Perhaps you are one of those crazy running types or maybe you are an inveterate couch potato that has recently made a foolish new year's resolution to run a marathon this year. Whatever your running fetish is, never fear: China's got a race for you, with a whole bunch of marathons to choose from in 2016.

Below is a chart of the officially sanctioned events from the Chinese Athletic Association plus a couple more we found. If we were able to find a registration website, we've linked to it below. Most have information in English but note that the majority of organizers for those races that occur in the second half of the year have yet to update their websites for 2016.

Happy running, don't break a leg and get planning now so you'll be in shape when race day comes.



January

9 – Feipao Wurao Lover's Race (Beijing) – 6km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Passed

(Beijing) – 6km – Website (Chinese only) – Passed 9 – Houjie Industrial Tourism Half Marathon (Dongguan, Guangdong) – Half – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Passed

(Dongguan, Guangdong) – Half – Website (Chinese only) – Passed 10 – Haikou Marathon (Haikou, Hainan) – Full, Half, 4km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Passed

(Haikou, Hainan) – Full, Half, 4km – Website (Chinese only) – Passed 17 – Hong Kong Marathon (Hong Kong) – Full, Half, 10km, 10km wheelchair, 3km wheelchair – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: Passed

(Hong Kong) – Full, Half, 10km, 10km wheelchair, 3km wheelchair – Website (Bilingual) – Passed 17 – Beijing Yeyahu Snow Marathon (Beijing) – Half – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: Passed

(Beijing) – Half – Website (Bilingual) – Passed 17 – Beijing Xiangbala Winter Mountain Marathon (Beijing) – Full, Half – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Passed



February

28 – Hainan International Marathon (Sanya, Hainan) – Full, Half, mini – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: Jan 9

(Sanya, Hainan) – Full, Half, mini – Website (Bilingual) – Jan 9 28 – Kunming Plateau Half Marathon (Kunming, Yunnan) – Half, 12k, mini, family fun run – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Jan 10



March

13 – Shaanxi Dali International Marathon (Weinan, Shaanxi) – Full, 10km – Website TBD – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Weinan, Shaanxi) – Full, 10km – Website TBD – TBD 13 – Beijing Spring Mountain Hiking Race (Beijing) – 30km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Feb 5

(Beijing) – 30km – Website (Chinese only) – Feb 5 13 – Suzhou Jinji Lake International Half Marathon (Suzhou) – Half, Short (14km), Mini (4.5km), Family (2.5km) – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Suzhou) – Half, Short (14km), Mini (4.5km), Family (2.5km) – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 19-20 – Hangzhou Ultra-Trail Race (Hangzhou) – 100km, 42km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Passed

(Hangzhou) – 100km, 42km – Website (Chinese only) – Passed 20 – Qingyuan Marathon (Qingyuan, Guangdong) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Qingyuan, Guangdong) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 20 – Chongqing International Marathon (Chongqing) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) -- Registration Deadline: Passed for Full and half; Feb 28 for mini

(Chongqing) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) -- Passed for Full and half; Feb 28 for mini 20 – Wuxi International Marathon (Wuxi) – Full, Half, 4.5km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Passed

(Wuxi) – Full, Half, 4.5km – Website (Chinese only) – Passed 26 – Shanghai Women's Half Marathon (Shanghai) – Half, 10km, 5km – Website TBD – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Shanghai) – Half, 10km, 5km – Website TBD – TBD 27 – Zhengkai International Marathon (Zhengzhou, Henan) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Zhengzhou, Henan) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 27 – Chengdu Marathon (Chengdu) – Full, Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: Jan 12



April

3 – Mount Tai International Marathon (Tai'an, Shandong) – Half, 10km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Tai'an, Shandong) – Half, 10km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 9 – Sakura Women's Half Marathon (Ningbo, Zhejiang) – Half – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Ningbo, Zhejiang) – Half – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 10 – Yangling International Marathon (Yangling, Shaanxi) – Full, Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Yangling, Shaanxi) – Full, Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 10 – Wuhan Marathon (Wuhan) – Full, Half, 12k – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Jan 12

(Wuhan) – Full, Half, 12k – Website (Chinese only) – Jan 12 10 – Hengdian Half Marathon (Jinhua, Zhejiang) – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Jinhua, Zhejiang) – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 12 – Macau International Marathon (Macau) – Full, Half, Mini – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Macau) – Full, Half, Mini – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 16 – JN100 Ultra Trail (Ningbo, Zhejiang) – 100km, 60km, 25km, 10km – Website (Chinese with partial English) – Registration Deadline: Mar 16

(Ningbo, Zhejiang) – 100km, 60km, 25km, 10km – Website (Chinese with partial English) – Mar 16 16 – Huangshan International 100 Mountain Race (Huangshan, Anhui) – 100km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Huangshan, Anhui) – 100km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 17 – Jinshanling Great Wall Marathon (Jinshanling Great Wall, Hebei) – Full, Half, 10km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: Mar 17

