Cheongdo Public Stadium. The route along the Cheongdocheon River is course, and aid station is located at 2.5km (level 1), 5km (level 2), 7.5km (level 3), 17.5km (level 7), and 20km (level 8).
Runners start · local time — Half 09:30 · 10K 09:35 · 5.9km 09:40
START & FINISH = Cheongdo Public Stadium. The route along the Cheongdocheon River is course, and aid station is located at 2.5km (level 1), 5km (level 2), 7.5km (level 3), 17.5km (level 7), and 20km (level 8).
Field size
Approximately 3,500 runners
Typical race-season temperature: around 13°C (56°F)
Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers
Participant benefits
Timing chip
Finisher medal
Event T-shirt
Finisher certificate
Where and when to collect your 19th Cheongdobansi National Marathon race bib
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
The Packet Pickup procedure for the Cheongdo Persimmon National Marathon has not been announced.
Stations & transport near the venue
Getting to the startCheongdo Public Stadium, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk.
Getting to the finishSame stadium (loop · out-and-back course typical of this event).
Cheongdo Public Stadium, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk. The nearest train station is Cheongdo Station on the Gyeongbu Line.
The race starts at approximately 9:30am on October 25, 2026, at Cheongdo Public Stadium. A previous post mentioned a bus timetable between Cheongdo Station and the stadium, but it was from the 2017 edition and could not be verified for 2026. The event reportedly sold out within two days of registration opening.
Your start time, fuel and bag drop. Know them ahead and the run feels easier.
October mornings can be chilly.
Bring a warm layer for the wait before the start, and use arm sleeves to stay warm early on if you are wearing short sleeves.
With distances up to the half marathon, start the first 5 km a little more conservatively than your target, then focus on maintaining your pace after 15 km.
Times are local to Cheongdo. 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.
