Quzhou Marathon 2026 - Zhejiang, China

The 2026 Quzhou Marathon (2026衢州马拉松) brings full- and half-marathon runners to Quzhou, Zhejiang, on Sunday 29 November 2026. Organised by the Quzhou Municipal People's Government, the event offers 15,000 places across two road races: 5,000 marathon entries and 10,000 half-marathon entries. If entries exceed the available places, allocation is through a ballot. The race is a major opportunity to explore the city known for its links to Southern Confucian culture.

The Quzhou course

Both distances are scheduled to start and finish at Quzhou Sports Centre, with assembly near its Sanqingshan Avenue entrance. The published 2026 route takes participants through both new commercial areas and historic Quzhou, with the full marathon following city roads beside the Qujiang River, past the old-city precinct and across bridges. The organiser highlights the historic Shuitingmen district, Confucian cultural landmarks and riverside views. The route and traffic arrangements remain subject to official certification and race-week instructions.

Registration, ballot and eligibility

The 2026 pre-registration and payment window ran from 9 September at 10:00 until 30 September at 23:59, China Standard Time. Organisers planned to announce ballot results in mid-October, with refunds to unsuccessful applicants. Ordinary applications are now closed; do not treat the registration page as an open-entry offer. The fee is CNY 150 for the marathon and CNY 120 for the half marathon.

To apply for the full marathon, entrants were required to show either one marathon result or two half-marathon finishes within the 24 months preceding the entry deadline. Half-marathon entrants needed two race results of 10 km or longer during that period. The detailed race regulations also set age and health requirements; check the original rules for eligibility and medical cautions before participating.

Planning race morning

The scheduled starting gun is 07:30 China Standard Time (UTC+8). Runners should allow time for security, entry to their start corral and the public-transport changes surrounding Quzhou Sports Centre. The exact bib-collection venue, dates and pick-up hours for the 2026 edition were not verified in the available current-edition organiser material. Check the organising committee's WeChat account ‘衢马’ and its final race-week instructions for collection, equipment rules, parking, road closures and any schedule adjustments.

Date discrepancy caution: One registration-platform heading currently shows 22 November, while its detailed 2026 event announcement and the Quzhou municipal government's announcement explicitly confirm 29 November. This listing follows the confirmed 29 November race date.