🇻🇳Hanoi, Vietnam
VPBank Hanoi Marathon
Oct 25, 2026
Race facts
Next edition · 2026
Oct 25, 2026
ScheduledCourse
50 melevation gain
- Distance · surface
- 42.2 km · Road
Entry
Open entry
- Status · last recorded
- Open
Dates and entry details change. Confirm with the organiser before you book.
PB potential
Technical or hilly — come for the experience, not the time
Beginner friendly
Suitable for beginners with solid training
About this race
The VPBank Hanoi Marathon is Vietnam's capital race and one of the country's most historically evocative running events. The flat course circles Hoan Kiem Lake with its island temple and legendary turtle legend, threads through the 36-street Old Quarter where silk, herbs, and paper products are traded in medieval guild workshops, passes Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Presidential Palace, and runs along the Red River dyke with views over the river's broad flood plain. October is the post-typhoon season — temperatures of 22–28°C and moderate humidity make it manageable with a pre-dawn start. The field of 15,000+ is among the largest in Vietnam. Hanoi's café culture and pho breakfast make the race weekend a genuinely rewarding destination experience.
Typical race-day weather
Temperature
22–28°C
Humidity
60–72%
Conditions
Post-typhoon autumn — warm but manageable with early start
Wind
10–15 km/h
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