The 2019 Shengjing Bank Shenyang International Marathon will be held in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on Sept 8. Runners can now sign up for the event.

This year’s event will include a full marathon (42.195 kilometers), a half-marathon (21.0975 km), a 10-km run, and a mini-marathon (around 4 km).

Around 20,000 runners are expected to take part in the event, with 3,500 doing the full marathon, 5,500 doing the half, 7,000 the mini, and 4,000 the 10-km run, according to organizers.

One hundred of the top runners will qualify to participate in the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships, which will be held as part of the London Marathon in 2020.

The full marathon will start and end on Tianci Street, while the half marathon will finish at the gate of the Shengjing Grand Theatre.

The Shenyang marathon was first held in 2015 and has been held four times, becoming more popular each time.

Runners can sign up for the event via its official website symarathon.wd-sports.cn, or its official WeChat account: sy_marathon.

The 2018 Shengjing Bank Shenyang International Marathon, held in September that year [Photo/Chinanews.com]