Mt Fuji 100 Preview – Races, Runners & Race Weekend Vibes

Welcome to a bonus episode of Mt Fuji 100, your trail-running scoop straight from the source!

This time, we’re diving into the Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji 2025 weekend—what to expect, who to watch, and why it’s such a massive deal on the trail calendar.

🗓️ Race Dates: April 25–27, 2025
🌍 Part of the World Trail Majors
👟 3 Race Formats:

• 🏔️ UTMF 100 Miler – 168km | 6,254m vert | 2,400 runners
• 🐉 KAI 70K – 3,052m vert | 1,000 runners
• 🌲 ASAGIRI 40K – 1,445m vert | 200 runners (new for 2025!)

🎯 Featured:

• Elite runners to keep an eye on
• My top 5 picks in both men's and women's fields
• Insider race notes & how the weekend is shaping up
• A shoutout to all you amazing trail folk running, crewing, or cheering

🎤 I’ll be there on the ground—if you spot me, say hi or come chat on the pod!

*Correction I have a press pass this year so I have a list of the elite list

100 Miler this year started at 5:00pm on Friday tthe 25th contrary to midnight last year

Claudia TREMPS (Spain)

Anna LI (China) 

Yukari SEIMIYA (Japan)

Kanako EDAMOTO ( Japan)

ManYee CHEUNG (HKG),

Arika ITO (JPN) 

Reika ITABASHI (JPN),

 Junko YANO (JPN)

 Men

 Guomin DENG (China)

 Ji DUO (China),

 Joaquin Lopez (Ecuador)

Tyler Green (USA)

 Yuya KAWASAKI (Japan) 

Yamato YOSHINO (Japan)

Kento TAMURA (Japan)

Hayato NISHIKATA (Japan)

Takashi DOI (Japan)

Masatoshi OBARA (Japan)

Tomonori ONITSUKA (Japan)

Nagisa ITAGAKI (Japan)