Hanoi International Marathon

The first edition of Hanoi International Marathon will take place on Sunday April 14 2019.

The race will be organised by Topas with the support of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Hanoi Department of Culture and Sport and the Embassy of Denmark.

Hanoi International Marathon offers Full Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km distances.

The race course will highlight the very best of the capital. Runners will race through one thousand years of history, from the Opera House, past the Thang Long Citadel, for 15km around the peaceful West Lake, past ancient temples and finally through the Old Quarter’s charming heart and to the shores of Hoan Kiem Lake in the very heart of the city

The Full Marathon course will begin at the Opera House which will be lit up in the early morning hours creating a beautiful start backdrop. From here runners will race through the French Quarter, along the major boulevards of Pho Hue and Ba Trieu before heading to Ba Dinh past the ancient Thang Long Citadel. The race then makes a full lap of West Lake with beautiful expansive lake views for most of this 15km section. After passing Truc Bach lake runners will race to the Old Quarter running along Dong Xuan and finishing at Hoan Kiem Lake.

The Half Marathon course will begin at the Opera House which will be lit up in the early morning hours creating a beautiful start backdrop. From here runners will race through the French Quarter, along the major boulevards of Pho Hue and Ba Trieu before heading to Ba Dinh past the ancient Thang Long Citadel. After taking a route to the south of West Lake runners will race to the Old Quarter running along Dong Xuan and finishing at Hoan Kiem Lake.

The 10km will see runners start at the Opera House which will be lit up in the early morning hours creating a beautiful start backdrop. From here, the race heads through the French Quarter, along the major boulevards of Pho Hue and Ba Trieu before heading north and finally entering the Old Quarter for a route through its heart to the finish line on Hoan Kiem Lake.