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2026 Quanzhou Jinjiang Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Jinjiang
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Race date in 59 days: Dec 6, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Jinjiang · 42.195km · 21.1km
Entry fee: CN¥150Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenTue, September 29, 2026 ~ Tue, November 3, 2026See how to enter ↗

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

A full·half marathon marathon in Jinjiang, Fujian, the city of sports brands.

Starting at the Sports Center, it runs out and back along Century Avenue and Anpingqiao Cultural Park.

The signature race of the “Shoe Capital,” passing beside Anping Bridge, China’s longest ancient stone bridge.

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.

Full recap

X-ProMarathon · Full recap

View on YouTube

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.

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 42.195km I'll run

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:30

Event	Start	Field size
Marathon42.195km	07:30	5,000
Half21.0975km	07:30	10,000

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

Jinjiang Sports Center West Gate (Century Avenue), Jinjiang City, Quanzhou City

Start · Google Maps

Based on the previous edition in 2025, the race begins at the west gate of Jinjiang Sports Centre and follows Century Avenue to the Shigu Road intersection before turning back.

It then passes Jinjiang municipal offices, the area around Cao’an and the football training centre, continues via Yangzheng Road,

North Ring Road and Xing’an Road, and turns again at Anping Bridge Cultural Park before retracing the route to the sports centre.

It is a point-to-point course with a return leg.

Half marathon uses only the southern half of this course and turns around near Lingyuan, giving it a greater proportion of urban running than full marathon.

The 2026 route has not yet been officially announced,

but recent editions have repeatedly used the Sports Centre–Century Avenue axis, so the broad layout is likely to remain.

Field size: 15,000 participants (5,000 full marathon · half marathon 10,000)
Grade: CAA Grade C
Organizer: Quanzhou Municipal People's Government, Jinjiang Municipal People's Government
Typical race-season temperature: around 14°C (57°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

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 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 startPer the 2025 edition (Dec 7, 2025), start/finish was Jinjiang City Sports Center West Gate, Jinjiang,…

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Per the 2025 edition (Dec 7, 2025), start/finish was Jinjiang City Sports Center West Gate, Jinjiang, Quanzhou. Quanzhou Metro is still under construction, so no metro access.

Organizers directed drivers to park at surrounding malls and transfer to the sports center by bus. 2026 edition confirmed for Dec 6, 2026 on official site, but 2026-specific transit detail not yet published; used 2025 edition info.

Getting to the finish

Same as start (loop course).

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.

Quanzhou's metro system is still under construction, so the venue cannot be reached by metro.

In the previous race (2025), participants driving their own cars were directed to a shopping mall parking lot near the venue,

then instructed to transfer to a city bus to reach the Jinjiang City Sports Center.

No separate long-distance shuttle bus operated by the organizers has been confirmed;

parking followed by a city bus transfer is the standard route.

Times are local to Jinjiang. 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 Quanzhou Jinjiang Marathon

About 2026 Quanzhou Jinjiang 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