HCMC MARATHON 2025
For us, running is not only about crossing the finish line, but it is rather about the journey – the complete experience of signing up and then running a marathon. The different sights and sounds in every kilometer along the race course will make the experience unique. The race course will give you access to the city wherein you will see how it integrated the old Saigon with the cosmopolitan and modern aspects of Ho Chi Minh City.
EXPO Date and Race Kit Pick Up: 10 & 11 January, 2025
Race Date: 12 January, 2025
Start Point: Le Duan street, District 1, HCMC
EXPECTED WEATHER
January is definitely the best time to join a marathon in the south of Vietnam.
The temperature will reach the lowest point of the year, stay around 20°C- 27°C which brings a nice weather – a perfect chance for our participants to finish the race with a new personal record. More than that, the atmosphere is filled with breezing wind blowing all day long, the smell of many kinds of tropical flowers blooming during the spring and an excitement of an up-coming Tet. For references, let check our weather report of all previous editions
Race Day Temperatures
Race Start Conditions
Highest: 33°C Lowest: 23°C
24°C, Humidity: 70%, Cool
Race Day Temperatures
Race Start Conditions
Highest: 34°C Lowest: 26°C
28°C, Humidity: –%, Clear
Race Day Temperatures
Race Start Conditions
Highest: 32°C Lowest: 22°C
24°C, Humidity: 89%, Clear
Race Day Temperatures
Race Start Conditions
Highest: 33°C Lowest: 25°C
23°C, Humidity: 69%, Clear
AGENDA
TIME | ACTIVITY |
| Friday, January 10, 2025 | |
| 9:00AM – 07:00PM | EXPO & Race Kit Pick-up |
| Saturday, January 11 2025 | |
| 9:00AM – 06:00PM | EXPO & Race Kit Pick-up |
*Notice: The agenda is subjected to change.
TIME | ACTIVITY |
| Sunday, January 12, 2025 | |
| 2:00AM | Welcome Runners & Bag Drop area opens |
| 2:30AM – 3:00AM | 42,195Km Runner Assembly |
| 2:53AM – 2:58AM | Warm-up for 42,195Km runners |
| 3:00AM | 42,195Km Starts |
| 3:05AM – 3:30AM | 21Km Runner Assembly |
| 3:23AM – 3:28AM | Warm-up for 21Km runners |
| 3:30AM | 21Km Starts |
| 3:50AM – 4:15AM | 10KM Runner Assembly |
| 4:08AM – 4:13AM | Warm-up for 10Km runners |
| 4:15AM | 10KM Starts |
| 6:15AM | 10KM – COT (Cut-off-time) |
| 7:00AM | 21Km – COT (Cut-off-time) |
| 9:00AM – 9:40AM | The Awarding Ceremony |
| 9:30AM | 42,195Km – COT (Cut-off-time) |
| 10:00AM | End |
* Notice: The agenda is subjected to change.
COURSE MAPS
*The information is subject to change.
RACE DAY: JANUARY 12, 2025
