Also the Karamay stop of the "Run Across Beautiful Xinjiang" series, this marathon starts 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 26 at the east plaza of the Karamay Sports Center, Xinjiang, with 7,000 runners split between a marathon (42.195km, 2,000 spots) and half marathon (21.0975km, 5,000 spots). Pre-registration and payment run July 8 10:00 through August 20 18:00, with lottery results announced late August and full refunds for unsuccessful entrants. A Chinese Athletics Association Class A event and considered Xinjiang's benchmark race and the region's fastest course, run in cool conditions suited to a PB attempt, with an oasis-and-Gobi backdrop, food stalls, an evening party, and a pre-race training camp rounding out the weekend. Entry fees: marathon 150rmb, half marathon 120rmb.
Races Offered
Half Marathon (21.0975KM)
Sep 26, 2026
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21.1K
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$17.77
Marathon (42.195KM)
Sep 26, 2026
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42.2K
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$22.21
Weather History
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Kelamayi.
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14.0° / 23.6°
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10.4° / 20.8°
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Avg sunshine hours
9h 33m
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Avg rainfall
0.7 mm
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Avg snowfall
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Avg wind speed
12.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)
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Sweat loss rate
Moderate
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Course conditions
Firm and slightly soft
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Max UV Index
Moderate (3.5)
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Humidity
43.8%
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Sunrise
07:58
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Sunset
20:30
About Kelamayi
Learn more about the host city, Kelamayi.
Karamay is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is surrounded on all sides by Tacheng Prefecture. The name of the city comes from the Uyghur language and means "black oil", referring to the oil fields near the city.
