2023 Wuhan Marathon to Start on April 16

A photo taken during the press briefing [Photo by Zhang Yongliang]

At the 2023 Wuhan Marathon's Press Briefing held recently, Wuhan Marathon Organizing Committee announced that the 2023 Wuhan Marathon will start on the morning of April 16 in front of Wuhan Museum of Science and Technology in Hubei Province, China.

The 2023 Wuhan Marathon will consist of three categories of competitions, namely the full marathon (42.195 kilometers), the half marathon (21.0975 kilometers), and the 13-kilometer race. The total number of participants will be 26,000, including 10,000 runners for the full marathon (42.195 kilometers), 8,000 runners for the half marathon (21.0975 kilometers), and 8,000 runners for the 13-kilometer race.

The 2023 Wuhan Marathon will follow the traditional routes. The starting point of the race is set in front of the Wuhan Museum of Science and Technology, while the finishing points of the 13-kilometer race, the half marathon and the full marathon are set at Shouyi Square, Hubei Provincial Library and OCT Happy Valley respectively.

The race routes of this year's Wuhan Marathon released [Photo via Wuhan Marathon Organizing Committee]

The 2023 Wuhan Marathon will also implement a two-gunshot start for the first time. One gunshot is for the full marathon, while another gunshot is for the half marathon and 13-kilometer race, with an interval of 10 minutes between the two gunshots. Affected by factors such as separate gunshots, the organizing committee will adjust the cutting time appropriately. Among them, the cutting time for the 13-kilometer race will be adjusted to two hours and 10 minutes, with the half marathon adjusted to three hours and 30 minutes and the full marathon adjusted to six hours and 15 minutes.