Taipei Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Taipei Marathon is a road marathon through the Taiwanese capital, held on a Sunday in December and described by the city as the largest city marathon in Taiwan. It was founded in 1986 and is organised by the Taipei City Government, the Chinese Taipei Athletics Association and the Chinese Taipei Road Running Association. It earned a World Athletics Gold Label in 2024. The 2026 edition is set for Sunday 20 December, with the marathon starting at 06:30 and the half marathon at 07:00. Both races start at the Civic Plaza in front of Taipei City Hall in the Xinyi district. The marathon runs along Renai Road and Zhongshan South Road, passes Ketagalan Boulevard, crosses the Zhongshan Bridge and continues to the riverside parks of Nanhu, Chengmei, Guanshan and Yingfeng before returning along Nanjing East Road to finish at Taipei Athletics Field. The half marathon follows the same opening and finishes on Nanjing East Road Section 4. The city says the route passes 24 local landmarks. The marathon has 9,000 places and a time limit of 5 hours 30 minutes; the half marathon has 19,000 places and a 3-hour limit. The men's course record is 2:09:18, set by Paul Lonyangata of Kenya in 2020, and the women's is 2:24:17, set by Gadise Mulu of Ethiopia in 2025.