2023 Hengqin Life Hengqin Marathon

The countdown to the start of the tournament is 4 days

This year's track is intertwined with green promenades and urban new towns

The wide road of the Flat River alternates with gentle slopes

It is a rare round-the-island marathon in China

It will definitely bring an unforgettable race to all the runners

Today, the Race Road Book was released

Let all runners familiarize themselves with the track conditions in advance

Smooth PB and safe finish

The event consists of three events: marathon (42.195 km), half marathon (21.0975 km) and mini marathon (about 6 km), with the starting and ending points in the Central Park of Hengqin Financial Island.

▌Marathon (42.195km)

Hengqin Financial Island Central Park (starting point) - Huitong 5th Road - Rongao Road - Huandao East Road - Hengqin Avenue - Central Avenue - Haojiang Road - Haojiang Road (Turnback) - Haojiang Road - Central Avenue - Hengqin Avenue - Huandao West Road - Haojiang Road - Haojiang Road (Turnback) - Haojiang Road - Huandao West Road - Qinhai West Road - Houpu Road - Houpu Road (Turnback) - Houpu Road - Qinhai West Road - Qinhai North Road - Huitong 5th Road - Hengqin Financial Island Central Park (Finish).

▌Half Marathon (21.0975km)

Hengqin Financial Island Central Park (starting point) - Huitong 5th Road - Rongao Road - Huandao East Road - Hengqin Avenue - Central Avenue - Haojiang Road - Haojiang Road (switchback) - Haojiang Road - Central Avenue - Qinhai North Road - Huitong 5th Road - Hengqin Financial Island Central Park (finish).

▌Mini Marathon (about 6 km)

Hengqin Financial Island Central Park (starting point) - Huitong 5th Road - Rongao Road - Qinhai East Road - Qinhai East Road (turnback) - Qinhai East Road - Rongao Road - Huitong 5th Road - Hengqin Financial Island Central Park (finish).

Full Marathon/Half Marathon/Mini Marathon 0-1KM

The 20,000 runners in the three events started from the Central Park of Hengqin Financial Island, which is a flat urban track with a low challenge difficulty, but it is also easy to be crowded at the start, so you need to pay attention to avoid the race.

Hengqin Financial Island, located in the northeast corner of Hengqin, is located in the Shizimen Waterway connecting Zhuhai and Macao; With the theme of 'Green Pearl', the Central Park of Hengqin Financial Island is facing Macau, overlooking Hong Kong, echoing with the two major landmarks of Macau Tower and Zhuhai Center, and has a rich coastal landscape.

The financial island is connected by five small bridges of different shapes, each with its own characteristics. Among them, the Sea Wing Bridge located at the mouth of the artificial river of the Financial Island faces Macao across the river.

After crossing the Hoi Wing Bridge, the marathon/half marathon and mini marathon runners diverge at Wing O Road, and the mini marathon runners turn left to Qin Hai East Road.

The starting section of 0-1KM is beautiful, so you will meet a lot of photographers along the way, don't forget to pose beautifully, and leave a beautiful photo to send to the circle of friends~

Mini marathon 1-6KM

After crossing the Haiyi Bridge, the mini marathon runners turn left into the main road of Qinhai East Road. Qinhai East Road and Macau are across the Hao River, and the contestants can get a glimpse of Galaxy Macau Resort, Venetian Resort and Studio City from afar.

Mini marathon runners continue to run from Qinhai East Road (south side) to the vehicle U-turn in front of the intersection with Hong Kong-Macao Avenue, to Qinhai East Road (north side), pass the Haiyi Bridge, walk along the main road of Wing O Road to the intersection of Wing O Road and Huitong 5th Road, turn right to the reverse lane of Huitong 5th Road to the end point.

At this point, the mini marathon runners have successfully finished the race, and the carnival at the end is waiting for you!

Marathon/Half Marathon 1-5KM

Marathon and half marathon runners run across the Haiyi Bridge and turn left onto the wide Huandao East Road. This stage is a low level of difficulty, and competitors can easily run through it.

The East Huandao Road section is dominated by the cultural landscape of Hengqin. Runners will run past the Hengqin Port, the Portuguese cultural building Legenda Pando Square, and the Hengqin Campus of the University of Macau, and experience the bustling modern urban streetscape of the In-depth Cooperation Zone.

