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Suzhou Jinji Lake Half Marathon

Name: Suzhou Jinji Lake Half Marathon
Uploaded: 2023-03-15
Description: A half marathon that loops around Jinji Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. A flat and fast lakeside course.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Suzhou City
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Race date Date TBD: Date TBD
City · Distance: Suzhou City · 21.0975km · 14km · 4.5km +1 more events
Entry fee: Fee TBDVaries by event and entry period
Status: TBDSee how to enter ↗

D-day as of Oct 18, 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 half marathon that loops around Jinji Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

A flat and fast lakeside course.

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.

#Suzhou Jinji Lake Half Marathon#Suzhou City#Overseas Marathon#Full marathon Marathon#World certified marathon

Stories from runners who've been there.

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.

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

Pre-registration accepted on the official website.

If the number of applicants exceeds the quota, eligibility will be determined by lottery.

Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 21.0975km

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

City center · not the start line

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

START · FINISH

Wolgwangu Pier near Jinji Lake, Suzhou

start/finish (approximate location at the center of the lake)

Original course map · wuhan.com

The Suzhou Round Jinji Lake Half Marathon course circles Jinji Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, offering waterfront views along the lake shore.

World Athletics Label: Elite Label

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2024

Finisher medal 2024

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.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start文化博览中心站 (Culture & Expo Center Station), Suzhou Metro Line 1
Getting to the finishsame station as start (Culture & Expo Center, Metro Line 1)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

文化博览中心站 (Culture & Expo Center Station), Suzhou Metro Line 1

Per 2024/2025 editions: start/finish at Wenbo Plaza — Moonlight Wharf (文博广场——月光码头), directly served by this station. Line 1 first-train times moved earlier on race day (e.g.

Mudu station 5:40→5:06) to reach the venue by ~5:45am.

Map

Getting to the finish

same station as start (Culture & Expo Center, Metro Line 1)

Start and finish in the same Jinji Lake Wenbo Plaza/Moonlight Wharf area.

Map

Start shuttle

No dedicated shuttle; park-and-ride guidance instead — west-side (湖西) drivers park at Xinghai Jie/Xinghai Square or Xingzhou Jie/Binhu Xintiandi and take Line 1; east-side (湖东) drivers park at SIP Administrative Center, Rencai Square South, or Line 1 P+R lots at Zhongnan Jie/Xingtang Jie and ride Line 1 in.

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.

The course circles scenic Jinji Lake in Suzhou's Industrial Park,

offering flat waterfront views and a fast route well-suited to runners chasing a personal best.

Times are local to Suzhou 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.

Four Seasons Hotel Suzhou

Hotel · 1.1km

9.6/10(38)

View on Booking.com

Dragonfly Therapeutic Retreat Suzhou Center

₩35,131

Suzhou Jinji Lake Half Marathon

About Suzhou Jinji Lake 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