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北京环城跑·城市五星跑

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Race date Aug expected: August 2027
City · Distance: Beijing · 25km
Entry fee: CN¥138From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date August 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Aug 1, 2026 · Entry ~ Jul 5, 2026 · Entry fee CN¥138 · Start 07:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 7, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

Starts at 7:00 AM on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from Beihai North Subway Station in Xicheng District, Beijing.

Follow the leader along a 25 km route that traces a star shape.

There are three categories: individual, pairs, and family.

Each category is limited to 50 participants.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

We haven't found a video for this race yet. We'll add one when we do.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

Individual 25km

Entry cost CN¥138

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 25km I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:00

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

This is a themed running event on a 25km route that traces a star-shaped path through downtown Beijing, led by pacers.

It is divided into three categories: individual, 2-person, and family, with a cap of 50 runners per category.

Entry fee is 138 yuan, and it is one of the themed routes in the Beijing Ring City Run series.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

No information available

Stations & transport near the venue

Could not confirm this exact edition's venue;

it appears to be one themed route in the Zuicool Beijing City Loop Run series,

whose sister routes gather in central Dongcheng District near Wusi Street by the Forbidden City.

Beijing subway uses the Yikatong card, sold and topped up at any station, or you can simply tap a contactless bank card or phone QR code at the gates.

The fare is distance-based, roughly 3–9 CNY per ride.

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Sister routes in the same series have gathered around Wusi Avenue in Dongcheng District,

near the Forbidden City, but the exact meeting point for this round must be confirmed in the official notice.

On the Beijing Subway, you can buy an Yikatong card at stations or tap a contactless bank card or mobile QR code directly at the gates.

Fares are distance-based, generally about 3–9 yuan.

Times are local to Beijing. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hotels that make race morning easy

7 places

Distances are straight-line from the start.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

New World Beijing Hotel

Hotel · 1.3km

9.2/10(1431)

View on Booking.com

Grand Mercure Beijing Central

Hotel · 2.0km

8.4/10(1199)

View on Booking.com

M Hotel - Beijing Tiananmen Square Qianmen Subway Station

Hotel · 982m

8.4/10(80)

View on Booking.com

Qianmen Courtyard Hotel

Hotel · 1.5km

8.0/10(947)

View on Booking.com

Beijing Xiaofengxian Former Residence Hotel Tiananmen Square Qianmen Store

Accommodation · 1.7km

9.5/10(602)

View on Booking.com

Tiananmen Square BianyiFang THE YARD HOTEL BEIJING Qianmen

Accommodation · 1.2km

8.8/10(161)

View on Booking.com

Orange Hotel Beijing Tiananmen Square Dashilan

Accommodation · 1.3km

8.6/10(96)

View on Booking.com

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Time for you, before and after the finish

54 experiences

Rest a little, wander a little.
Pick what suits you and whoever you're with.

RECOVERY & SPA7SIT-DOWN TOURS7CARB LOADING7LOCAL TRANSIT7FAMILY PASS6TRAIL & OUTDOOR7CITY TOURS7EASY WALKING6

Beijing Mingyitang Moxibustion Clinic · Manual Moxibustion · Traditional Chinese Medicine Thermal Moxibustion

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北京环城跑·城市五星跑

About 北京环城跑·城市五星跑 — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run