Runners start · local time — Departure at 09:00
Departure/Arrival = Sejong City Central Park City Festival Ground. 10.9km: City Festival Ground (start) → National Children's Museum → Ieung Bridge → Geumgang Riverside Road → Arboretum Intersection (return) → National Sejong Arboretum Circular course → Yanghwa 2 Intersection → National Children's Museum → City Festival Ground (arrival). 5.15km: City Festival Ground (departure) → National Children’s Museum → Ieung Bridge → Geumgang Riverside Road (return) → National Children’s Museum → City Festival Ground (arrival)
Hangeul Run is a citizen festival in Sejong City that celebrates Hangeul Day by running.
It is opened jointly by Sejong Special Self-Governing City and Herald Media Group,
and the two streets symbolize Hangeul Day and King Sejong's birthday, respectively.
Course starts from Sejong Central Park City Festival Ground and returns to the same place, connecting the park and riverside of Hangeul Culture City.
You can choose a short or long distance to participate in the same festival route.
The long course passes the National Children's Museum and heads toward Ieung Bridge and Geumgang Riverside Road.
Turn at the Arboretum-ro intersection and return to the museum through the National Sejong Arboretum Circular course and the Yanghwa intersection.
The short course road passes the museum and Ieung Bridge, but then turns back at the Geumgang Riverside Road and heads toward Central Park.
The two roads share a scene that leads from the park to the river, and the longer one adds an arboretum section, connecting Sejong's green space widely.
The theme of the event is ‘Hangeul, Reaching People’.
Based on the old saying ‘Samatda’ from the Hunminjeongeum Eonhaebon, the meaning of hearts connecting and connecting is expressed through today’s running.
The idea is to superimpose the process of different people sharing the same path and moment with the connecting function of Hangul.
The official introduction aims to be an open festival where anyone can participate,
emphasizing interest and pride in Hangeul and the value of Hangeul found in everyday life.
Rather than distinguishing Gyeongju based solely on the length of the record,
it is an event designed to bring together the symbols of the streets, city parks, and the meaning of the Korean alphabet.
