Marathon Details - Hangzhou International Marathon

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Hangzhou International Marathon & Half Marathon

Hangzhou, China

December 17, 2023

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Name:	Michelle Hsia
Address:	701 China Life Tower 16 Chaowai Avenue,Chaoyang District Beijing 100020
Phone Number:	+8610 8525-1200-875
Fax Number:	+8610 8525-1789
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Reviews

Course 3.6

Organization 3.4

Spectators 2.8

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Number of comments: 5

J. B. from Shanghia, China (11/12/2013) "Great First 20K, 2nd 20K was BORING" (about: 2013) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Can't beat the price; About $15 or 90RMB. Registration only opened 7 weeks before the run. Packet Pick-Up was quiet. Race start was easy with what turned out to be self seeding. 1st half of the Full Marathon was GREAT! Along the West Lake, then some rolling hills with locals out to watch and some gave food. The 2nd Half was BORING. One Long 4 lane Commercial Highway for about 20K. I finished in 4:34 and only the first Aid Station for me had Sports Drink, as all others were out when I got to them. I'd do it again for a Cheap Training Day.
Carl Williams from Suzhou, China (11/9/2009) "Good for the first 18K; bad for the last 3K" (about: 2009) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 2 Having run the Beijing Marathon last year, my expectations regarding organization weren't high; however, the distribution of numbers and planning at the start was a lot better than at Beijing. The fact that you return to the start point obviously makes this easier to manage than Beijing. The course is great and has a nice mixture of gentle inclines and declines; however, the traffic management, or lack of it, for the last two or three kilometers took the shine off an enjoyable half marathon. I was near the front of the half marathon event but the last few roads before the finish were open and I actually had to stop at three points to cross the road - while avoiding oncoming bikes. If you're going to run it, stick with the half; I dread to think what the roads are like at the end of the full marathon.
DANIEL KIPKEMEI KORINGO from africa kenya (8/31/2009) "Wonderful!" (about: 2008) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The welcome I received from the Hangzhou organizers was good. Also, the arrangements from the airport were good. Food was okay, and the climate favored me because I train in Kenya. The environment is so cool and green because of the tea plantation.
M. R. from Beijing,China (11/11/2008) "Mixed Experience - Better to Run the Half" (about: 2008) 4-5 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 1 The Hangzhou Marathon has definite good and bad points. The race seems to have good intentions and good funding, but the execution was a bit lacking. Hangzhou is beautiful and half of the course is great - next to a lovely lake and (in the the full marathon only) through a tea planting area. About 8 miles of the full marathon is on one lane of a big highway, though, and a considerable section of that had buses and trucks idling in a big (race-induced) jam next to you as you run. Also, most participants are running the shorter races (the course is kind of a figure 8-loop), so by the time the marathon runners come through late spectators were gone, and the route had opened to a lot of traffic - cars, bikes, etc. KM markers were often out of place (my splits were crazy) and water stations a bit haphazard. Also, it was a bit hard to register; they only accept Chinese RMB bank transfers. Pluses were the easy packet pickup, friendly volunteers, supportive honks from people stuck in traffic, and, in parts, a beautiful course (with a couple of long, tough hills). I'd advise running the half-marathon; you get the better parts of the course and less of the running through traffic.
Michael Smith from Shanghai, China (11/9/2008) "Much nicer than Shanghai, Beijing" (about: 2008) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 Comments on the 1/2: It was a very pleasant course, on par with Xiamen and Dalian (and with far fewer people than Shanghai and Beijing). It started out a little crowded, but by the 1K mark, it was wide open. The first leg was on east side of West Lake, then a long faux-plat for 2K, followed by somewhat steeper drop, around 12 (plus) kilometers, and then back up the steep part. We ran into town on the west side of the lake, up and down 6-7 very short but steep traditional Chinese bridges, which pounded the knees and quads quite a bit. We were under the trees for the last 3K, and then into the stadium. All in all, a very enjoyable run. The drink stations were all well-manned, and traffic control was fairly good - though there were times buses were running a little too close for comfort. The pick-up on Saturday was a mess, as usual for marathons here, save Shanghai. Took forever to find it, they ran out of bags by the time we got there, numbers were strewn all over the floor, and I ended up getting a woman's number. After the race, there were problems with issuing the certificate and no one was around to correct the problem, but the chip return was very quick and efficient. I used Hangzhou as a warm-up for the full marathon in Shanghai at the end of the month, but next year I will definitely run the full. You don't find a much more attractive course in any Chinese city that I've run.

