Cool Runnings: Over 50 Marathons to Choose from in China for 2015

Patrick Li | Jan 8, 2015 9:00 am | 1 comment | 12567 reads

Perhaps you are one of those crazy running types or maybe you are an inveterate couch potato that has recently made a foolish new year's resolution to run a marathon this year. Whatever your running fetish is, never fear: China's got a race for you, with more than 50 marathons to choose from in 2015.

IAAF certified events include the recently completed Xiamen International Marathon, as well as the Yangzhou International Half Marathon (Apr 19); the Dongying Yellow River International Marathon (Apr 26); the Lanzhou International Marathon (Jun 13); the Beijing International Marathon (Oct 18) and the Shanghai International Marathon (TBA, sometime in November).

And if you're just f***ing insane you can attempt the Guizhou Qiandongnan 100km Challenge in November where you will run about 2-1/2 marathons over the course of three days.

Below is a chart of the officially sanctioned events from the Chinese Athletic Association plus a couple more we found. When we found a registration website, we've linked to it below. Most are in English but note that most that are happening in the second half of the year have yet to update their race information for 2015.

Happy running, don't break a leg and get planning now so you'll be in shape when race day comes.

Month	Date	Name	City	Province
JAN	3	Xiamen International (IAAF Gold)	Xiamen	Fujian
	11	R&F Haikou Marathon	Haikou	Hainan

MAR	14	Kunming High Altitude International Half Marathon	Kunming	Yunnan
	15	Wuxi International	Wuxi	Jiangsu
	22	Chongqing International	Chongqing	Chongqing
	22	Fuzhou 12-Hour Challenge	Fuzhou	Fujian
	29	Zheng Kai International	Zhengzhou, Kaifeng	Henan
	29	Suzhou Jinji Lake International Half Marathon	Suzhou	Jiangsu

APR	19	Yangzhou International Half Marathon (IAAF Gold)	Yangzhou	Jiangsu
	19	Jinshanling Great Wall Marathon	Jinshanling	Beijing
	25	Shangri-La Marathon	Kawagarbo	Yunnan
	26	Dongying Yellow River International (IAAF Silver)	Dongying	Shandong
	26	Yangling Nongke City	Yangling	Shaanxi
	26	Lanling Half Marathon	Lanling	Shandong
	TBA	Beijing International Long-Distance Running Festival	Beijing	Beijing

MAY	9	Dalian International	Dalian	Liaoning
	16	Great Wall Marathon	Huanyaguang Great Wall	Tianjin
	17	Yingkou Bayuquan International Half Marathon	Yingkou	Liaoning
	31	Dandong Yalu River International	Dandong	Liaoning
	31	Qinhuangdao	Qinhuangdao	Hebei

JUN	13	Lanzhou International (IAAF Bronze)	Lanzhou	Gansu
	28	Guiyang International	Guiyang	Guizhou

JUL	19	Genghis Khan MTB Adventure & Grassland Marathon	Xiwuqi, Xilinhot	Inner Mongolia
	19	Zhangjiakou Kangbao Grassland International	Zhangjiakou	Hebei

AUG	8	Liangdu Liupanshui Summer International	Liupanshui	Sichuan

SEP	5	Helong International Half Marathon	Helong	Jilin
	19	Hengshui Lake International	Hengshui	Hebei
	19-20	Beijing International Triathlon	Fengtai	Beijing
	22	Guizhou Huangguoshu International Half Marathon	Anshun	Guizhou
	26	Yunnan Shuifu International Half Marathon	Shuifu	Yunnan
	TBA	Taiyuan International	Taiyuan	Shanxi

OCT	18	Beijing International (IAAF Gold)	Beijing	Beijing
	24	Yunnan - Qiubei Marathon	Quibei	Yunnan
	25	Lianyungang International	Lianyungang	Jiangsu
	25	Hefei International	Hefei	Anhui
	TBA	Tianjin International	Tianjin	Tianjin

NOV	1	Hangzhou International	Hangzhou	Zhejiang
	6-8	Guizhou Qiandongnan 100km Challenge	Qiandongnan	Guizhou
	8	Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland International	Xichang	Sichuan
	20	Haikou International Beach Marathon	Haikou	Hainan
	TBA	Shanghai International (IAAF Gold)	Shanghai	Shanghai

DEC	6	Guangzhou International	Guangzhou	Guangdong
	6	Shenzhen International	Shenzhen	Guangdong
	12	Nanning International Half Marathon	Nanning	Guangxi
	20	Hainan Danzhou International	Danzhou	Hainan
	TBA	Zhuhai International Half Marathon	Zhuhai	Guangdong