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2026 Luocheng Half Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

CNNov 8, 202621.1km

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Race date in 33 days: Nov 8, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County · 21.1km
Entry fee: Fee TBDVaries by event and entry period
Status: TBDSee how to enter ↗

2026Date Nov 8, 2026 · TBD

2025Date Nov 9, 2025

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 6, 2026

About the race 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 takes place in Luocheng, Guangxi, the traditional home of China’s Mulam ethnic group.

Starting at Ethnic Culture Square, runners follow the national highway through a karst landscape.

A prefecture-level autonomous county race that lives up to its slogan: “Run through the Mulam mountains and scenery.”

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.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

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.

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

We'll fill this in once the official entry rules are out.

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 21.1km I'll run

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

From the 2025 edition

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

START

河池市罗城仫佬族自治县

Based on the most recent edition, course started at Minzu Culture Square, passed through Jiefang Road and Chaoyang Road, and joined National Highway 242.

It then followed Wulu Avenue and North Ring Road before rejoining National Highway 242, turning around at Heng’an Village,

retracing the same national highway and North Ring Road, and finally moving onto National Highway 357 before finish at the Tianlongquan Industrial Park.

From the start, drink stations are placed at roughly 5 km intervals, with aid station positioned between them.

Food supplies including energy gel are provided at two mark points, at 12.5 km and 17.5 km.

The race is a China Athletics Association A-level event jointly organized by the People’s Government of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County and the Hechi Municipal Bureau of Culture,

Radio, Television, Sports, and Tourism.

Grade: CAA Grade A
Typical race-season temperature: around 15°C (58°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Bag drop 2025

Finisher certificate 2025

Event T-shirt 2025

Finisher medal 2025

Timing chip 2025

This may change for the next edition.

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

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.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

Per prior edition (2025, held Nov 9): organizer-run high-speed-rail shuttle bus service was offered (reservation-based shuttle from a high-speed rail station directly to Luocheng).

Luocheng itself has no rail station, so shuttle likely departs from a nearby city's HSR station.

City: Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County (罗城仫佬族自治县), Hechi City, Guangxi.

Race date info here is from prior edition;

2026 edition specifics not yet published.

Getting to the finish

No separate finish transit info found;

assume same shuttle service applies for return.

More details

Yes — organizer 'HSR shuttle bus' with reservation required, per prior edition 2025.

Source · checked Aug 22, 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.

Luocheng is a Mulao Autonomous County in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the traditional home of China's Mulao ethnic group.

The event's promotional slogan describes it as “conquering Luocheng course while running through the Mulao landscapes.”

Registration is available through the official website: luocheng.sport-china.cn.

Times are local to Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County. 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.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

Shangri-La Hotel

Hotel · 河池市罗城仫佬族自治县 513m

2026 Luocheng Half Marathon

About 2026 Luocheng 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