Yulin Marathon

Bag check runs from 06:15 to 07:15, one hour before the race, at the designated area for each category.

Baggage should be checked in at the designated bag-drop zone at the start according to bib category, and picked up at the finish using the same bib;

bag drop closes 15 minutes before the gun.

Marathon runners must collect their bags by 15:00 on race day, and half marathon runners by 11:30;

after that, bags will be kept by the organizing committee for up to 5 days.

Valuable items such as mobile phones, ID cards, cash, and keys cannot be checked.

Water stations are available before and after the race in the start/finish area with aid station,

and drinks and aid station are placed about every 5km from the start, with drinking and water tables in between.

Food aid stations are set at 12.5km, 17.5km, 22.5km, 27.5km, 32.5km, 37.5km, and at the half marathon and marathon finish lines.

Portable toilets are placed every 1km from the start to 5km, then every 2.5km from 7.5km to 40km,

and sprinklers will be operated depending on weather conditions.

Course has volunteers stationed every 70m, and ambulances move along with the runners.

Entry fee is 180 yuan per person for both the marathon and half marathon.

Registration runs from July 6, 2026 at 10:00 to July 16 at 18:00, and if entries exceed the cap, a lottery will decide.

The marathon reserves 1,000 direct-entry spots for runners who have exceeded the National Class A standard,

while half marathon has no record-based direct entry.

Umbrellas, cans and glass containers, folding selfie sticks and gimbals, flags, and flagpoles are prohibited.

Finishers receive a commemorative finisher medal and a bath towel.

Results and certificates can be checked and downloaded in the 'Zhisaotong' mini program.