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Shenzhen Marathon

Name: Shenzhen Marathon
Uploaded: 2025-12-09
Description: The listed date is provisional. AIMS has marked this race date as provisional, so it's safe to verify the organizer's announcement before booking flights or accommodation.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Shenzhen
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Race date in 58 days: Dec 6, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Shenzhen · 42.195km
Entry fee: CN¥200Varies by event and entry period
Status: ClosedSun, September 20, 2026 ~ Mon, September 28, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 9, 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.

The listed date is provisional.

AIMS has marked this race date as provisional, so it's safe to verify the organizer's announcement before booking flights or accommodation.

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: 2

はたRan in 2024 · Finish time 4時間31分

“Finish. My watch showed 4 hours and 31 minutes.”

At the 2024 Shenzhen Marathon, the writer managed their fueling and pace, finishing without walking or stopping for the first time, and recorded 4 hours and 31 minutes on their watch.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

ゴール。手元のタイムは4時間31分。

Read the original on 深セン猛走会ランニングブログ

◎乖乖的BB熊Ran in 2014 · Finish time 5:10:24

“I safely completed the 2014 Shenzhen International Marathon, my first-ever full marathon, in 5 hours, 10 minutes, and 24 seconds.”

A participant who took on their first full marathon in Shenzhen recorded their training, family pace support, the crowded start, and the experience of finishing.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

5小时10分24秒，顺利完成人生的第一个全马—2014年深圳国际马拉松。

Read the original on 爱燃烧 iRanShao

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.

Finisher vlog

Guojishichuang · Finisher vlog

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.

Lottery entry has closed

It ran Sep 20, 2026–Sep 28, 2026.
Check separately whether other entry routes are open and spots remain.

Registration history · The 2026 race opened entry on Sun, September 20, 2026

Lottery

Submit an entry form through the official website;

entrants are selected by lottery, and only those selected may confirm their places with online payment.

Qualifying time

Elite runners who meet the qualifying standard receive direct entry.

If the field is oversubscribed, places are allocated by lottery among all qualifiers.

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 07:00

Event	Start	Time limit
Marathon42.195km	07:00	6h

START

Shenzhen Civic Center, Futian District

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Bao'an Binhai Square, Bao'an District

a different point from the starting point (point to point)

Finish · Google Maps

Original course map · pub.mararun.com

The start line is on the South Plaza of the Shenzhen Civic Center in Futian District.

The course follows Shennan Boulevard, then Shahe West Road and Wanghai Road to near Shenzhen Bay Sports Park, where it makes its first turnaround.

It then heads along Bao'an Boulevard into Qianhai, with a second turnaround near Qianhai Stone Park.

The finish is at Binhai Plaza in Bao'an District.

The course crosses several districts, including Futian, Nanshan, Bao'an, and Qianhai, and passes local landmarks such as Shenzhen Bay Park.

The race is a World Athletics Gold Label road race, with about 30,000 runners in recent editions.

World Athletics Label: Gold Label
Typical race-season temperature: around 17°C (63°F): Short sleeves — hydrate for the warmth

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2025

Finisher medal 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.

2025 edition standard – 12/6 Sat

Pick up your bib at the expo

You must bring the original valid ID card (ID card, passport, etc.) used when registering and the receipt downloaded from the personal center on the official website.
You can only receive it yourself, and you cannot pick it up on your behalf.
A post-competition mailing service is provided to those who do not receive or do not attend (as of the 2025 edition).

2025 edition standard

Shenzhen City Sports Center — 2001 Zungang West Rd, Shenzhen, Futian District

Google Maps

2025 edition standard — 12/4 (Thu): 14:00-20:00
12/5 Fri: 10:00-18:00
12/6 Sat: 10:00-22:00

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start深圳市民中心 (Shenzhen Civic Center) — Metro Civic Center Station (市民中心站)
IC cardTap your foreign contactless Visa, Mastercard, Amex, or JCB bank card (or phone wallet) directly at the metro gate — no card purchase needed. It works across all 432 stations on Shenzhen Metro's 17 lines. Where to buy
Getting to the finish宝安区海滨广场 (Bao'an · Binhai Square), via Haixiu Rd — per 2025 course

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

More details

Getting to the start

深圳市民中心 (Shenzhen Civic Center) — Metro Civic Center Station (市民中心站)

The official site is shenzhenmarathon.org.cn (confirmed via AIMS listing, though its SSL cert is currently expired). Per 2025 edition (2026 route not yet published): route runs west along Shennan Blvd, south on Shahe West Rd to Wanghai Rd near Shenzhen Bay Sports Park, back north, then west via Bao'an Blvd, Hubin West Rd, Menghai Ave and Qianhai Ave.

Map

Getting to the finish

宝安区海滨广场 (Bao'an/Binhai Square), via Haixiu Rd — per 2025 course

2026 course not yet published.

Map

Start shuttle

Extensive metro coverage. Per 2025 edition: Metro Lines 2/8, 3, 10, 11 and 14 moved first-train departure to 5:30 AM; several station exits near the route closed 5:30-8:30 AM; rolling vehicle closures on Shennan Blvd from the day before race morning.

Similar restrictions likely in 2026.

IC card

Shenzhen Tong

Metro stations, Shenzhen Tong outlets, some convenience stores and newsstands (20 RMB refundable deposit) Works directly at the gates

Shenzhen rolled out international contactless bank card acceptance metro-wide around mid-2026 ahead of the APEC summit, so a Shenzhen Tong card is no longer necessary for most visitors. WeChat Pay and Alipay QR codes are also widely used but require a linked Chinese or international account set up in-app.

Single-journey paper/token tickets are available at vending machines as a fallback.

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.

The race starts at 7:30 a.m. in early December each year.

Shenzhen has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate with mild winters and rare frost,

so the cold is less of a factor than at winter marathons in other big Chinese cities.

The course has two turnarounds, one near Shenzhen Bay Sports Park and one near Qianhai Stone Park,

so you'll be running past people coming the other way—which also means narrower stretches can bottleneck.

Because the course crosses four districts—Futian, Nanshan, Bao'an, and Qianhai—it covers a lot of ground.

With around 30,000 runners, leave extra time to get into the start area and move around.

Times are local to Shenzhen. 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.

Park Hyatt Shenzhen

Hotel · 1.4km

9.3/10(135)

View on Booking.com

良亦·Massage, Health & Tui Na Therapy (Jiangxia Branch)

CN¥91

Shenzhen Marathon

About Shenzhen 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