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Hsinchu City Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Hsinchu City
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Race date in 59 days: Dec 6, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Hsinchu City · 42.195km · 21km · 10km +1 more events
Entry fee: NT$1,600From the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedSat, May 30, 2026 ~ Sun, August 30, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 8, 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.

Full marathon starts at 5:50 am from Section 2 of Dongda Road.

It passes through central Hsinchu to the coastal bike path before returning to the same location.

Alongside full marathon and half marathon, the event includes a 9.3km health run and a 4km leisure event.

The full marathon is limited to 1,500 runners.

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 those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 3

葛王Ran in 2025

“For the first time in my life, I finished the full marathon barefoot.”

The author finished the 2025 Hsinchu City Marathon full marathon after running barefoot from 32 km onward following cramps caused by new shoes.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

人生第一次打赤腳完賽全馬

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leo33346 (阿中)Ran in 2023 · Finish time 1:30:00

“My final finish time was 1 hour 30 minutes 50 seconds officially and 1 hour 30 minutes by chip time, which was 10 minutes faster than my target.”

During the early stages of the 2023 Hsinchu City Marathon, the runner ran while overtaking other participants and found the aid station operations and the post-finish route disappointing. They finished with a chip time of 1 hour 30 minutes, which was 10 minutes faster than their target.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

最終的完賽成績大會時間1小時30分50秒，晶片時間1小時30分整，比當時賽前目標快了10分鐘。

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謝長志Ran in 2023 · Finish time 2:57:19

“The 2023 Sinju City Marathon full marathon finish time was chip time 2 hours 57 minutes 19 seconds.”

The runner took on the 2023 full course for the first time and finished in 2 hours 57 minutes 19 seconds. The runner had a positive experience with the support from spectators in the city and the water stations staffed by volunteers, but also experienced strong winds and insufficient water supplies along the coastal section in the second half.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

2023新竹城市馬拉松全馬組完賽成績（chip time）- 02:57:19

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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.

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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 Sat, May 30, 2026

Marathon

Entry cost NT$1,600

Full marathon Group (42.195KM) · until Aug 30, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost NT$1,350

Half marathon Group (21KM) · until Aug 30, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Health Fun Run Group (9KM)

Entry cost NT$1,150

until Aug 30, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Family / Leisure Group (4KM)

Entry cost NT$950

until Aug 30, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 42.195km I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 05:50

Time limit6 hours

The start time and cut-off follow the official announcement (checked 2026-08) — re-check on the official page before entering.

General-entry runners NT$1,600 (full marathon group)

START

Hsinchu City Shulintou Park

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Higashioji 2nd tier

Finish · Google Maps

Runners start · local time — Full marathon(42.195 KM) Limited time 6 hours AM05:50 start; half marathon(21 KM) AM06:10; Healthy running group (9.3KM) AM06:30; Leisure group (4KM) AM07:00

Start line is divided into two sections on Dongda Road.

Course starts in the old downtown area,

passing through Jiyang Road and Zhongzheng Road before continuing along Zhongshan Road, Beimen Street, and Dongmen Street.

It then follows Section 1 of Dongda Road into Hsinchu Park, passing the Glass Museum and the zoo's old main gate,

before continuing along Shipin Road, Dongshan Street, Xuefu Road, and Section 2 of Guangfu Road.

From the midpoint, the route joins the Touqian River Bikeway,

passes along Provincial Highway 5 and Section 3 of Dongda Road, and heads toward Nanliao Boulevard.

The latter part follows the coast.

After an out-and-back section on the Huanbao Sports Park path and the 17-km Coastal Bikeway,

the route returns to Nanliao Boulevard and the Touqian River Bikeway, passes Section 5 of Provincial Highway 5, and enters Section 2 of Dongda Road finish.

25.8 km and 36.5 km, 28.3 km and 33.8 km, and 30.1 km and 32.1 km mark share the same aid station.

Half marathon runs through the same downtown section before turning from the Touqian River Bikeway onto Section 2 of Dongda Road for the finish.

The 4-km leisure category enters the air base from Jiyang Road, completes one lap inside the base, and returns.

Typical race-season temperature: around 16°C (61°F): Short sleeves — hydrate for the warmth

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Finisher medal

Event T-shirt

Finisher certificate

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 race materials pack is mailed approximately 3 weeks before the race.
Only participants who requested on-site pickup can collect it from the service desk early on race day.
Failure to collect the materials automatically forfeits your eligibility, so check the event category and personal details immediately after pickup for any errors.
12/6(Sun) 05:00~06:50

Race-day on-site service desk, Hsinchu City

Google Maps

Stations & transport near the venue

Buy an EasyCard or iPASS at any convenience store (7-Eleven, FamilyMart, etc.) and tap it on the bus — it's the universal way to ride in Hsinchu, which has no metro system.

