Halong Bay Heritage Marathon

Halong Marathon is a unique and memorable experience. I'm impressed with the scenic route that takes you through some of the most beautiful parts of Ha Long Bay. The flat course makes it accessible for all levels of runners who want to beat their personal best time. This marathon event is a great way to see the natural beauty of Vietnam while challenging yourself.

I loved the cool autumn weather, which made for a comfortable run, and the flat course was perfect for maintaining a steady pace. The scenic route through Halong Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay was stunning, and the entire event was very well-organized. I highly recommend this marathon to anyone looking for a beautiful and challenging race.

The course design for the Halong Bay Heritage Marathon is excellent. I really enjoyed running along the coastal boulevard and through picturesque spots like the fishing village. The flat course is perfect for setting a personal record and the cold temperatures made the run are so comfortable.

The flat course and cold temperatures for marathon distance are encourage for doing the personal record here.

nice weather nice scenary to run not to be missed if u are visiting this region

full scenary along the coast

Wyjątkowe miejsce do biegania, dobra trasa, organizacja wspaniała, zimne napoje na trasie oraz przekąski. Miejscami pokaz tradycyjnych Wietnamskich tańców, gdyby nie maraton z chęcią bym się zatrzymał i podziwiał. Pozdrawiam Wojtek z Polski.

Course is flat and along the coast. Starts early enough (5am) to avoid most the heat. Really well organised and lots of aid stations with clear signage. Enthusiastic crowds when in the Bay Area and lovely start and finish atmosphere. Well recommended if you are in SE Asia.

Amazing location. The whole run you don't feel it as it feels like you are in a movie the whole way. Super weather and superbly organised. Everyone makes you feel welcome and theres so much positive energy right around. You really feel great all the way.

Last 5km is up hill all the way so not the easiest route to PB.

Amazing views and perfect weather. I joined with 3 of my friends and we all enjoyed it and Halong Bay.

It was a very beautiful race, with a beautiful scenery in one of the 7 new natural wonders of the world, Halong Bay. Aside from waking up with a headache, probably due to lack of sleep and a slight discomfort in my stomach, I felt super ok during the race. The start was at 5:30 in the morning, in a 22°C temperature, with a humidity of 90%, at the end of the race reaching about 24°C, with a cloudy sky, thus allowing me to run a little faster than in the last 3 races, finishing with a final time of 03:12:31, 12/686 general place, respectively 5/193 in M30-39 age group. I am satisfied with this result, considering that I had the resources to cut a few more minutes of the final time.

I loved this experience! It was utterly beautiful to run with sunrise across the Bay. It was quite a flat route, but I really enjoyed going over the big bridge! The photography was really good, with clear photos and the water and energy stations were well stocked. It was great to see a different part of Halong.

Well organised, great location

I like the sea view while I was running. Thank you so much

I like the sea view while I was running. Thank you so much

Best overseas marathon experience to date. Well organized. Beautiful but challenging hilly scenic route. Weather was 14 degrees centigrade. I wore layers to run. My most enjoyable marathon to date.

good location and nice course view. organized support (route guide, water ) was good. I hope shuttle service to start line for next race.

The event was not well organised. I signed up for the half and booked Tour Package D. The signing up process was not good, because there were differences in the rates, due to different currencies, info via email was scarce, and the absolute mess happened the day of pick up in Hanoi. The days before the info that came was little and vague. Since I had some questions, I emailed the organisers, but they either didn't answer or took their time to reply. On the day of pick up, I spent 1:45 hours waiting on the street for the bus to pick me up. Some others waited even more. The two buses, a big and a small one, drove in circles around the city for over two hours to collect 40 people. When that was finally done, we didn't take the motorway to Halong, but some dodgy B-road, which made the trip last forever. The mishaps continued forever. The route wasn't closed to traffic, so car drivers and motorists honked when behind us, part of the route was under construction, only a part of the route was scenic, especially the first few miles which run along the water. The weather wasn't nice and cool as advertised on the website and on Facebook, but hot and humid. The expo consisted of three desks, not even stands, where you could buy very few items. I bought the photos and received four confirmation emails in two days. There might be more coming. Some friends discovered their names on the name wall multiple times, etc. The organisers have to improve many things for next year.

The route itself is not so scenic as they describe it and it's not flat. There are some long, tiresome ascents, especially when going up to the bridge.