Contemplative
21.1 km
5:40 /km
Han both banks.
Photo · Seoul Race Library
Seoul, South Korea·Asia·March
Seoul Marathon
City, flat, riverine.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km
- Elevation gain
- +95m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:10 /km — precise
- Character
- City, flat, riverine
One of the oldest Asian marathons (est. 1931). Han River to Jamsil Stadium.
Because uninterrupted rhythm is medicine — this course lets the body forget the clock.
Bridges are checkpoints; return to breath at every one.
Course
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Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
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Elevation profile
+95 m gainPeak 95 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 95 metres, peak 95 m above start, low 0 m.A rolling profile — mid-race climbs ask for shorter strides, not harder efforts.
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Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.
Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.
Water sections between km 18 and km 24 thin the crowd — breathe long, let the current pace you.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
Rolling road profile — handcycles handle it with pacing help. Suitable for sturdy strollers on the flatter first and last thirds; expect a couple of longer gradients in the middle.
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Recovery
Han riverside walk, warm juk.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
6 km
6:20 /km
Namsan base loop.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:20 /km
Fast river PR.
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