Oct. 27: 2024 Chengdu Marathon

The Chengdu Marathon is the first marathon race in China to pursue the prestigious Abbott World Marathon Majors in which it aspires to join the ranks of the six members. These years, the event is evaluated to determine if Chengdu will become the seventh World Marathon Major.

Over the past six years (not counting COVID cancellations), the Chengdu Marathon has attracted around 200,000 runners, becoming an emerging power in the marathon race series in China.

Just as last year, the 2024 race will have a limited capacity of 35,000 runners. As is the case every year, luck has to be on your side, because a lottery system will decide who can take part. If you register, and pay, but are not chosen, your money will be refunded.

Distance/ Number of participants:

Full marathon (42.195km): 25,000 Runners

Half marathon (21.1km): 10,000 Runners

The results of the lottery will be announced on 15th June

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https://chengdu-registration.mararun.com/
https://chengdu-registration.mararun.com/signlist.html
or via “马拉马拉” App, though these are all in Chinese.

It is easier to sign-up/ login via a computer (rather than on your phone), selected the English version, fill out all information and the questionnaire, and finally proceed to payment

For the question “是否加入特跑族” it is recommended to select 是 (you might win a free entry).

Date/ Time:

Sunday, October 27th, 2024

7:30am to 1:45pm

Fee:

200RMB

Age requirement:

Born before December 31, 2004

2024 Chengdu Marathon Route Map

The race as usually starts from Jinsha Site Museum and pass by Wide & Narrow Alley, Renmin Park, Tianfu Square, Anshun Bridge, Wangjiang Pavilion and other historical/ cultural attractions, towards Tianfu Finance Center, then heading further South passing Global Center and way down South of Europe Center, where they will turn back North to the old Exhibition Center. It will definitely be an extraordinary experience for the runners with such an amazing course.

Transportation

During the event, there will be temporary traffic control on some roads during the marathon this Sunday, please pay attention to make a detour.

During previous marathons, the Chengdu metro operated 30-45 minutes ahead of schedule on the morning (and participants and race staff can take the subway for free), though this will only be confirmed later on this week.