Thus , it is also an IAAF Gold Label race Competition .

In 2013 , it was listed as an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race for the first time , a status it retained Preserving in 2014 .

Held Hold at Pontin 's Holiday Village , Prestatyn , Wales over Friday 5th and Saturday 6 December 2008 , the headliners for the festival were Thin Lizzy and Black Label Society .

In 2014 , 2015 and 2016 it was accredited Judgment_communication with IAAF Silver Label status. , in 2017 it was the first African Marathon to achieve Achieve IAAF Gold Label Status , which it continues to achieve Achieve .

In 2014 , 2015 and 2016 it was accredited Judgment_communication with IAAF Silver Label status. , in 2017 it was the first African Marathon to achieve Achieve IAAF Gold Label Status , which it continues to achieve Achieve .

An IAAF Gold Label Road Race , it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held Hold that year and represented the first occasion that the Tokyo race was part of the elite-level marathon series .

It holds Defending IAAF Gold Label Road Race status .