Ho Chi Minh City Marathon

Course & Elevation

The HCMC Marathon is Ho Chi Minh City's annual road race, held on a Sunday in January and organised by the city's Department of Culture and Sports and the city athletics federation with the event company Pulse Active. It has run in its present form since 2013, and the organisers trace its roots to the first Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon in 1992, which had nearly 250 runners. The race starts at 3:00 a.m. and both starts and finishes at 30/4 Park on Le Duan Street, in front of the Independence Palace. In 2026 the course ran through the central districts, past the People's Committee headquarters, the Nguyen Hue walking street, Ben Thanh Market and the Bitexco tower, and over the Ba Son and Thu Thiem bridges. The marathon, half marathon and 10 km run on the same day. The 13th edition on 11 January 2026 drew nearly 11,000 athletes from 75 countries and territories, with more than 2,300 in the marathon. Huynh Anh Khoi won the men's marathon in 2:25:44 and Pham Thi Hong Le the women's in 2:46:18. The next edition is on Sunday 17 January 2027. A separate race, the Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon, is held in December.