城下町おだわらツーデーマーチ takes place on Sat, Nov 21, 2026 in Odawara, Japan.
- Date
- Sat, Nov 21, 2026
- Start
- Odawara 🇯🇵
- Level
- Open to all
A two-day walking event through Odawara, Hakone, Manazuru, and Yugawara featuring historic castle routes, coastal scenery, and seasonal autumn foliage.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
This two-day walking event requires sustained aerobic endurance to cover multiple consecutive days of long-distance walking across varied historic and coastal terrain.
Multi-day endurance
Spanning two consecutive days of movement, the event demands high recovery capacity and the ability to maintain a steady walking pace over repeated hours on foot.
Terrain versatility
Passing through urban historic castle routes, coastal areas, and forested regions with autumn foliage, the course requires physical adaptability to changing walking surfaces and mild elevation profiles.
Given the extended duration of each daily walking stage well exceeding two and a half hours, participants should maintain steady carbohydrate intake ranging from 30 to 60 grams per hour to sustain energy levels.
Your road to race day
Race day at 城下町おだわらツーデーマーチ is 13 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base1 week · Aug 23, 2026 – Aug 29, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Aug 30, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Oct 11, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Nov 1, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 21, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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