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2026 Changdang Lake Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Jintan District
CN

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Race date in 45 days: Nov 29, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Jintan District · 42.195km · 21.1km
Entry fee: CN¥160Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenFri, August 28, 2026 ~ Fri, October 16, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 15, 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.

This full and half marathon marathon runs around Changdang Lake in Jintan, Changzhou, Jiangsu.

It is certified A-level by the Chinese Athletics Association.

A late-autumn lake race around a vast body of water known for crab farming, just 23 minutes from Nanjing by high-speed rail.

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.

Full recap

yang liu (run to travel) · Full recap

View on YouTube

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.

Lottery · Marathon

Entry cost CN¥200

A draw is held among preregistered runners who meet the qualifying-time requirement.

Organizer's page

Lottery · Half

Entry cost CN¥160

A draw is held among preregistered runners who meet the qualifying-time requirement.

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:30

Event	Start
Marathon42.195km	07:30
Half21.0975km	07:30

City center · not the start line

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

START

Jinshan South Road, Jintan District, Changzhou City

FINISH

Hehai Avenue (marathon) / Jinshan South Road (half marathon), Jintan District, Changzhou

The event offers two distances: full marathon and half marathon.

Start line is located at the intersection of Jinshan South Road and Hehai Avenue in Jintan District, Changzhou.

It is a Chinese Athletics Association (CAA) A-level certified race.

The finish location could not be confirmed from publicly available information.

Grade: CAA Grade A
Typical race-season temperature: around 12°C (53°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Bag drop 2025

Finisher certificate 2025

Event T-shirt 2025

Finisher medal 2025

Timing chip 2025

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

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

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

Participant Packet Pickup pickup information has not yet been announced.
Chinese races typically announce the pickup location and time through their official WeChat account 1–2 weeks before the race; participants generally must bring their own ID, and proxy pickup is not permitted.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start金坛站 (Jintan Station, Shanghai-Nanjing Yangtze River High-Speed Rail)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

金坛站 (Jintan Station, Shanghai-Nanjing Yangtze River High-Speed Rail)

Start at the intersection of Jinshan South Road and Hehai Avenue in Jintan District, Changzhou. Jintan Station is roughly 23 minutes from Nanjing by high-speed train, but no source confirms exact distance/transit link from the station to the actual start line.

Map

Getting to the finish

presumed near Changdang Lake given race name.

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.

The nearest railway station is Jintan Station, served by high-speed rail along the Shanghai–Nanjing Yangtze River corridor.

It is approximately 23 minutes from Nanjing by high-speed train,

but no source confirms the actual distance from the station to start line or the connecting transport,

so runners will need to arrange local transfers separately.

Times are local to Jintan District. 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.

Changzhou Marriott Hotel Jintan

Hotel · 3.3km

9.3/10(24)

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Tangshan No 1 Hot Spring Resort

₩29,939

2026 Changdang Lake Marathon

About 2026 Changdang 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