Abstract
Running is booming in the world now. In this study, the characteristics in naming the meets and some features peculiar to running in Japan found through the naming are examined. The results of the consideration are as follows. Most of the meets are named after the locations, and some add with the word “international. The word “marathon” is also found in a lot of cases, while most of the courses are shorter, or longer, than real marathon. This naming is not much found in other countries than Japan. The sound of marathon may be attractive to the people. In addition, some races have the name of famous people. This would be another distinguishing characteristic of naming the meets in Japan.
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
MARATHON,JAPAN,NAMING
