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六盘水马拉松 (Liupanshui Summer Marathon)

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Liupanshui
Liupanshui. Photograph by Gmbsfd, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser's 2026 rules start the marathon at People's Square in Zhongshan District and list the route as Zhongshan Avenue, Fengchi Road and Liangdu Avenue to a turn at the Liupanshui Youth Activity Centre, back to the Mining Machinery and Electric Market, then Shuixi Road, Liangdu Avenue and Minghu Road to a turn under the Minghu viaduct.

The course in short 2 lines
  • The 2026 route through Zhongshan District, from People's Square2026 route from People's Square along Zhongshan, Fengchi, Liangdu and Minghu roads.
  • A draw for 24,000 places, a certificate of past races asked2026: 24,000 places, a draw, 198 yuan marathon fee, recent results required.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryThe 2026 route through Zhongshan District, from People's Square2026 route from People's Square along Zhongshan, Fengchi, Liangdu and Minghu roads.

The 2026 rules give the start as 人民广场 (People’s Square), the race day as 19 July 2026 at 7:30 and the location as Zhongshan District. The marathon route runs 钟山大道, 凤池路 and 凉都大道 to a turn at the Liupanshui Youth Activity Centre, then back along 凉都大道, 凤池路 and 钟山大道 to the Mining Machinery and Electric Market, then 钟山大道, 水西路, 凉都大道 and 明湖路 to a turn under the Minghu viaduct.

The half marathon shares the route as far as the Mining Machinery and Electric Market and turns back on Shuixi Road.

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Whole courseCrowdA draw for 24,000 places, a certificate of past races asked2026: 24,000 places, a draw, 198 yuan marathon fee, recent results required.

For 2026 the rules set a field of 24,000: 8,000 in the marathon and 16,000 in the half marathon, each runner limited to one race. Entry was through the “凉都六盘水马拉松” WeChat account, with a two-round draw if a race was oversubscribed, and the fee was 198 yuan for the marathon and 178 for the half.

To enter the marathon a runner needed, within 24 months before the entry deadline, one marathon result or two half marathon results. The marathon minimum age was 20 on 1 January of the race year.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Liupanshui, 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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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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