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2026 Lukang Marathon

Name: 2025鹿港馬拉松登場 路線規劃串連各大景點
Uploaded: 2025-11-16
Description: Held in Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan. The course passes historic sites such as Tianhou Temple, Longshan Temple, and Wenkai Academy, narrow alleyways, and three museums in the Changbin Industrial Z

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Changhua City
TW

Chunyang Lin from Taipei, Taiwan · CC BY 2.0lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0G9351010 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Race date today: Nov 15, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Changhua City · 42km · 21km · 10km +1 more events
Entry fee: NT$1,300Varies by event and entry period
Status: ClosedTBD ~ Tue, September 15, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Nov 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.

Held in Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan.

The course passes historic sites such as Tianhou Temple, Longshan Temple,

and Wenkai Academy, narrow alleyways, and three museums in the Changbin Industrial Zone.

It continues on to the Green Tunnel and Longteng Park in neighboring Xiushui Township, a lotus pond,

and the dairy farms and old grain warehouses of Fuxing Township, with aid stations serving local food.

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: 2

Amy Sun

“Running is really about building things up one step at a time.”

The runner ran with friends through downtown Lukang and the Changbin Industrial Park, enjoying the wind turbines and riverside scenery. The runner said the 30 km point was less difficult than in previous races, and because of the heat, chose drinks and fruit rather than food. They pointed out the lack of guidance at the turning point shortly before the finish.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

跑步真的是累積堆積起來的。

Read the original on 運動筆記

dacowangFinish time 1小時45分

“The best part of all was the hot food after the race.”

This runner returned to the Lugang Marathon after 8 years and finished the half marathon in 1 hour 45 minutes. Road closures meant no stops at traffic lights, and fried rice noodles and hot congee helped them refuel afterward.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

最最最讓我覺得超讚的，就是賽後有熟食補給

Read the original on PTT

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鹿港馬拉松登場路線規劃串連各大景點
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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.

Next edition entry

Entry dates for the next edition haven't been announced yet

Marathon

Entry cost NT$1,300

Full marathon category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost NT$1,100

Half marathon category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

10K

Entry cost NT$900

Challenge category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

5K

Entry cost NT$700

WASOX Family Walking Group · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

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.

Runners start · local timeFrom 06:15

Event	Start	Time limit	Field size
Marathon42.195km	06:15	7h	2,500
Half21.0975km	06:15	3h 30m	2,500
10K10km	06:30	2h	2,500
5K5km	06:45	1h	2,500

Full marathon 1,300 yuan · half marathon 1,100 yuan · Challenge 900 yuan · Family Walk 700 yuan (+100-yuan chip deposit)

START

Lukang Town Stadium

Start · Google Maps

Cutoff
Full marathon 7 hours · half marathon 3 hours 30 minutes · Challenge 2 hours · Family Walk 1 hour

The start and finish of the 2026 Lukang Marathon are at Lukang Township Stadium in Changhua County.

In recent races, the course has started at Zhongzheng Road near the stadium,

passed through several roads including Section 7 of Zhanglu Road and Zhongshan Road and Sanmin Road,

and headed out toward the Lukang town area and the Changbin Industrial Zone;

while the exact route is adjusted slightly each year, the overall pattern tends to stay the same.

The event is divided into 4 categories — full marathon (42K), half marathon (21K), Challenge (10K), and Family Walk (5K) —

with a separate capacity of 2,500 for each category.

Field size: 2,500 runners per category
Typical race-season temperature: around 22°C (72°F): Hot race — plan fluids and electrolytes

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

Bib pickup

Mailed registration materials; overseas participants can register on site

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startLukang Station (鹿港站, Changhua Bus stop)
Transit cardBuy an EasyCard or iPASS (Taiwan's stored-value transit smartcards) at any 7-Eleven or FamilyMart and tap it on local buses — it's the standard way locals pay and also works for train stations and convenience-store purchases. Where to buy

Source lohasnet.tw · checked Aug 22, 2026 · Source taichung-go.tw · checked Aug 17, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Lukang Station (鹿港站, Changhua Bus stop)

Start/finish at Lukang Town Stadium, Changhua County. No rail directly into Lukang.

Take THSR to Wuri Station then transfer to Changhua Bus or a shuttle to 'Lukang Station' bus stop (~3 min walk to venue); or take TRA train to Changhua Station then Changhua Bus toward Lukang (~10 min walk). Changhua city confirmed.

Map

Getting to the finish

Lukang Station (鹿港站, Changhua Bus stop)

Finish is same venue as start (Lukang Town Stadium) — same bus return options apply.

Map

Transit card

EasyCard (or iPASS)

Any 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, or other convenience store; also sold at railway/HSR/MRT stations Not accepted at the gates — get the local card above

Alternative: Central Taiwan TPASS (monthly pass covering Taichung/Changhua/Miaoli/Nantou) NT$699 (resident) / NT$999 (non-resident) per month — Only worth it if you're basing yourself in the area for close to a month; for a race weekend, pay-as-you-go with EasyCard/iPASS is simpler and cheaper. Changhua itself has limited public transit — mostly local buses radiating from Changhua Railway Station.

Foreign contactless bank-card tap-to-pay is being rolled out on some Taiwan transit systems (notably Taipei).

Where to buy

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.

Registration is online only; on-site registration is not available.

Entry fee fees by division are 1,300 yuan for full marathon, 1,100 yuan for half marathon, 900 yuan for the Challenge,

and 700 yuan for the Family Walk, plus a separate 100-yuan chip deposit for each division.

Time limit are set at 7 hours for full marathon, 3 hours 30 minutes for half marathon, 2 hours for the Challenge, and 1 hour for the Family Walk.

Bib is handled through postal delivery, with materials arriving 1–2 weeks before the event.

On race day, participants can go straight to start line without a separate check-in procedure.

However, international runners traveling from overseas are an exception and must register in person on site.

The usual transport option is to travel by high-speed rail (HSR), Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA),

or intercity bus to a station near Lukang, then continue to the venue.

Parking is also available for participants arriving by car.

Times are local to Changhua 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.

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2026 Lukang Marathon

About 2026 Lukang 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