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Keelung City Half Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Keelung
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Race date Sep expected: September 2027
City · Distance: Keelung · 21km · 9km · 3km
Entry fee: NT$900From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 20, 2026 · Entry May 15, 2026 ~ Jun 30, 2026 · Entry fee NT$500 · Start 05:30

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 13, 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.

This half marathon combines Keelung’s harbor, downtown, mountains, and sea in a single course.

Starting at Guomen Square, the route passes through Zhongshan Tunnel, continues to Dawulun Beach, and then returns.

Alongside the 21K, there are 9K leisure and 3K family categories.

A distinctive feature is the separate sustainability category in addition to the general categories.

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: 1

LaxicRan in 2024

“When it was time, the Sweep Vehicle set off, and I watched the sea in air-conditioned comfort.”

At the Keelung City half marathon, the runner walked up the steep climb at Xiehe Power Plant, then kept walking because of discomfort in the right big-toe joint. At the turnaround point aid station, the runner waited for the Sweep Vehicle and withdrew, then returned to the finish to greet a teammate who completed the race.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

時間差不多了，回收車發車，吹冷氣看海～

Read the original on 沉溺的時間

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.

【8K】2026基隆城市半程馬拉松活動紀錄 | insta360 luna ultra

基隆攝影肥宅(仮)

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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 2026 edition

Half

Entry cost NT$900

Half marathon category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Leisure Group

Entry cost NT$700

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Family Group

Entry cost NT$500

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 21km

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

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 05:30

Event	Start
2026基隆城市半程馬拉松21.0975km	05:30

START

Keelung Gateway Plaza

國門廣場

Start · Google Maps

Course starts at Guomen Square, follows Zhongzheng Road, turns back at the Zhongzheng Road–Yiyi Road intersection,

then continues via Gangxi Street, Zhongshan 2nd Road and Zhongshan 3rd Road before passing through Zhongshan Tunnel.

After turning near Xiandong Elementary School, it follows Huhai Road to Dawulun Beach, then returns along the same route to finish at Guomen Square.

Course is designed to showcase Keelung's harbour, city, mountain and coastal scenery.

Alongside half marathon (21K), the event offers a 9K recreational race and a 3K family race.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

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

🔴 There is no on-site registration on race day, so you must collect your race materials in advance; failure to collect them automatically forfeits your eligibility to start.
A souvenir mailing option is available (200 TWD cash on delivery, with the timing chip enclosed for return), and the chip deposit can be exchanged for a 7-second laser engraving service.
Check the official announcement for the collection date, time, and location.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start基隆火車站 (Keelung TRA Station) — race start is at 基隆國門廣場 (Keelung Gateway Plaza), immediately adjacent to…
Transit cardKeelung has no MRT of its own but is fully covered by Taiwan's EasyCard for city and intercity buses;…

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

基隆火車站 (Keelung TRA Station) — race start is at 基隆國門廣場 (Keelung Gateway Plaza), immediately adjacent to Keelung Station

Per news coverage (not from official site), Taiwan Railway (TRA) is adding a special early-morning local train, service #1408, running from Shulin through Taipei, Songshan, Nankang, Xizhi and Qidu, arriving Keelung Station at 4:55am for participants. Special early TRA train info is from news coverage, not the official race charter site, and is labeled accordingly.

Map

Getting to the finish

Finish is at the same 基隆國門廣場 plaza per race branding; no separate finish transit detail found.

Transit card

Keelung has no MRT of its own but is fully covered by Taiwan's EasyCard for city and intercity buses; buy/top up the card at any 7-Eleven or FamilyMart, or at Keelung/Taipei train stations. Most runners will arrive via train from Taipei (about 30-40 minutes), where EasyCard also works on the Taipei MRT for connections.

No contactless bank card tap-to-pay exists for Taiwan transit yet, so the EasyCard is the practical option.

Source · checked Aug 24, 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.

Your race materials and bib will be sent by post, and there is no race-day on-site registration.

If you are travelling from overseas, choose a delivery address where you can actually receive the package and confirm receipt before the delivery period ends.

Once it arrives, immediately check the event you entered and the bib details, and report any errors to customer support.

If you lose bib or your timing chip, replacements will not be issued, so pack them with you when you travel abroad.

You can reach the area around the venue from Keelung Station by train.

The organisers have provided separate information about an early-morning special train for participants,

so check whether your departure station is on the list of stops.

Baggage storage arrangements vary by event and are not provided for family events.

To collect stored belongings, you must show bib, so keep bib safe even after you finish.

After the finish, follow the order of finisher medal, souvenirs and chip return;

the souvenir collection mark will be recorded on bib.

The roads are not fully closed;

traffic is controlled according to conditions on the day.

Run in the designated safety areas and follow instructions from the police and traffic volunteers.

Times are local to Keelung. 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.

Just Live Inn-Keelung

Hotel · 644m

8.4/10(1885)

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Taipei: Yangmingshan Zishan Leisure Hall - Seaview Hot Spring Bath Experience

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Keelung City Half Marathon

About Keelung City 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