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2026 Chongqing (Changjiahui)Half Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Nan'an District
CN

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Race date in 21 days: Nov 1, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Nan'an District · 21.1km
Entry fee: CN¥200From the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedWed, July 15, 2026 ~ Wed, July 22, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 11, 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.

2026 Jinjiang (长嘉汇)half marathon (Chongqing Changjiahui half marathon) is hosted by the Jinjiang City Nanji District People's Government Department and organized by the Nanji District People's Association and others.

It is a half marathon single event competition run by the Heavy Horse Racing Company Limited Public Company.

It has received technical certification from the China Athletics Association,

and the 2026 competition will be held on Nanjing Road with a capacity of 16,000 people.

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.

2021 Chongqing Changjiahui Half Marathon to Kick off Tomorrow Morning

iChongqing

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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.

From the 2025 edition

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Wed, July 15, 2026

Half

Entry cost CN¥200

half way · 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 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:30

Time limit3 hours

Half marathon 3 hours

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
Half21.0975km	07:30	3h	16,000

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

Haitang Yanyu Park, Nan'an District, Chongqing

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Haitang Yanyu Park, Nan'an District, Chongqing

Cutoff
5 km: 55 minutes · 10 km: 1 hour 30 minutes · 15 km: 2 hours 10 minutes · 20 km: 2 hours 50 minutes

Only the half marathon event is held, starting at 7:30 a.m. on November 1, 2026, on 重庆市南滨路 (Nanbin Road).

Course starts at 海棠烟雨公园 (Haitang Yan Yu Park), passes beneath Chaotianmen Bridge, turns at the Dafosi bus stop, returns past Haitang Yan Yu Park,

then passes beneath Changjiang Bridge and Caiyuanba Bridge before making a second turn at the Tongyuan Branch Road intersection.

It then retraces the route beneath Caiyuanba Bridge and Changjiang Bridge to finish at Haitang Yan Yu Park.

The race uses a wave start.

Waves are assigned according to a marathon or half marathon personal best recorded in the previous two years at a China Athletics Association-certified race.

Runners without a valid or verifiable result start in the final area.

The cut-off point times, measured from the final gun,

are 10 minutes at the start, 55 minutes at 5km, 1 hour 30 minutes at 10km, 2 hours 10 minutes at 15km, 2 hours 50 minutes at 20km and 3 hours at 21.0975km.

Timing is by net time, beginning when each runner crosses the start line.

Timing mats are placed at the start and finish, at 5km intervals and at the distant turnaround point.

Missing any mat invalidates the result and ranking.

There is no racing wheelchair division;

eligible non-racing wheelchair athletes start from the final assembly area.

The field is limited to 16,000 runners.

Field size: 16,000 people
Grade: CAA Grade A
Typical race-season temperature: around 13°C (55°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers
Aid stations: Starting from 5 km, water is supplied every 2.5 km, and supplied at 10, 15, and 20 km.

Participant benefits

Bag drop

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 bib collection information for the Chongqing Changjiahui half marathon has not yet been announced (check the official WeChat announcement).

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start重庆轨道交通环线弹子石站 (Danzishi Station, Loop Line) or 6号线上新街站 (Shangxinjie Station, Line 6)
Getting to the finish南滨路沿线 (bus stop 谦泰路口)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

重庆轨道交通环线弹子石站 (Danzishi Station, Loop Line) or 6号线上新街站 (Shangxinjie Station, Line 6)

Race held on 南滨路 (Nanbin Road), Nan'an District. Nearest metro: 环线弹子石站 (2号口出，步行约25分钟) or 6号线上新街站 (1号口出，换乘公交375/373路可达南滨路).

10号线后堡站 (3号口出) is also usable. Course area under traffic control on race day — drivers advised to park away from route and walk/take metro in.

16,000 participants, half marathon 21.0975km, start 7:30am.

Map

Getting to the finish

南滨路沿线 (bus stop 谦泰路口)

Bus lines 323, 338, 373, 375 run along 南滨路; get off at 谦泰路口 stop, ~4min walk to course area.

Map

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.

Arrive at the start area from 6:30 AM on race day and assemble in the zone shown on your bib.

If you move from a rear zone into an earlier zone and start there, your result and ranking will be cancelled.

Runners may not enter the course 10 minutes after the final gun.

Baggage must be checked by bib-number group at the storage area near the start and finish by 7:10 AM.

After the race, show your bib to collect it by 11:30 AM.

After that time, it must be collected within five working days at a location designated by the organisers.

Do not place valuables or fragile items such as phones, ID documents, cash or watches in the bag.

Aid stations are located at 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5 and 20 km, with energy supplies at 10, 15 and 20 km.

Medical posts are located at the start, every 2.5 km from 5 km onward and at the finish, with mobile AED rescue teams on the course.

Medical staff and organisers may instruct a runner to stop based on their condition.

Portable toilets are positioned every 2.5 km from 2.5 km to 20 km, and temporary sprinkler stations are placed at various points.

Race-material collection takes place on Friday, October 30, and Saturday,

October 31, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM at Jiangnan Sports Centre, Nan’an District, Chongqing.

Runners must collect in person with the original ID used during registration;

proxy and race-day collection are not permitted.

The entry fee is 200 yuan.

Of the 16,000 places, 13,500 are allocated by general lottery, 1,000 through direct qualification from the series and 1,500 to sponsors and partner media.

Finisher certificates can be downloaded from the official WeChat account for 90 days after the race.

Times are local to Nan'an 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.

Conrad Chongqing

Hotel · 600m

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Chongqing Lanyue Hot Spring Ticket

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2026 Chongqing (Changjiahui)Half Marathon

About 2026 Chongqing (Changjiahui)Half 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