Pu'er Simao Marathon Yunnan 2027

The 2027 Pu'er Simao Marathon returns to Pu'er City in China's Yunnan Province on Sunday, 10 January 2027, with the start at the Pu'er Grand Theatre in Simao District. The event combines serious distance running with the city's famous tea and coffee culture: Pu'er is celebrated for the tea that shares its name as well as an expanding coffee-growing industry.

The 2027 race programme

The current-edition regulations confirm an 8:00 am China Standard Time start, with a full marathon of 42.195 km (3,000 places) and a half marathon of 21.0975 km (12,000 places). The field limit is 15,000 runners. Both distances offer men's and women's individual competitions and four-runner team options; each team must include at least one woman.

The race venue is the Pu'er Grand Theatre, approximately 1,298 metres above sea level. The location pin is indicative of the theatre area, not a surveyed starting pen. Although the race is promoted through Simao's distinctive cultural landscape, the precise 2027 routes have not yet been finalised: the regulations say course maps will be published following measurement and confirmation by the Chinese Athletics Association. Do not rely on previous editions' route maps for 2027.

Registration and eligibility

Official 2027 entries opened on 10 September 2026 and are scheduled to close at 10:00 pm China time on 30 November 2026. Entrants pre-register and pay before the selection process. If applications exceed the available places, allocations will be determined by ballot, with results announced on 8 December 2026 at 2:00 pm China time and full refunds for unsuccessful applicants. The early-registration discount offered in September has already expired; the displayed standard fees are the relevant advertised prices.

According to the official registration conditions, marathon entrants must be at least 20 years old during 2027 and provide a result from one full marathon or two half marathons within the 24 months preceding the closing date. Half-marathon entrants must be at least 18 years old and provide results for two races of at least 10 km within that same 24-month period. The official entry instructions should be reviewed for medical documentation and other eligibility checks. Team competition entrants must first secure individual places and meet the team's published conditions.

Race-day planning

The organiser and operator are associated with Pu'er Municipal People's Government and Bojie Sports respectively. The 2027 official competition regulations specify that accepted runners must personally collect their race materials from the organising committee's designated location, present their original valid identification, and sign the race participation declaration. No proxy collection and no race-day collection are permitted. Competitors must also upload a medical examination report from a recognised medical institution (or the prescribed road-runner pre-race examination form) dated after 10 January 2026, otherwise bib collection cannot be completed. The exact 2027 pickup dates, hours and venue have not yet been confirmed. Check final organiser announcements before making travel arrangements. Participants should also verify final course maps, transport and security arrangements, cut-off times, baggage facilities and starting-zone instructions when the race handbook is issued. The city's location in southern Yunnan makes this a distinctive travel race, but visitors should allow time to acclimatise to the higher-elevation setting.

Current-edition medal designs, race-pack perks and awards have not been independently verified and are deliberately not advertised here as guaranteed.