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Chagan Lake Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

CNSeptember 202742.195km · 21.1km

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Race date Sep expected: September 2027
City · Distance: Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County · 42.195km · 21.1km
Entry fee: CN¥150From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 13, 2026 · Entry Jul 26, 2026 ~ Aug 9, 2026 · Entry fee CN¥150 · Start 08:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 6, 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.

A full marathon and half marathon circling Chagan Lake tourist area in Jilin Province.

Starting at Yinsong Square, the lakeside course links the lake and wetlands with forests and fishing villages.

At roughly 130m above sea level, the terrain is exceptionally flat, making it easy to maintain pace—one of the Northeast’s signature lake marathons.

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

Half

Entry cost CN¥150

half way · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 42.195km I'll run

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.

START

Yinsong Plaza, Chagan Lake Scenic Area

Chagan Lake Scenic Area Yinsong Plaza

Course starts at Yingsong Square in the Chagan Lake tourist area of Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County and finishes at the same location.

It is a loop course that goes Nanhu Avenue → Haikuan Avenue → Chaganhu Avenue (including an out-and-back section) → Andai Road → Shengshui Road → Yunhe East Street,

and back to Nanhu Avenue.

As a course that links the lake, wetlands, forest, and a fishing village, it sits at an elevation of about 130m and is on very flat terrain.

Field size: 12000 runners (registration closes on a first-come, first-served basis)
Grade: CAA Grade A

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

Pick up your bib at the expo

Bib is 2 pieces, large and small (the large bib has a measurement chip on the back, and the small bib is for attaching to a baggage bag), and if you are unable to attend, you can request to receive it by mail after the competition (you will be responsible for the shipping cost).
The pickup location and date will be announced on the official WeChat Gong Hao.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

查干湖景区引松广场 (Yinsong Plaza, Chagan Lake Scenic Area)

Stated as the race location on the official site, serving as both start and finish.

registration closes Aug 23.

Site notes general regional access: Chagan Lake Airport is operational;

nearest train stations are Chagan Lake Station or Songyuan Station.

No dedicated race-day shuttle bus was documented.

Getting to the finish

查干湖景区引松广场 (Yinsong Plaza, Chagan Lake Scenic Area)

Same plaza as start per official site (loop-style course).

More details

No race-day shuttle bus details published on the official site;

organizers direct participants to the official WeChat account for such logistics.

Stations & transport near the venue

Chagan Lake is a rural scenic area in Songyuan, Jilin with no public transit card system;

visitors typically arrive by car, tour bus, or taxi for race day.

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.

Registration was accepted on a first-come, first-served basis via the official 'Chagan Lake Marathon' WeChat account, with a capacity of 12,000.

Since course is a flat lakeside loop, managing pace is relatively easy.

Times are local to Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County. 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.

Guo'er Luosi Hotel

Hotel · 松原市前郭县 2.3km

Chagan Lake Marathon

About Chagan Lake Marathon — 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