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2026第八屆故宮南院馬拉松

Name: 2025第七屆故宮南院馬拉松 精華版
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Description: The eighth Chiayi Marathon circles the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum clockwise. The route links the museum approach road, the Pozi Creek levee path and a tunnel of chinaberry trees. A

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

TWDec 6, 202642km · 21km · 10.7km +2 more events

Race date in 59 days: Dec 6, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Chiayi City · 42km · 21km · 10.7km +2 more events
Entry fee: NT$1,300Varies by event and entry period
Status: ClosedTBD ~ Wed, October 7, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 8, 2026

About the race Runner stories 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.

The eighth Chiayi Marathon circles the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum clockwise.

The route links the museum approach road, the Pozi Creek levee path and a tunnel of chinaberry trees.

A winter race in southern Taiwan where the museum grounds themselves become start line — “running beside cultural treasures.”

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.

Race reports: 2

wuheicatherineRan in 2025 · Finish time 5:04:50

“I did it—I'm finally a 42.195km finisher!”

At the 2025 National Palace Museum Southern Branch Marathon, the runner tackled their first full marathon, moving from one aid station to the next through late fatigue. They lost the 5-hour pacer after 30km but kept running to an official 5 hours 4 minutes 50 seconds, savoring their first completed full marathon.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

我得咗喇~我終於成為42.195KM FINISHER﹗

Read the original on Catherine's family blog

Happy Lee 李昆謀Finish time 2:24

“I was so happy to finish with the time I'd hoped for.”

Happy Lee completed a first-ever half marathon at the National Palace Museum Southern Branch Marathon in 2 hours 24 minutes. Managing effort by heart rate through heat and shared traffic sections, the runner accelerated again over the final 2km to meet their goal.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

最後用自己想要的成績，完成了比賽，覺得很開心。

Read the original on Happy Lee

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

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

2025第七屆故宮南院馬拉松精華版

Lohas樂活資訊

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This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

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.

Next edition entry

Entry dates for the next edition haven't been announced yet

Marathon

Entry cost NT$1,300

Full marathon category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost NT$1,150

Half marathon category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

10K

Entry cost NT$1,000

Challenge category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Health category

Entry cost NT$800

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

About Leisure walking category

Leisure walking category

Entry cost NT$700

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 42km I'll run

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 06:30

Event	Start
Marathon42.195km	06:30
Half21.0975km	06:40
Other3km	07:10
Other7km	07:00
Other10.7km	06:50

Full 1,300·half marathon 1,150·10.7km 1,000·7km 800·3km 700 Taiwan dollars

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

National Palace Museum Southern Branch North-side Celebration Garden

慶典花園

Start · Google Maps

Cut-off
Full 7h·half marathon 4h·10.7km 3h·7km/3km 2h

The start and finish are next to the Celebration Garden on the north side of the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum in Taibao City,

Chiayi County, and based on the previous edition, the course was laid out as a large clockwise loop around the museum.

It passes access roads to the museum such as Gugong Beilu, Gaotie Dadao (高鐵大道, High Speed Rail Boulevard), and Gugong Dadao,

continues onto the cycling/walking path atop the Puzi River levee,

and also passes through the chinaberry tree tunnel that is a signature feature of the race.

It's known for running through Chiayi's southern plains, where farmland and river levees come together.

Field size: 1,000 runners per category
Typical race-season temperature: around 20°C (69°F): Short sleeves — hydrate for the warmth

Participant benefits

Medical support

To the start line,
step by step.

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

Pick up your bib at the expo

Free shuttle buses operate between HSR Chiayi Station and the venue

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

高鐵嘉義站 (HSR Chiayi Station)

Race is at the National Palace Museum Southern Branch in Chiayi county.

Free organizer shuttle runs between HSR Chiayi Station and the venue for race participants;

regular daily free shuttle also runs Tue-Sun 9:00-17:30 every 20 min from HSR Chiayi Station Exit 3 to the museum's south gate bus stop.

Per official race site.

Getting to the finish

高鐵嘉義站 (HSR Chiayi Station)

Same shuttle applies for return trip.

More details

Free race-day shuttle bus between HSR Chiayi Station and venue, confirmed for the 8th edition (2026).

Source · checked Aug 22, 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.

Entry fee fees are NT$1,300 for full marathon, NT$1,150 for half marathon, NT$1,000 for 10.7km,

NT$800 for 7km, and NT$700 for 3km (run/walk), with an additional NT$100 chip deposit for each.

Each category is capped at 1,000 participants,

and the time limit limits are 7 hours for full marathon, 4 hours for half marathon, 3 hours for 10.7km, and 2 hours each for 7km and 3km.

Bib and the participant kit, including a commemorative jacket, are mailed to runners' homes 1–2 weeks before the race.

On race day, a free shuttle bus runs from Chiayi HSR Station to the event venue,

and presenting bib allows runners to exchange it for free admission to the National Palace Museum Southern Branch.

Times are local to Chiayi City. 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.

Time for you, before and after the finish

55 experiences

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

RECOVERY & SPA7SIT-DOWN TOURS7CARB LOADING7LOCAL TRANSIT7FAMILY PASS7TRAIL & OUTDOOR7CITY TOURS7EASY WALKING6

Chiayi | Yuxiantang Linshen Center | Foot Reflexology & Meridian Acupressure Massage Voucher | Phone Reservation Required

NT$724

2026第八屆故宮南院馬拉松

About 2026第八屆故宮南院馬拉松 — 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