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J. B. from Shanghia, China (11/12/2013) "Great First 20K, 2nd 20K was BORING" (about: 2013) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Can't beat the price; About $15 or 90RMB. Registration only opened 7 weeks before the run. Packet Pick-Up was quiet. Race start was easy with what turned out to be self seeding. 1st half of the Full Marathon was GREAT! Along the West Lake, then some rolling hills with locals out to watch and some gave food. The 2nd Half was BORING. One Long 4 lane Commercial Highway for about 20K. I finished in 4:34 and only the first Aid Station for me had Sports Drink, as all others were out when I got to them. I'd do it again for a Cheap Training Day.
Carl Williams from Suzhou, China (11/9/2009) "Good for the first 18K; bad for the last 3K" (about: 2009) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 2 Having run the Beijing Marathon last year, my expectations regarding organization weren't high; however, the distribution of numbers and planning at the start was a lot better than at Beijing. The fact that you return to the start point obviously makes this easier to manage than Beijing. The course is great and has a nice mixture of gentle inclines and declines; however, the traffic management, or lack of it, for the last two or three kilometers took the shine off an enjoyable half marathon. I was near the front of the half marathon event but the last few roads before the finish were open and I actually had to stop at three points to cross the road - while avoiding oncoming bikes. If you're going to run it, stick with the half; I dread to think what the roads are like at the end of the full marathon.
DANIEL KIPKEMEI KORINGO from africa kenya (8/31/2009) "Wonderful!" (about: 2008) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The welcome I received from the Hangzhou organizers was good. Also, the arrangements from the airport were good. Food was okay, and the climate favored me because I train in Kenya. The environment is so cool and green because of the tea plantation.
M. R. from Beijing,China (11/11/2008) "Mixed Experience - Better to Run the Half" (about: 2008) 4-5 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 1 The Hangzhou Marathon has definite good and bad points. The race seems to have good intentions and good funding, but the execution was a bit lacking. Hangzhou is beautiful and half of the course is great - next to a lovely lake and (in the the full marathon only) through a tea planting area. About 8 miles of the full marathon is on one lane of a big highway, though, and a considerable section of that had buses and trucks idling in a big (race-induced) jam next to you as you run. Also, most participants are running the shorter races (the course is kind of a figure 8-loop), so by the time the marathon runners come through late spectators were gone, and the route had opened to a lot of traffic - cars, bikes, etc. KM markers were often out of place (my splits were crazy) and water stations a bit haphazard. Also, it was a bit hard to register; they only accept Chinese RMB bank transfers. Pluses were the easy packet pickup, friendly volunteers, supportive honks from people stuck in traffic, and, in parts, a beautiful course (with a couple of long, tough hills). I'd advise running the half-marathon; you get the better parts of the course and less of the running through traffic.
Michael Smith from Shanghai, China (11/9/2008) "Much nicer than Shanghai, Beijing" (about: 2008) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Hangzhou International Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 Comments on the 1/2: It was a very pleasant course, on par with Xiamen and Dalian (and with far fewer people than Shanghai and Beijing). It started out a little crowded, but by the 1K mark, it was wide open. The first leg was on east side of West Lake, then a long faux-plat for 2K, followed by somewhat steeper drop, around 12 (plus) kilometers, and then back up the steep part. We ran into town on the west side of the lake, up and down 6-7 very short but steep traditional Chinese bridges, which pounded the knees and quads quite a bit. We were under the trees for the last 3K, and then into the stadium. All in all, a very enjoyable run. The drink stations were all well-manned, and traffic control was fairly good - though there were times buses were running a little too close for comfort. The pick-up on Saturday was a mess, as usual for marathons here, save Shanghai. Took forever to find it, they ran out of bags by the time we got there, numbers were strewn all over the floor, and I ended up getting a woman's number. After the race, there were problems with issuing the certificate and no one was around to correct the problem, but the chip return was very quick and efficient. I used Hangzhou as a warm-up for the full marathon in Shanghai at the end of the month, but next year I will definitely run the full. You don't find a much more attractive course in any Chinese city that I've run.

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