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Chuncheon Marathon

Run on 25 October 2026. Next race: date not out yet. Chuncheon
Chuncheon
Chuncheon. Photograph by Mark Zastrow, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser describes the marathon as a certified international course that circles Uiam Lake, starting at Gongjicheon Bridge.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A certified loop around Uiam LakeA lake-circling loop that starts at Gongjicheon Bridge.
  • A race with a hall of fameNine finishes earn a place in the hall of fame.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA certified loop around Uiam LakeA lake-circling loop that starts at Gongjicheon Bridge.

The organiser’s race outline calls the full marathon a certified international course, a loop around Uiam Lake (의암호 순환코스), and names Gongjicheon Bridge in Chuncheon as the start. The 2026 race is on Sunday 25 October, and the 10 km runs alongside it.

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Whole courseCrowdA race with a hall of fameNine finishes earn a place in the hall of fame.

The 2026 entry schedule opened with the runners due to join the hall of fame, those with nine finishes of the full course, and then a draw for runners with five to eight finishes. Only after those two rounds did general entry for the full marathon begin, in July. The race is organised by Chosun Ilbo with the city of Chuncheon and the Korea Athletics Federation.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Chuncheon, 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.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

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 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

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