Shenzhen Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Shenzhen Marathon is a road marathon held on a Sunday in early December, with a capacity of 30,000 runners, and it starts at the Shenzhen Civic Center and finishes at Bao'an Binhai Square. It is a marathon-only event, the Shenzhen government runs it, and the 2024 race was its 10th edition. The 2026 race starts at 7:00. The route follows Shennan Avenue west out of the Civic Center, then runs along Shahe West Road and Wanghai Road to a turnaround at Shenzhen Bay Sports Park, and returns to Shennan Avenue and Baoan Avenue. It then continues through Qianhai on Qianhai Avenue, with a turnaround at Qianhai Shi Park, before heading back to the finish at Bao'an Binhai Square. Organisers use turnarounds at Shenzhen Bay Sports Park, near the Jintong Shahe West interchange and at Qianhai Shi Park. The course is closed to traffic, and the cut-off is 6 hours. Entry for 2026 was ¥200 and was decided by a lottery; applicants had to be born before 1 January 2006 and have one marathon or two A-class half marathons on record. The race has held World Athletics Gold Label status.