CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- With 6,000 applicants, the 2024 Chongqing Dazu Longshui Lake Marathon, offering half marathon (21.0975 kilometers) and mini marathon (about 5.2 kilometers) events, will start on April 21, according to the pre-game news conference.

Longshui Lake Marathon has been successfully held for six years since 2016 and has been accredited as a Silver Label Race of the Chinese Athletics Association and competition with natural and ecological characteristics. The riverside courses are even and rated as the ‘PB Courses’ (PB refers to personal best).

The start and finish line of the course this year was changed and located in Longshui River Resort, which offers more areas for car parking and other purposes during the marathon competition. The number of courses was also increased to four from two, and the starting gun blasted for different events at different times.

Compared with previous years, the Longshui Lake Marathon this year is truly a ‘race around the lake’. The track around Longshui Lake is 14.9 km in total, and the half marathon event covers about 13km, around 60% of the whole course. The new design and adjustments have made the course wider and smoother, which is more favorable for participants to achieve better competition results.

All participants in the Chongqing Dazu Longshui Lake Marathon can visit Dazu Rock Carvings, the only world cultural heritage in Chongqing, free of charge within the specified time. (Translated by Yuki, Fathom Language Limited)