In recognizing Check Mutai 's mark as the `` fastest Marathon ever run '' , the International Association of Athletics Federations noted Communication that the performance Cause_to_make_progress was not eligible for world record status given Giving that the course does not satisfy rules regarding elevation drop ( it has `` more than three times the elevation drop permitted for record-setting '' ) and start/finish separation .

The is an annual marathon road race Competition for women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held Hold on the 4th or 5th Sunday of January in the city of Osaka , Japan , and hosted by Japan Association of Athletics Federations , Kansai Telecasting Corporation , the Sankei Shimbun , Sankei Sports , Radio Osaka and Osaka City .