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Taipei, Taiwan·Asia·December

Taipei Marathon

City, riverside, mostly flat.

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Official distance
42.195 km · 21.1 km
Elevation gain
+120m
Mindful tempo
5:15 /km
Character
City, riverside, mostly flat

Government Square start, riverside parks, Taipei 101 finish.

Because uninterrupted rhythm is medicine — this course lets the body forget the clock.

Steady cool December air — hold cadence, watch the tower rise.

Course

Map & elevation profile

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42.195 km loop
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Elevation profile
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+120 m gainPeak 120 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 120 metres, peak 120 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

Cool to cold. Layered start, warm dry clothes at bag drop; watch for wind at exposed sections.

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

Night market, quiet dumplings.

Along the line

Course imagery

Wikimedia Commons · Taipei
Wikimedia Commons · Taipei
Soul-Tuned Variations

One race, three ways to run it.

Contemplative

21.1 km

5:50 /km

River half.

Recovery echo

6 km

6:30 /km

Da'an park loop.

Stronger

42.195 km

4:45 /km

101 finish PB.

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