HALONG BAY HERITAGE MARATHON 2023 ROUTE MAP UNVEILED

The Halong Bay Heritage Marathon, Vietnam’s oldest heritage race, will keep its Start and Finish lines at the Quang Ninh Exhibition of Planning and Expo Center.

After the Start at the Center, also known as the Dolphin Palace, 42-km and 21-km marathoners will run up to Bai Tho bridge and reach the Goc Cay Da (the Banyan Tree root) roundabout, where they will make the first U-turn. Runners will keep running on Tran Quoc Nguyen street towards Quang Hanh and have the second U-turn before heading straight to the Finish line.

 

For the 10-km and 5-km runs, 250 meters after the Start runners will turn right into Tran Quoc Nguyen street to reach the U-turn point for their respective distances, then run straight towards the Finish line.

A total of 12 refreshment points will be allocated along the route, including one main station at the Start/Finish point, one supplementary station, and 10 RPs throughout the course.

Along the track, there are 11 fixed medical points, along with medical support staff patrolling the route on motorcycles and bicycles continuously.

The Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2023’s Organizers wish all runners to have excellent physical strength and a fantastic experience on Vietnam’s most beautiful heritage race track on November 19.

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The Halong Bay Heritage Marathon running track is certified by the World Athletics and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. The race is part of the official competition system of the Vietnam Sports Administration and the Vietnam Athletics Federation. The marathon has joined the Age Group Ranking System of Abbott World Marathon Majors since 2022.

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Race Date: November 19, 2023

Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/HalongBayInternationalHeritageMarathon

Should you have any question about the Halong Bay Heritage Marathon, please email us at: halongrace@dhavietnam.vn.

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The Heritage Race system, organized annually by DHA Vietnam, comprises the Hanoi Marathon - Heritage Race in October, the Halong Bay Heritage Marathon in November and the Can Tho Marathon - A Heritage Race in December.