Beijing Marathon
Sunday, 18 October 2026In 7 days · Start 07:30
Starts in Tiananmen Square and runs north through the capital to finish on the Olympic Green beside the Bird's Nest. China's first marathon to allocate places by lottery.
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Facts checked 11 Oct 2026 against aims-worldrunning.org, finishers.com, en.wikipedia.org.
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Race day in past years
Historical averages for 18 October ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.
Course records
- Men
- 2:07:06 · Mathew Kisorio (2019)
- Women
- 2:19:39 · Sun Yingjie (2003)
As of the 2025 season.
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