New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon

The New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon, founded in 1979, is Taiwan's first World Athletics Gold Label road race. Held each March along the scenic North Coast through the Wanli, Jinshan, and Shimen districts of New Taipei City, the course draws roughly 12,000 runners from dozens of countries across the marathon (42.195 km) and 10K Challenge Run distances. Hosted by the New Taipei City Government and the Chinese Taipei Athletics Association, the race is run on the third Sunday of March, with the marathon starting at 06:30 and the Challenge Run at 06:50. Entries are allocated by lottery for domestic runners while foreign runners can register directly; the 2026 field sold out for a second consecutive year. Registration typically opens for a short two-week window in mid-October of the preceding year. Course records stand at 2:09:31 for men (2024) and 2:29:13 for women (2025).