Beijing Marathon

Name: Beijing Marathon
Start: 2026-10-18
End: 2026-10-19
Location: Beijing, China

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Oct 18, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 2 days🇨🇳 Beijing, China

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Key Facts

Standouts

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The Beijing Marathon is China's oldest and most prestigious road race, first run on September 27, 1981. It is a flat, fast point-to-point course from Tiananmen Square to the Olympic Park, with a field of 32,000 runners and a 6-hour time limit.

Why attend here

In mid-October, Beijing's autumn is crisp and golden, ideal for a marathon along the storied Chang'an Avenue past the Forbidden City and Tiananmen, finishing amid the iconic Bird's Nest and Water Cube. After the race, wander the hutongs for a steaming bowl of zhajiangmian or Peking duck, and catch the vivid fall foliage in the Olympic Forest Park.

Distance from you

From Columbus, US to Beijing, CN

~13.6h · 10,919 km

Beijing

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typical Oct weather · 2025

18 Sat

10°4°

0mm4.7 m/s

19 Sun

10°7°

0mm5.2 m/s

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Event Details

Elevation

55m

Course

The course runs west along Chang'an Avenue past the Forbidden City wall, Tiananmen Gate, and the government district, then swings north up the West 3rd Ring and along the North 4th Ring auxiliary roads, finishing on the Olympic Park Central scenic boulevard beside the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. The final stretch passes the National Speed Skating Oval ('Ice Ribbon'), the Water Cube, and the Bird's Nest, with the 2025 layout routing runners through the Speed Skating Oval area and along the Olympic Forest Park wetlands.