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Daegu Marathon
대구 마라톤
Korea's only World Athletics Gold Label marathon, on a new downtown course from Gukchaebosang Park.
- Race date
- Sunday, February 28, 2027
- