Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area

Sun Moon Lake Marathon

4 (1 Review)
Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area, Taiwan
28 Oct, 2018 (Sun)
Event size: 1000 - 4999 participants (Max 4000 participants)

Running

29 km, 42.195 km

About the event

Welcome to Taiwan and visit Sun Moon Lake. Its bike route is named one of the best in the world by CNN. Now you have the chance to run and sight-seeing. The Sun Moon Lake Marathon held in winter time begins in 2013. The annual event is held among the Fire Work & Music Festival events. Don't miss it.

Races offered by this event

Full Marathon

28 Oct, 2018 (Sun) - 06:30
Running
42.195 km
200 m of elevation gain
Xiangshan Visitor Center (Sun Moon Lake) -> Shuishe Visitor Center -> Wenwu Temple -> Sun Moon Lake Ropeway -> Xuanzang Temple -> Syuanguang Temple -> Tosha -> Wudeng Village -> 75.5K Mark on Road 21 -> Wudeng Village -> Tosha -> Xiangshan Visitor Center
Solo
On site
Road

29K

28 Oct, 2018 (Sun) - 06:35
Running
29 km
80 m of elevation gain
Race size: 2500 - 4999 participants
Xiangshan Visitor Center (Sun Moon Lake) -> Shuishe Visitor Center -> Wenwu Temple -> Sun Moon Lake Ropeway -> Xuanzang Temple -> Syuanguang Temple -> Tosha -> Xiangshan Visitor Center
Solo
On site
Road

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Chandan Gautam
Oct 2018

The marathon takes place each year at the beautiful Sun Moon Lake which is in the foothills of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range. I arrived there a day before and enjoyed bicycle riding along the lake in the afternoon. In the evening, I watched the cultural performance by locals. The curvy track have lush green tall-trees alongside, making it one of the most pleasant running tracks in the world. But the last 3km had very high elevation. I was almost crawling. But, the awesome arrangement and beautiful scenic view of the lake made the overall experience pleasant. Energy drink, water, salt, sugar, chocolates and many fruits were placed at several locations. Considering the number of participants, there was sufficient number of urinals along the track for emergency nature call. The race kit was also worth the money. The innovative finisher medal was made up of colored glass. It can only be reached by bus or taxi or by rented bike. Not by train. I have trouble travelling by bus or taxi. So, I did not enjoyed taking 4 hrs bus from Taipei to reach there. However, while returning I took 1hr 45 mins bus to the nearest city(Taichung) with train service and then boarded express train to Taipei. Overall, it's worth joining at least once.

For the first time I came to know about 29k category in road run. You can call it ultra half marathon. It is a wonderful choice for those who loves running at natural places or are targeting to run a full marathon in near future.

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