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Gongju Baekje Marathon

Name: Gongju Baekje Marathon 2024
Uploaded: 2024-09-22
Description: The Gongju Baekje Marathon is held in the historic city of Gongju and offers a range of distances, including 5 km, 10 km, half marathon, 32 km, and the full marathon. Runners can enjoy Baekje history

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

KRSeptember 202742.195km · 21.1km · 10km

Sub3 TV · YouTube

Race date Sep expected: September 2027
City · Distance: Gongju · 42.195km · 21.1km · 10km
Entry fee: ₩60,000From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 20, 2026 · Entry May 21, 2026 ~ May 22, 2026 · Entry fee ₩70,000 · Start 08:00

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D-day as of Oct 15, 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 Gongju Baekje Marathon is held in the historic city of Gongju and offers a range of distances,

including 5 km, 10 km, half marathon, 32 km, and the full marathon.

Runners can enjoy Baekje history and beautiful natural scenery along the course.

More than a race, it aims to be a festival where participants can experience the region’s culture and heritage.

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.

Race reports: 5

유월의 감자Ran in 2025 · Finish time 1:43:06

“I hope to keep enjoying running for a long, long time!”

The runner completed the 2025 Gongju Baekje Marathon half marathon in 1 hour 43 minutes 6 seconds, improving on the previous year's time. The rain, puddles and overpass near 18 km were tough, but the runner enjoyed the race atmosphere. After finishing, the runner gave up on the massage and the finish-line photo because of the cold and the long queues.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

즐거운 달리기 오래오래 해야지!

Read the original on 네이버 블로그 · 유월의 감자씨의 일상

박강사Ran in 2025

“I was able to finish thanks to everyone's help.”

The runner completed the 2025 Gongju Baekje Marathon full course. The runner gained strength by running with the trainees to the halfway point, and felt that the rain helped cool the body. Although the runner encountered repeated hills, dull sections and mixed traffic after 35 km, the runner reached the finish line thinking of fellow runners waiting there.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

모두의 도움 덕분에 완주할 수 있었습니다.

Read the original on 네이버 블로그 · 박강사의 프리다이빙

쩰Ran in 2025

“Well, I finished anyway.”

At the 2025 Gongju Baekje Marathon, the runner finished their second half marathon. Starting in Group B, the runner managed their pace early, but puddles and wet shoes slowed them in the second half, and they walked the hill at 18 km. They missed the goal of finishing within two hours, but improved on their spring race time and gave themselves credit for finishing in the rain.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

아 나 어째뜬 완주했어 .

Read the original on 네이버 블로그 · 달려라,

나미Ran in 2025 · Finish time 2:43:23

“I achieved my small wish for 2025: finishing the half marathon marathon.”

The runner completed their first half marathon at the 2025 Gongju Baekje Marathon in an official time of 2 hours 43 minutes 23 seconds. Starting in Group C, they maintained their planned pace through 10 km, but their legs became heavy and their calves tightened afterward. The runner kept going to the end, albeit slowly, through the rain and the hill at 18 km, though their lack of practice remained a regret.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

제 2025년 달성하고 싶었던 작은 소원인 하프 마라톤 완주를 이뤘네요.

Read the original on 네이버 블로그 · 나미의 관심, 사고, 생활

September SkyRan in 2019 · Finish time 5:00:35

“I struggled into the finish in 5 hours 00 minutes 35 seconds.”

The writer hoped to finish the full marathon within 4 hours, but lowered the goal to simply finishing because of the typhoon's impact. They walked in sections, drank water at aid station, and passed the finish in 5:00:35.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

힘들게 결승점에 들어오니 5시간 00분 35초였다.

Read the original on 브런치스토리

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 Finisher vlog

Sub3 TV · Finisher vlog

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.

From the 2026 edition

Priority registration

Priority registration from 5/11 to 5/15 for 2026 Dong-A Marathon members.

First come, first served

General registration opens at 19:00 on 5/21 on a first-come, first-served basis;

sold out as of 2026-07-23.

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.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:00

Time limit5 hours

Full marathon 5 hours · 32K 4 hours · half marathon 2 hours 30 minutes · 10K 1 hour 30 minutes

The start time and cutoff follow the official announcement (checked 2026.7) — re-check on the official page before entering.

70,000 KRW
Full marathon 70,000 (Mania 60,000) / 32K 70,000 (Mania 60,000) / half marathon 60,000 (Mania 50,000) / 10K 50,000 (Mania 40,000) · Mania participants will not receive a t-shirt.

START

Gongju Civic Stadium

Start · Google Maps

Original course map · cdn.imweb.me

Runners start · local time — Full marathon·32K·half marathon Grouped starts from 08:00 · 10K starts afterward

Start/finish = Gongju Civic Stadium (all events). The full and 32K are an out-and-back course along the Geumgang River (elevation profile included); the 10K is an out-and-back near King Muryeong's Tomb and the Gongju Tourist Information Center.

AIMS Certified: Member race of the AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races)

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Finisher medal 2026

Event T-shirt 2026

Timing chip 2026

Bag drop 2026

Pacers 2026

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 2026 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

Bib and the commemorative items will be sent by courier to the address provided during registration 7 to 10 days before the race, with shipping paid by the organizer.
The finisher finisher medal and snack package are provided on-site only to finishers.
You cannot start without bib, so make sure you receive the shipment.

No on-site pickup

shipped by courier in advance (race pack: bib + souvenir; shipping paid by the organizer)

Google Maps

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startGongju Citizens' Stadium (Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do)
Getting to the finishGongju Citizens' Stadium -- same venue as start

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Gongju Citizens' Stadium (Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do)

8:00 AM start, confirmed for 2026-09-20 (full/32K/half/10K courses). Gongju has no subway; the official notice does not name a nearest station.

No road-closure or spectator-access text found; the course-details page is image-based and not machine-readable.

Map

Getting to the finish

Gongju Citizens' Stadium -- same venue as start

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.

First confirm which assembly area and bag check you've been assigned: Gongju Civic Stadium or Gongju Baekje Gymnasium.

The gear check for general entrants is at Gongju Civic Stadium, while membership entrants use Gongju Baekje Gymnasium.

Change in the changing room at your assembly area, drop your bag at your assigned bag check, and keep the bag sticker you'll need to show to get it back.

Valuables can't be checked.

Start groups are assigned by the average pace of your submitted time, and the three longer events start in your assigned group order rather than by course.

Your bib and souvenir are shipped in advance to your registration address,

so when the package arrives, check that your bib and timing chip are inside and bring them to the venue.

Wear your bib visibly on the front;

the chip is single-use and doesn't need to be returned.

Water and sports drink are provided on the course and at the finish, and snack and sponge stations are also listed.

After finishing, collect your finisher medal on site and then head back to the bag check where you left your bag.

Times are local to Gongju. 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.

넘버25호텔 공주점

Accommodation · 2.1km

7.4/10(5)

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Luxury Spa at Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel, Songdo

₩325,073

Gongju Baekje Marathon

About Gongju Baekje 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