ho chi minh city marathon

Quick facts

Location Vietnam

Distance Marathon

Date 05 January, 2020

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About ho chi minh city marathon

1992, The first international Marathon of Vietnam named "Ho Chi Minh City Marathon" was born. This is the first sporting event and a surprise move of Vietnam since the liberation of 1975 and started to welcome tourists since 1987. The first HCMC Marathon was held in February 1992 with the participation of nearly 250 athletes from 26 countries. At that time, Vietnamese people were still very dim on the definition of "Marathon". Among the participating athletes, there were 92 Vietnamese athletes and only eight of them had ever run in Marathons. Thousands of people stood along Le Duan Boulevard to welcome athletes to their destination.

The HCMC Marathon has become an annual event and currently holds a wide range of distances: Full Marathon - 42km, Half Marathon - 21km, 10km, 5km & the Kids Dash. In early days of the event, most of the athletes who joined were veterans of the United States and Vietnam. Today, HCMC Marathon expects and welcomes young people - Vietnam's future owners.

City Urban bridge Half Marathon

Practicalities

Maximum Time

Cut-off time for full marathon is 7 hours. Cut-off time for half marathon is 3 hours 30 minutes.

ho chi minh city marathon Route Map

ho chi minh city marathon Route Map

Reviews (4)

TAI HO	TAI HO Reviewed 06 June, 2019 Giải đấu rất phù hợp cho người mới bắt đầu tập chạy. Leo dốc cầu Phú Mỹ thực sự thú vị. Ngoài ra BTC cần chú ý hơn ở công tác hậu cần vì nhiều lần tram tiếp nước không đủ nước suối cho người chạy, phả... more
Esneri Venter	Esneri Venter Reviewed 19 January, 2018 My first race in Asia. I am from South Africa and have attended a couple of race events there. The Ho Chi Minh City Marathon was unfortunately not as well organised in comparison, but overall it was a... 13 January, 2018 21K I enjoyed the 21K. It is a good first race for the year being mostly flat. The biggest challenge was the bridge but that was so exhilarating that it didn't matter. more
Nguyễn Tùng	Nguyễn Tùng Reviewed 15 January, 2018 giải thật sự rất thú vị quy mô lớn - mọi người đã giúp đỡ hộ trợ nhau trong suốt quá trình chạy. Tinh thần thể thao của tất cả mọi người rất lớn. Giải marathon này rất có ý nghĩa. Mong hãy tiếp tục n... 13 January, 2018 Marathon ♥ more
Nguyễn Tùng	Nguyễn Tùng Reviewed 15 January, 2018 giải thật sự rất thú vị quy mô lớn - mọi người đã giúp đỡ hộ trợ nhau trong suốt quá trình chạy. Tinh thần thể thao của tất cả mọi người rất lớn. Giải marathon này rất có ý nghĩa. Mong hãy tiếp tục n... 13 January, 2018 Marathon ♥ more

Start:

10 Tân Trào, Tân Phú, Quận 7, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam

Finish:

105 Tôn Dật Tiên, Tân Phú, Quận 7, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

ho chi minh city marathon Ticket prices: $48.00 - $78.00

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