Fuji Hill 2026 in Numbers
I have summarized the results of the 2026 Fuji Hill.
The source is the PDF file of the results by age group.
I fed the PDF file directly into an AI.
I have manually corrected any oddities, but there may still be errors.
The target is the 7,887 male finishers by age group.
The organizer-selected category is a different beast and plays a different game, so it is excluded.
Also, women are not included in the data.
Overall
This year, the number of Gold and Silver finishers has increased significantly.
There are 162 Gold (2.1%) and 1,034 Silver (13.3%) finishers.
The number and percentage of Gold finishers are likely the highest ever, and the same is likely true for Silver.
The percentage of Bronze or better is 43.1%.
Once again, there were zero Platinum finishers by age group this year.
By Age Group
Looking at the number of participants, it is clear that the 40-44, 45-49, and 50-54 age groups have the highest numbers. All of them exceed 1,000 people.
Looking at the number and percentage of Gold and Silver finishers, it is clear that the 25-44 age group is strong.
Although there were many Gold finishers this year, the number of Gold finishers decreases after age 45.
Comparison with 2025
First, the number of participants has increased by 94.
Despite the 94-person increase in participants, the number of people with times of 90 minutes or more has decreased by 202.
The number of Bronze finishers remains almost unchanged, while Silver has increased by 191 and Gold by 104.
Does this mean the overall level has improved?
Or were the conditions, such as wind and temperature, favorable?
The average and median times for all participants are shown in the table below.
Despite the increase in the number of Gold and Silver finishers, the average and median times have become slower.
It seems that while the times of riders who achieved Bronze or better have improved, the times of riders who finished in 90 minutes or less have slowed down.
Upon checking, the average time for those under 90 minutes was 5 minutes and 40 seconds slower, and the median was 6 minutes and 40 seconds slower.
Polarization between those achieving Bronze or better and those below is progressing; in other words, it could be said that the field has split into serious riders who trained to improve their times and enjoyers who participated for the event of climbing Mt. Fuji.
The winning times and the average times for the top 6 in each age group are summarized as follows.
In almost all age groups, both the winning times and the average times for the top 6 are roughly 1 to 3 minutes faster than the previous year.
In most age groups, the situation is such that even if you earn Gold, you cannot place in the top rankings.
Looking around and reading Notes, I had the impression that many people earned Gold this year, and in fact, there are over 100 more than last year.
The top times are also faster, and the data shows that this year was faster than usual.
Congratulations to those who achieved their goals.
To those who did not, don't stay down forever; let's go out for a ride this weekend.
I am going to Hinazuru Pass.