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2026 Tianmu Lake Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Race date in 34 days: Nov 15, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Liyang · 42.195km · 21.1km
Entry fee: Fee TBDVaries by event and entry period
Status: OpenSat, September 12, 2026 ~ TBDSee how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 12, 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 full and half marathon marathon runs around Tianmu Lake in Liyang, Jiangsu.

Starting at Yanhu Park, the route’s distinctive feature is the section passing through the Liyang campus of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

A lottery-entry race linking lake and campus, with a total field of 20,000.

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 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.

Course preview

yang liu (run to travel) · Course preview

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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.

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

Your 42.195km

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

From the 2025 edition

START

燕湖公园

Start · Google Maps

The Tianmuhu Marathon starts at the west gate of Yanhu Park,

then passes Nanda Street and Youziyin Avenue before continuing along Lianshan South Road and Meilingyu Avenue.

Notably, course includes a section through the Liyang campus of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,

offering runners the distinctive experience of crossing a university campus.

Full marathon and half marathon both start together at Yanhu Park, but their finish locations differ.

Full marathon and half marathon pass through finish at the main entrance to Tianmuhu,

while the 10km Elite Race finishes separately on Lianshan South Road.

Liyang lies in a hilly tea-growing and lake district between Nanjing and Changzhou, and course offers views of the greenery and lake scenery around Tianmuhu.

Grade: CAA Grade A
Typical race-season temperature: around 12°C (53°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 startNo metro in Liyang.
Getting to the finishFull · Half Marathon finish: Tianmuhu archway (天目湖牌楼); 10km finish: Yanshan South Rd; Fun Run finish: NUAA Tianmuhu campus west stadium

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

No metro in Liyang. Liyang Railway Station (溧阳站, high-speed rail) connects via local bus route 29 to downtown. For the bib pickup venue (Liyang Public Cultural and Sports Center), take city bus 5, 28, 50, or 80 to the Sports Center stop.

Per prior edition (2025): full/half marathon start at Yanhu Park West Gate (燕湖公园西门), Liyang City (溧阳市), under Changzhou municipality. 2026 edition date/venue not yet published on official site.

Map

Getting to the finish

Full/Half Marathon finish: Tianmuhu archway (天目湖牌楼); 10km finish: Yanshan South Rd; Fun Run finish: NUAA Tianmuhu campus west stadium

Per prior edition (2025). Long-distance buses run from Changzhou bus terminals to Liyang, then transfer to local transit.

Map

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 Tianmuhu Marathon has traditionally used a lottery when applications exceed the available field size.

In the previous edition, the limits were full marathon 4,000 runners,

half marathon 8,000 runners, 3,000 runners for the 10km Elite Race, and Fun Run 5,000 runners.

Online registration ran for approximately one month, from mid-August to early September.

Race materials (bib and souvenirs) must be collected in person by the registered runner with valid identification;

proxy collection is not permitted.

Course has section-by-section cut-off point cut-off times.

Runners who fail to pass a checkpoint within the specified time must stop racing immediately and leave course.

The event is held in Liyang every year in mid-November.

The organisers can be contacted at 025-87775902 (weekdays 9:30~11:30, 14:00~17:00).

Times are local to Liyang. 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.

Wyndham Changzhou Liyang

Hotel · 2.9km

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2026 Tianmu Lake Marathon

About 2026 Tianmu Lake 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