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重庆马拉松 (Chongqing Marathon)

07:007:00 AM Chongqing
Ballot closed
Chaotianmen Bridge
Chaotianmen Bridge. Photograph by Glabb, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 2027 course runs between Haitang Yanyu Park and a turn under the Chaotianmen Bridge, then crosses the Chang'an Bridge and the Lijiatuo Bridge to a turn at Ronghui Jiangshan, and back.

The course in short 3 lines
  • Along the Yangtze, over the Chang'an Bridge twiceOut along the south bank to the Chaotianmen Bridge, then over two bridges and back.
  • Gates every five kilometres, six hours at the endFifty-five minutes to reach 5 km, 2:50 at 20 km and 6 hours for the full distance.
  • 26,000 places, by draw or by timeA draw for 12,500 places, 10,000 for fast times, entry 200 yuan or 350 for foreign runners.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2LandmarkAlong the Yangtze, over the Chang'an Bridge twiceOut along the south bank to the Chaotianmen Bridge, then over two bridges and back.

The organiser’s 2027 rules name the route in order. It starts at Haitang Yanyu Park and runs to a turn under the Chaotianmen Bridge, back past the park, over the Chang’an Bridge and past the Meidiya Cheng junction, then over the Lijiatuo Bridge to a turn at the Ronghui Jiangshan junction. The return is the same way, over the Lijiatuo and Chang’an bridges, and the finish is back at the park. The rules put the race on Nanbin Road and Babin Road, along the south bank of the Yangtze.

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km 0 to 42.2TacticsGates every five kilometres, six hours at the endFifty-five minutes to reach 5 km, 2:50 at 20 km and 6 hours for the full distance.

Times run from the last start gun: 55 minutes at 5 km, 1:30 at 10 km, 2:10 at 15 km, 2:50 at 20 km, 3:30 at 25 km, 4:15 at 30 km, 5:00 at 35 km, 5:45 at 40 km and 6:00 at the finish. Runners who have not reached a gate in time must leave the course and can ride the organiser’s pick-up bus or take public transport to the finish. Timing mats at the start, every 5 km, the half marathon point and the turns must all be crossed or the result is cancelled. The rules also allow the organiser to close early.

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Whole courseCrowd26,000 places, by draw or by timeA draw for 12,500 places, 10,000 for fast times, entry 200 yuan or 350 for foreign runners.

The organiser’s 2027 entry notice lists 26,000 places in the marathon. 12,500 went through a public draw and 10,000 to runners who reached the age-group qualifying time, for example 3:00:00 for men aged 34 and under. Pre-registration ran from 2 to 13 September 2026 and the list of those admitted was published on 23 September 2026. Runners must be 20 or older by 1 January 2027 and need a result from a China Athletics Association certified marathon, or two half marathons, run between 14 September 2024 and 13 September 2026. The fee is 200 yuan for Chinese entrants, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and 350 yuan for foreign runners.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Chongqing, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

Order by 20 December to test them on two long runs first.

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Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
cut-off
6:00 h

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 10 January Race day

  1. 07:007:00 AM

    Runners enter their start zones Check-in by bib zone opens at 7:00 on race morning, according to the 2027 rules.

  2. 07:407:40 AM

    Clothes bag drop deadline Bags go in the organiser's own clothes bag before 7:40, and are collected against the bib until 15:00.

  3. 08:008:00 AM

    Marathon start Start on Nanbin Road at 8:00, in waves by start zone. Nobody may enter the course to start more than 10 minutes after the last gun.

  4. Time not published

    Finish cut-off at 42.195 km 6 hours after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Cut-offs (8)

  1. Time not published

    Cut-off at 5 km Cut-off at 5 km: 0:55 after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 0:55 limit: 11:00/km for 5 km0:55 limit: 17:42/mi for 3.1 mi

  2. Time not published

    Cut-off at 10 km Cut-off at 10 km: 1:30 after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 1:30 limit: 9:00/km for 10 km1:30 limit: 14:29/mi for 6.2 mi

  3. Time not published

    Cut-off at 15 km Cut-off at 15 km: 2:10 after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 2:10 limit: 8:40/km for 15 km2:10 limit: 13:56/mi for 9.3 mi

  4. Time not published

    Cut-off at 20 km Cut-off at 20 km: 2:50 after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 2:50 limit: 8:30/km for 20 km2:50 limit: 13:40/mi for 12.4 mi

  5. Time not published

    Cut-off at 25 km Cut-off at 25 km: 3:30 after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 3:30 limit: 8:24/km for 25 km3:30 limit: 13:31/mi for 15.5 mi

  6. Time not published

    Cut-off at 30 km Cut-off at 30 km: 4:15 after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 4:15 limit: 8:30/km for 30 km4:15 limit: 13:40/mi for 18.6 mi

  7. Time not published

    Cut-off at 35 km Cut-off at 35 km: 5:00 after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 5:00 limit: 8:34/km for 35 km5:00 limit: 13:47/mi for 21.7 mi

  8. Time not published

    Cut-off at 40 km Cut-off at 40 km: 5:45 after the last start gun, as set in the 2027 rules. 5:45 limit: 8:37/km for 40 km5:45 limit: 13:52/mi for 24.9 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Chongqing time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

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