jp/ysmc/
Japan Medical Association
http://www.med.or.jp/link/search.html
Yokohama Marathon Organizing Committee Medical Group