Change of the 100-mile Race Name
- From the UTMF to the FUJI -

The Ultra-Trail Mt. FUJI Race Committee
Co-representatives Tatsuo Chiba
Yoshihiro Tajika
Yu Kurosaki

  The Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji Race Committee has confirmed that the UTMB Group has filed an opposition to trademark registration for the “UTMF”, a registered trademark of the NPO Fuji Trail Runners Club which has used the name for its 100-mile race.
  The Race Committee is committed to compliance and will monitor the progress of the opposition. Meanwhile, in order for runners, volunteers, sponsors, and all the other stakeholders to use a race name without worries, we have determined to change the 100-mile race name from the “UTMF” to the “FUJI”.

< The Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji 2023 Race Categories >

 (1) The FUJI (formerly known as the UTMF)
Total distance: Approximately 165.3 km
Cumulative altitude gain: +7,574 m/-7,614 m
Start area: Fujisan Kodomo-no-Kuni (Fuji city, Shizuoka)
Finish area: Fuji-Q Highland (Kawaguchiko town/Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi)
Start time:
First wave with 600 runners at 14:30, Friday, April 21, 2023
(Time limit: 45 hours and 00 minutes)
Second wave with 600 runners at 14:45, Friday, April 21, 2023
(Time limit: 44 hours and 45 minutes)
Third wave with 600 runners at 15:00, Friday, April 21, 2023
(Time limit: 44 hours and 30 minutes)
Fourth wave with 600 racers at 15:15, Friday, April 21, 2023
(Time limit: 44 hours and 15 minutes)
Final cut-off time: 11:30, Sunday, April 23, 2023
Number of runners: 2,400 (including runners with priority registration rights, general runners, and donation-based runners)

 

(2) The KAI
Total distance: approximately 69.2 km
Cumulative altitude gain: +3,638 m/-3,670 m
Start area: Fuji-Q Highland (Kawaguchiko town/Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi)
Finish area: Fuji-Q Highland (Kawaguchiko town/Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi)
Start time: 11:00, Saturday, April 22, 2023 (Time limit: 20 hours)
Final cut-off time: 7:00, Sunday, April 23, 2023
Number of runners: 800 (including general runners and donation-based runners)

 

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