Runners start · local time — (half marathon) · 08:45 (10km) · 09:00 (5km)
The Dalseo Half Marathon is organized and hosted by the Dalseo-gu Sports Council in Daegu, and it reaches its 20th edition on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
The start and finish are at Horim Gangnaru Park (Daecheon-dong, Dalseo-gu) inside the Seongseo Industrial Complex,
and there are three races: a half marathon certified by the Korea Association of Athletics Federations, a 10K and a 5K family fun run.
Registration opened on May 20 this year and every race sold out early, with a record 10,455 participants.
The half marathon starts at 8:30 a.m., passes Horim intersection (Moda Outlet) and Gaesangdeum intersection onto the riverside road,
then runs two laps of a loop with a first turnaround at Gangchang Bridge and a second in front of Taekyung Industrial,
via Damjeongwon and Daewon HMC, before returning to the park.
The 10K starts at 8:40, heads out toward Korea District Heating Corporation, runs along the riverside road and turns once at Gangchang Bridge.
The 5K starts at 8:50 and goes via Horim intersection, Wolseong Bridge and the Jebangmaru embankment to finish on the embankment across from Sanghorim Park,
passing the cosmos flower path at Dalseong Wetland on the way.
The time limit is 3 hours for the half marathon, 2 hours for the 10K and 1 hour for the 5K.
Drinks are served every 2.5km, and nutrition is handed out at 10K, 15K and 20K on the half marathon.
Timing is by shoe chip, so results are chip time, and your bib and souvenir are sent by courier to the address you entered at registration.
On race day the pre-race show and warm-up start at 7:30 a.m.,
followed by the opening ceremony at 8:10, and shuttle buses run every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. from Exit 3 of Daegok and Keimyung University stations on the Daegu Metro to Horim intersection.
