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爱徒野昆明滇池“爱跑夏天”生态跑

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Race date Aug expected: August 2027
City · Distance: Kunming · 21.1km
Entry fee: CN¥195From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date August 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Aug 16, 2026 · Entry fee CN¥155 · Start 08:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 13, 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.

It starts at 8:00 a.m. on August 16 at Zhongtie Park in Kunming, Yunnan Province.

The events are the 21km half marathon (150 runners) and 7km (50 runners), for a total field of 200.

The course runs along the shore of Dianchi Lake, China's sixth-largest freshwater lake.

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 runners who've been there.

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

Half

Entry cost CN¥195

21 km group · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

7km Event (No Timing / No Finisher Certificate)

Entry cost CN¥155

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 21.1km

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

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:00

City center · not the start line

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

This is the Kunming station of the Aitu series, starting at Zhongtie Park on the western shore of Dianchi Lake, China’s sixth-largest freshwater lake.

The event offers a 21km race (150 runners) and a non-timed 7km (50 runners), making it a small-scale ecological running event limited to 200 participants.

True to Kunming’s nickname, the “Spring City,” runners enjoy lakeside conditions of around 20°C even in August.

Entry fee start at 155 yuan.

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 startVenue confirmed as 中铁公园 (Zhongtie/'China Railway' Park), Xishan District, Kunming, on the shore of Dianchi…
Transit cardKunming has an operating metro network, with fares payable via the Kunming Smart Pass…

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Venue confirmed as 中铁公园 (Zhongtie/'China Railway' Park), Xishan District, Kunming, on the shore of Dianchi Lake. Could not verify a specific nearby metro station or bus route — Kunming Metro Line 5 runs along the eastern/southern Dianchi shore, but that is on the opposite side of the lake from Xishan District's western shore, so it likely does not serve this venue directly.

treat as unconfirmed rather than 'no public transit.' Event date (Aug 16, 2026) matches the source date exactly. Public transit details for this specific small park could not be verified through available search results.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start (out-and-back/loop route based at 中铁公园); no separate finish venue given.

Same access caveats as start apply.

Map

Start shuttle

None mentioned on the official event page.

Transit card

Kunming has an operating metro network, with fares payable via the Kunming Smart Pass (a citywide IC transit card) available at station service counters and many convenience stores, or via WeChat Pay/Alipay QR-code scanning as an easy alternative for visitors. NFC-enabled Android phones can also load a virtual transit card for tap-to-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.

Zhongtie Park, the race venue, is on the western shore of Dianchi Lake in Xishan District and is not directly served by the metro.

The standard approach is by car or by transferring between buses from central Kunming.

At 1,890m, the altitude may make the effort feel harder than at sea level, and August is the rainy season, so prepare for showers.

Registration is first come, first served through the Zuicool platform.

Times are local to Kunming. 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.

Nostalgia S Hotel -Kunming North Railway

Hotel · 1.8km

9.4/10(103)

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Kunming Changshui Airport Meet and Greet Service Fast Track

CN¥860

爱徒野昆明滇池“爱跑夏天”生态跑

About 爱徒野昆明滇池“爱跑夏天”生态跑 — 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