Getting to the start

樹林頭公園/停車場 (Shulin Tou Park), 東大路二段 (Dongda Road Section 2), Hsinchu City

No HSR/train station is directly at the venue.

Getting to the finish

Same area — Shulin Tou (Zaixi Elementary/載熙國小 used as the shuttle hub near the venue)

Finish is back at the Shulin Tou venue area.

More details

Three free official shuttle bus routes serving the venue, boarding with race bib (family may ride along): (1) Minfu Elementary ↔ Zaixi Elementary (~10min);

(2) Hsinchu Customer Bus North Station ↔ Zaixi Elementary (~15min);

(3) Nanliao Fishing Harbor Park ↔ Zaixi Elementary (~10-15min).

Pre-race service runs 4:00-6:30am (every 5-10min at peak);

post-race service runs 8:00am-12:00pm (every 10-15min or when full).

Eight parking lots near the venue (108-1,188 spaces, free to NT$60/hour).

Partial road closures/traffic control expected on race morning per prior editions.

IC card

EasyCard (悠遊卡) or iPASS (一卡通)

Convenience stores (7-Eleven, FamilyMart, etc.) and train/MRT stations nationwide

Not accepted at the gates — get the local card above

More details

Hsinchu city buses have accepted both EasyCard and iPASS since 2012.

As of mid-2026 you can tap a foreign contactless bank card or phone directly at Taipei Metro and Taoyuan Airport MRT gates,

but that feature has not been confirmed for Hsinchu's bus network, so bring a physical IC card.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 Source · checked Aug 17, 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.

The full marathon starts at 5:50 AM, the half marathon at 6:10 AM, the 9.3 km at 6:30 AM and the 4 km at 7:00 AM.

Assembly time for the full and half marathon is 5:20 AM.

Time limits are 6 hours for the full marathon, 4 hours for the half marathon, 2 hours for the 9.3 km and 75 minutes for the 4 km.

The event venue is the Shulin Tou parking area in Hsinchu, and the event runs from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Hsinchu’s average December high is 21.1°C and low is 15.1°C, with monthly rainfall of 57.7 mm.

Approximately 16 aid stations are positioned across the course at 2–3 km intervals.

They provide drinking water, sports drinks, bananas, lemons, plums, salt and snacks.

Depending on course length and temperature, additional sponge stations may be added at some locations.

Portable toilets are not placed separately where public toilets are nearby or where aid-station spacing is short.

Full and half marathon entrants must enter their best time from the past two years, and starting areas are assigned accordingly.

For the full marathon,

runners under 3:15 are placed in A, 3:15–3:40 in B and all slower runners in C. Capacity is 1,500 for the full marathon, 4,000 for the half marathon, 4,000 for the health run and 4,000 for the leisure event.

Standard entry fees are NT$1,600 for the full marathon, NT$1,350 for the half marathon,

NT$1,150 for the health run and NT$950 for the leisure event (2026 rates).

The timing chip is reusable, so a separate NT$100 deposit is charged and refunded when it is returned after the race.

The sustainable entry option has a lower fee but does not include a commemorative T-shirt or finisher towel.

Minimum ages are 16 for the full marathon, 14 for the half marathon and 8 for the health run.

Three free shuttle-loop routes run to the venue.

You must request a shuttle during registration;

on race day, show your bib to ride free.

Before the start, shuttles run every 15 minutes from 4:00 AM to 6:30 AM, and after the start every 30 minutes from 8:00 AM to noon.

Bicycles may be carried if you have a bib.

Because the 4 km leisure course passes through an air force base, nationals of China, Hong Kong and Macao cannot enter this event.

Entry to the base is not permitted without a bib.

Times are local to Hsinchu City. 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.

Hotels that make race morning easy

7 places

Distances are straight-line from the start/finish area.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

The start and finish are in the same place
We picked stays around that one spot.

Lakeshore Hotel Metropolis

Hotel · 2.1km

8.7/10(2037)

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Howard Plaza Hotel Hsinchu

Hotel · 1.5km

8.6/10(2971)

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Sol Hotel

Hotel · 2.2km

8.5/10(1193)

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Shin Yuan Celeb Metro Hotel

Hotel · 2.4km

8.4/10(203)

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The Carlton Hotel Hsinchu

Hotel · 1.7km

8.2/10(973)

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Yuhao Hotel Hsinchu

Hotel · 2.3km

8.0/10(951)

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Shin Yuan Park Hotel

Hotel · 2.4km

8.0/10(489)

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Time for you, before and after the finish

56 experiences

Rest a little, wander a little.
Pick what suits you and whoever you're with.

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Hsinchu: Private Bath & Public Bath Experience at Jianshi Xinyuewu Hot Spring

NT$152

Hsinchu City Marathon

About Hsinchu City 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