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EVA Air Marathon

Run on 25 October 2026. Next race: date not out yet. Taipei
Taipei 101
Taipei 101. Photograph by Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 2026 marathon starts on Ketagalan Boulevard, runs the Xinsheng Viaduct and the Huandong Overpass with a U-turn before Nanhu Bridge, and returns along the Keelung River park paths.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Central Taipei, the Xinsheng Viaduct, then the Keelung River pathsKetagalan Boulevard, Xinsheng Viaduct, Huandong Overpass, then riverside paths.
  • A 05:10 start in the dark, with a six hour limitCheck-in 04:40, start 05:10, closes 11:10.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryCentral Taipei, the Xinsheng Viaduct, then the Keelung River pathsKetagalan Boulevard, Xinsheng Viaduct, Huandong Overpass, then riverside paths.

The organiser’s route text for 2026 starts on Ketagalan Boulevard near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and turns through Zhongshan South Road, Aiguo East Road, Hangzhou South Road and Xinyi Road. It then enters the Xinsheng Viaduct and takes Bei’an Road, Mingshui Road, Lequn 1st Road and Tiding Boulevard, with the viaduct and the roads closed to traffic. After the Huandong Overpass and a U-turn shortly before Nanhu Bridge, the course goes over MacArthur 2nd Bridge to the bike lanes of the Keelung River riverside parks and passes under Dazhi Bridge.

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km 0 to 42.2TacticsA 05:10 start in the dark, with a six hour limitCheck-in 04:40, start 05:10, closes 11:10.

The 2026 course timing page lists the marathon from 05:10 to 11:10, and the organiser lists the leading group passing the first intersection at 05:10:24 and the last runner’s latest pass at 05:11:09. The organiser sets a latest passing time at each controlled intersection along the way, and runners who miss a timing checkpoint get no official result. The half marathon starts at 05:25 and the 10 km at 05:50.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Taipei, 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

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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At a glance

distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 3 km
cut-off
6:00 h
6 hours

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