Yangquan Niangzi Pass Half Marathon 2026 (2026阳泉娘子关半程马拉松)

Chinese Athletics Association Class A application pending, this half marathon starts 7:30 AM on Sunday, October 18 at Culture Square, Pingding County, Yangquan, Shanxi, with a 6,000-runner cap for its single half-marathon (21.0975km). Pre-registration and payment run August 3 10:00 through August 28 18:00, with lottery results announced September 3 and full refunds for unsuccessful entrants.
Pingding, a county long celebrated as a center of scholarship, sits beneath the Taihang range's autumn winds; Niangzi Pass, the ninth of the Great Wall's storied strongholds, carries the memory of the region's women warriors along its weathered walls -- the course's 21.0975km traces both.
Entry requires proof of two 10K+ finishes within the past 24 months.