(Jinshanling Great Wall, Hebei) – Full, Half, 10km – Website (Bilingual) – Mar 17 17 – Shanghai International Half Marathon (Shanghai) – Half – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Shanghai) – Half – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 23 – Dailian 100 Ultra Endurance Race (Dalian) – 100km, 50km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: Jan 6

(Dalian) – 100km, 50km – Website (Chinese only) – Jan 6 24 – Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon (Yangzhou, Jiangsu) – Half, 10km, 5.6km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Yangzhou, Jiangsu) – Half, 10km, 5.6km – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 24 – Jiulong Lake International Half Marathon (Ningbo, Zhejiang) – Half, 10km, 5km, 2km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD



May

1 – Great Wall of China Marathon (Great Wall, Beijing) – Full, Half, 10km, 10km walking, 5km, Fun Run 8km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Great Wall, Beijing) – Full, Half, 10km, 10km walking, 5km, Fun Run 8km – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 1 – Qinhuangdao International Marathon (Qinhuangdao, Hebei) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Qinhuangdao, Hebei) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 1 – Zhaoqing International Half Marathon (Zhaoqing, Guangdong) – Half, 5km – Website TBD – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Zhaoqing, Guangdong) – Half, 5km – Website TBD – TBD 2 – Hebei Jingmen International Marathon (Jingmen, Hebei) – Full, Half, 10km, 5km – Website TBD – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Jingmen, Hebei) – Full, Half, 10km, 5km – Website TBD – TBD 6-8 – Roof of the World Marathon (Yanghu and Namucuo, Tibet) – Full, Half, 10km – Website (English) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Yanghu and Tibet) – Full, Half, 10km – Website (English) – TBD 8 – Yellow River Estuary (Dongying) International Marathon – Full, Half, 5km, 1km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

– Full, Half, 5km, 1km – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 15 – Great Wall China Marathon (Great Wall, Beijing) – Full, Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Great Wall, Beijing) – Full, Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 15 – Yingkou Bayuquan International Marathon (Yingkou, Liaoning) – Half, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Yingkou, Liaoning) – Half, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 15 – Qingdao (New Area) International Half Marathon (Qingdao, Shandong) – Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Qingdao, Shandong) – Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 21 – Great Wall Marathon (Great Wall, Beijing) – Full, Half, 8.5km Fun Run –Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline:

(Great Wall, Beijing) – Full, Half, 8.5km Fun Run –Website (Bilingual) – 28 –Shangri-La Marathon (Meili Mountains, Yunnan) – Full, Half, 100km, 50km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD



June

12 – First Jingpohu Marathon (Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang) – Full, 10km, 5km – Website TBD – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang) – Full, 10km, 5km – Website TBD – TBD 19-25 – Gobi March – 250km – Website (English) – Registration Deadline: Feb 20

– 250km – Website (English) – Feb 20 21 – Mohe Polar Day Marathon (Daxing Anling Region, Heilongjiang) – Full, Half, 10km – Website TBD – Registration Deadline: TBD



July

2 – Genghis Khan Grassland Marathon (Xiwuqi, Innner Mongolia) – 42.5km, 21.5km, 11km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: Jun 28



September

10-11 – Beijing International Triathlon (Beijing) – Sprint and Olympic Triathlons – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Beijing) – Sprint and Olympic Triathlons – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 11 – Dalian Changshan Islands Marathon (Dalian, Liaoning) – Full, Half, 10km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD



October

22 – Shaoguan Second "Sanjiang Six Shore" Half Marathon (Shaoguan, Guangdong) – Half, 10km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Shaoguan, Guangdong) – Half, 10km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 23 – Central Huangnichuan Race (Dalian, Liaoning) – 50km, 25km, 15km, 5km – Website TBD – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Dalian, Liaoning) – 50km, 25km, 15km, 5km – Website TBD – TBD 23 – Chongqing International Women's Half Marathon (Chongqing) – Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Chongqing) – Half, 10km, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 30 – Heifei International Marathon (Hefei, Anhui) – Full, Half, 5km, 1.7km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Hefei, Anhui) – Full, Half, 5km, 1.7km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 30 – Mount Tai International Marathon (Tai'an, Shandong) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Chinese Only) – Registration Deadline: TBD



November

5 – China University of Mining and Technology Fourth Half Marathon (Xuzhou, Jiangsu) – Half, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Xuzhou, Jiangsu) – Half, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 6 – Hangzhou Marathon (Hangzhou) – Full, Half, 5km, 4.5km, 1.2km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Hangzhou) – Full, Half, 5km, 4.5km, 1.2km – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 6 – Xichang Qionghai Wetlands International Marathon (Liangshan, Sichuan) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Liangshan, Sichuan) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – TBD 13 – Songshan Shaolin International Marathon (Zhengzhou, Henan) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD

(Zhengzhou, Henan) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Chinese only) – TBD 27 – Qiandao Lake Marathon (Hangzhou) – Full, 4.2km – Website (Chinese only) – Registration Deadline: TBD



December

11 – Guangzhou Marathon (Guangzhou) – Full, Half, 5km – Website (Bilingual) – Registration Deadline: TBD



A link to the Chinese Athletic Association's full calendar (Chinese only) is below, and can be found here.

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