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Photo courtesy of the 2024 Wuhan Marathon Organizing Committee

□Chutian Metropolis Daily Jimu news reporter Hu Dikai reporter Yuan Yi Gong Zhiming

On the morning of November 26, Jimu News reporters learned from the 2025 Wuhan Marathon press conference that the Bank of China 2025 Wuhan Marathon will start at 7:30 on March 23, 2025, and registration for the event will be on November 27, 2024. Opens at 10 o’clock.

Registration opens today

In order to allow more runners to run the Han Marathon and visit Wuhan, the scale of the 2025 Wuhan Marathon will be increased to 40,000 people. The three competition events at the event are: Marathon (42.195 kilometers), with 15,000 participants (21.0975 kilometers), with 10,000 participating in a 13-kilometer race, with 15,000 participants;

The reporter learned that the public registration period for the 2025 Wuhan Marathon is from 10 a.m. on November 27, 2024 to 10 a.m. on December 6, 2024. Registration channels: Wuhan Marathon official website (www.wuhanmarathon.org), Maramala APP, and Digital Heartbeat APP.

The public registration for the event will adopt the method of drawing lots first and paying later The winning product is expected to be announced at the end of December 2024. The opening time of payment will be notified separately after the winning result is announced. As for event registration fees, the marathon event is 200 yuan per person, the half marathon event is 150 yuan per person, and the 13-kilometer run is 100 yuan per person. After the first round of winning and paying fees, if there are players who won the lottery but did not pay and there are places left, the organizing committee will make a second round of drawings.

Classic tracks return

In June this year, the third phase of the East Lake Waterway was fully completed, and the East Lake South Road was also upgraded. In 2025, Hanma will return to its classic route, that is, the second half of the route will be changed to start from the starting point through Shahu Bridge to Bailu Street, turn to Donghu South Road, and then enter to the East Lake Waterway.

The start and finish of Han Marathon 2025 remain unchanged. the marathon ends at Wuhan Happy Valley. The contestants can fully appreciate the scenery of “one flower town, two pink and white rivers, three colorful towns, four flying rainbow bridges, and five fog lakes”, and take in classic landmarks and natural and cultural landscapes of Wuhan, a river city.

In order to reduce the congestion on the track after the start and give players a better track experience, Hanma 2025 will use a three-gun start. Among them, there is one bullet for the marathon, one bullet for the half marathon, and one bullet for the 13-kilometer race. If a competitor starts illegally (including starting in the wrong area and false start), he or she will not be stopped.

The cut-off time remains unchanged.

Continue to establish public welfare quotas

In addition to public registration, Han Horse 2025 has elite player registration, 2024 Han Horse Series direct and reserved player registration, and charity quota registration. Among them, the registration period for public registration and pass-through and reserved quota runners is from 10 a.m. on November 27, 2024 to 10 a.m. on December 6, 2024. All direct pass and reserved quota runners must successfully register on the Wuhan Marathon website -official website and complete the payment on time.

Among the finishers of the 2024 Qianjiang Return to Wanhu Marathon and the 2024 Optics Valley Marathon, they will be randomly selected from the corresponding events of the respective events. 830 people will go directly to the 2025 Wuhan Marathon will be announced on the official website the corresponding event before registration opens. The list of reserved runners who won the lottery and passed the withdrawal check for the 2024 Wuhan Marathon and Chongqing Marathon was also announced on the Wuhan Marathon official website.

Hanma will continue to establish public welfare quotas in 2025, establishing 700 public welfare quotas. Among them, there are 500 full marathons with a registration fee of 2,199 yuan; 200 half marathons with a registration fee of 1,599 yuan. The money raised from the public welfare quota will be used to support the development of public welfare initiatives in Wuhan.

The public benefit registration channel will be opened after the event’s winning results are announced. The quota is received when paid.

[Neach-deasachaidh os cionn: Xu Xuan]