Marathon/Half Marathon 5-9KM

Marathon and half marathon runners turn right along the main road of Huandao East Road to the main road of Hengqin Avenue.

In this section of Hengqin Avenue, marathon/half marathon runners will pass through 2 tunnels, at this time runners can control their pace, allocate their physical strength, and stabilize their heart rate.

Marathon/Half Marathon 9-14KM

Marathon and half marathon runners turn right from Hengqin Avenue to the main road of Central Avenue, run through Xiangzhoubu, the Bay Area Cultural Reception Center, and then turn right to Xiangjiang Road, at this time, you can have a glimpse of the ecological landscape of the Tianmu River Ecological Corridor.

'Clear water and green banks, shallow bottoms of fish and fish, abundant aquatic plants, and flocks of egrets', the construction of the Tianmu River Ecological Corridor follows the main line of water, forming an ecological corridor with Hengqin cultural characteristics.

Marathon and half marathon runners turn left along Heung Kong Road to Tianyu Road, then turn left to Haojiang Road, and full/half marathoners diverge at 13.8KM of Haojiang Road - marathon runners turn left to the main road of Central Avenue, and half marathon runners turn right to the main road of Central Avenue.

HALF MARATHON 14-17.5KM

Half marathon runners will pass through a relatively narrow section of road after 15 kilometers, so take care of your feet. This section of the road is close to Hengqin Mountain (small), and there are hiking trails on the mountain, which can overlook the scenery of Hengqin and Macao, where mountains and seas are blended and the cityscape is interdependent.

Marathon 14-38KM

Marathon runners turn right along the main road of Central Avenue back to Hengqin Avenue, where they need to pass through the third tunnel of Hengqin Avenue - Qinshi Tunnel, please allocate your physical strength and stabilize your heart rate, this is the last tunnel in the whole marathon.

After that, the marathon runners will run through the most naturally endowed ecological stage of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.

Turn right from Huandao West Road to Haojiang Road, the sparkling Tianmu River Ecological Corridor is once again displayed in front of you, there are nine bridges in Tianmu River, combining landscape and practicality, 'one bridge and one scene', showing the charm of 'landscape city, ecological island city'.

After passing through the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Guangdong-Macao Co-operation, turn back to the right section of Hopu Road, then turn right to the main road of Qinhai West Road, after that, you will pass through the freshest stage of the race - Erjingwan Wetland Park, Mangzhou Wetland Park, Flower Sea Promenade and other ecological beauties one after another.

Mangzhou Wetland Park is an original ecological wetland park, rich in wildlife resources, the park has a number of landscapes such as perching on the heron, fishing and singing at night, Santai Lanyue, Jiuqu Lotus Bridge and so on.

Erjingwan Wetland Park has mangrove plant conservation belt, restored wetland vegetation, wetland landscape belt, and the water area contains mangrove forests, which is the most biodiverse mangrove wetland system in Hengqin.

Hengqin Flower Sea Promenade is located in the coastal landscape belt north of Binhai North Road in Hengqin, with a total distance of about 13.6 kilometers.

Marathon/Half Marathon 38-41.195KM 17.5-21.0975KM

Half marathon runners turn right along the main road of Central Avenue to Qinhai North Road (south side) at about 17KM; Marathon runners march along the main road of Qinhai North Road (full width) to 100 meters before the intersection with Central Avenue, and go north from the straight lane to the reverse lane of Qinhai North Road (half a width in the opposite direction).

The runners from both races then entered the Huitong 5th Road and entered the final sprint stage. Pace yourself and get ready to cross the line! The first 1 kilometer is the most crowded place for photographers, so if you want to get a good shot, remember to run to the photographer.

After the finish line, don't linger at the arch, after collecting the finisher's medal and finishing items, the fragrant post-race food area and the enthusiastic carnival exhibition area are waiting for you in Financial Island's Central Park!

There is also a special stretching area at the finish line, equipped with professionals and equipment, to provide post-race recovery services for runners~

We will take it with us

A medal that symbolizes glory

Waiting for you at the finish line

I hope you are ready to race

All the love is worth the full effort

See you at the arena on December 31st!