The road to your own record
Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.
THE DREAM
A grassland half marathon marathon in western Hainan’s Danzhou, the final place of exile for Su Dongpo.
The race starts at Binhai Cultural Square in the Yangpu Economic Development Zone.
It is a winter race on Hainan’s west coast with an A-grade certification from the Chinese Athletics Association.
Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.
Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.
Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.
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.
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.
YOUR ENTRY
Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.
We'll fill this in once the official entry rules are out.
RACE WEEK
Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.
We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.
Full marathon (Full) and half marathon (Half) are two events of this China Athletic Association (CAA) Class A certified race.
Based on previous race (December 2025) official transport access, main venue and start/finish was Yangpu Binhai Cultural Square.
Departure location shifted from previous 'Danzhou Cultural Square North' to Yangpu Economic Development Zone.
Since 2026 official info isn't released, verify if the same venue continues before the race.
Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.
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.
Yangpu Coastal Cultural Plaza (main venue)
The official transportation shuttle plan for the 2025 Danzhou Marathon (December) clearly identified the main venue/start-finish area as “Yangpu Coastal Cultural Plaza,” rather than “North of Danzhou Cultural Plaza,” which appeared in documents from earlier years.
In recent years,
the race venue has moved to the Coastal Cultural Plaza in the Yangpu Economic Development Zone (per the 2025 transportation shuttle plan on the official danma.cn website and media reprints;
the 2026 edition has not yet been released, so this is 2025 official data provided as a reference for continuity).
The 2026 Danzhou Marathon website still embeds its content as images, and its SSL certificate does not match the actual domain.
Detailed 2026 information has not yet been published,
so it is not possible to directly verify whether Yangpu Coastal Cultural Plaza will remain the start-finish venue in 2026.
All details above come from the 2025 official shuttle plan and are marked as “per the 2025 official website;
not confirmed information for 2026.” Follow the 2026 official announcement before race day.
Yangpu Coastal Cultural Plaza (main venue)
As at the start, post-race shuttle buses depart from the main venue for Baimaijing Station,
Ocean Flower Island and Danzhou Cultural Plaza, among other destinations (per the 2025 official transportation shuttle plan on danma.cn).
Official 2025 shuttle routes (for reference;
the 2026 plan has not been released): ① Pre-race race-pack collection shuttle: Baimaijing Station (beside the tourist information point) ↔ main venue (Yangpu Coastal Cultural Plaza);
② Pre-race: main venue ↔ Baimaijing ↔ Ocean Flower Island 2 ↔ Ocean Flower Island O'堡 Hotel;
③ Race day: Ocean Flower Island → Baimaijing → main venue (approximately 18 km/40 minutes);
④ Race day: Danzhou Cultural Plaza (bus stop) → main venue (approximately 55 km/1 hour, non-stop);
⑤ Post-race: main venue → Baimaijing Station (approximately 15 km/35 minutes);
⑥ Post-race: main venue → Baimaijing → Ocean Flower Island (approximately 18 km/40 minutes);
⑦ Post-race: main venue → Danzhou Cultural Plaza (approximately 55 km/1 hour).
Runners may ride free of charge with bib.
Danzhou (Hainan) has no metro system;
like other Hainan cities,
local buses commonly support Alipay electronic transit card QR scanning or WeChat mini-program payment rather than a physical card purchasable by short-term tourists.
Taxis or Didi ride-hailing are generally the more practical option for foreign visitors getting to the race venue.
Haikou Meilan Airport → Intercity High-Speed Rail → Baima Station
Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.
This CAA Class A certified race held in Danzhou in western Hainan is hosted by Danzhou People's Government with full marathon and half marathon divisions.
Danzhou lacks its own airport;
visitors typically fly into Haikou Meilan Airport then take regional express rail to Baima Station.
While some local buses serve tourist sites, no metro exists, so allow ample time reaching the venue.
Latest registration schedule and details are at official website danma.cn and official WeChat 'Hainan Danzhou Marathon'.
Times are local to Danzhou. Check the latest official information before the race.
STAY A LITTLE
From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.
Distances are straight-line from the start.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.
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Rest a little, wander a little.
Pick what suits you and whoever you're with.
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It takes place on Sun, December 20, 2026 in Danzhou, China.
Marathon · Half.
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