Wuhan Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Wuhan Marathon is a road marathon through the central districts of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, usually held on a Sunday in late March. It is organised by the Wuhan municipal government, was first held on 10 April 2016 and has been a World Athletics Gold Label race since 2025. The 2026 edition took place on 22 March with 17,000 places in the marathon and 13,000 in the half marathon, and more than 450,000 applicants for the 30,000 places. The start is on Yanjiang Avenue at Sanyang Road in Hankou on the north bank of the Yangtze. The marathon runs along Yanjiang Avenue and Zhongshan Avenue, crosses the Jianghan Bridge and the Yangtze River Bridge, and continues through the lakes district via the Shahu Bridge and the East Lake Greenway. In 2026 it finished for the first time at Qingshan Riverside, so that the course covers all seven of Wuhan's central districts. The half marathon follows the same opening and finishes next to the Hubei Provincial Library on Shujuan Road. The time limit is six hours. The race records are 2:08:51, set by Asefa Mengstu Negewo in 2025, and 2:24:14, set by Veronicah Njeri Maina in 2026. The organisers plant cherry trees along the route and mark cherry-blossom viewing points.