Seoul Life Marathon 2026 - Sangam, South Korea

Seoul Life Marathon returns to Sangam's Peace Park on Saturday 21 November 2026 with a city-park running festival designed for different ages and abilities. The organisers, 1986 Production and PUK, emphasise a friendly atmosphere alongside timed racing, with separate men's and women's age-group awards for the longer courses.

Race morning and course planning

The event assembles at Peace Plaza in Pyeonghwa Park (Peace Park), near Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu. The organiser's revised 2026 schedule sets the half-marathon start at 07:50 Korean time. The 10K and 5K fields begin from 08:00, released progressively in the order 10K groups A, B, C and D, followed by 5K. Entry into the 10K A group is intended for runners targeting 60 minutes or less. All three distances use timing chips; the half-marathon limit is three hours, the 10K limit 90 minutes and the 5K limit one hour. Consult the organiser's final course guidance rather than assuming a route from an earlier edition.

Participant services

Free baggage storage is scheduled from 07:00 until noon; valuable items are not accepted. The post-race food and souvenir area operates from 09:00 until noon, serving warm Korean janchi-guksu noodle soup and sweet glutinous-rice twisted doughnuts. The official race T-shirt and chip-enabled bib are shipped before race day, with dispatch due to begin 9 November. Bring the mailed bib: the organiser requires it for entry. A complimentary, first-come-first-served medal-engraving service is planned between 08:30 and noon.

Getting there and awards

Organisers ask runners to arrive at least 30 minutes before their wave and recommend public transport because parking is limited. The assembly area is approximately an 11-minute walk from World Cup Stadium Station or 12 minutes from Mapo-gu Office Station, both on Subway Line 6. Half-marathon and 10K awards recognise leading finishers across age groups, with an awards ceremony scheduled for 10:30.

The race has no full-marathon distance. Entry details, refund restrictions, shipping and possible operational changes should be checked on the official 2026 event and registration pages.

Awards and entry conditions

For the half marathon and 10K, the organiser advertises prizes for first, second and third place in each eligible age division, as well as an overall first-place award. The organiser's current official prize table awards KRW 300,000 to the male and female overall winners of each of the half marathon and 10K, and KRW 100,000 for first / KRW 50,000 for second in the listed age divisions. Third places are listed but have no stated cash amount. Overall and age-division prize money do not stack, and a 4.4% withholding tax applies. No 5K prizes are advertised. Age categories are based on participants' ages on 21 November; the registration rules should be checked for the applicable age group. The organiser's refund FAQ states that full refunds were available only for cancellation requests made before 17:00 Korean time on 12 October 2026; requests after that cutoff are not refundable. Participants' T-shirts and race bibs with timing chips are dispatched in advance, so runners should follow the organiser's shipping and bib guidance rather than expect a race-day collection counter.

The official 2026 notices also advertise a free first-come, first-served medal engraving station (08:30–12:00) and a post-run massage and taping service, alongside the Korean noodle soup and glutinous-rice doughnut refreshments.

Official age and participation restrictions (checked 4 November 2026)

The organiser's current participation rules exclude minors from the half marathon. School-age children may enter the 10K or 5K only when accompanied by a guardian; preschool children born on or after 1 January 2021 are excluded. Prams, wheelchairs and pets are not permitted on the course. The organiser also confirms that after the 12 October 2026 refund cutoff, no distance, group or shirt-size changes are allowed.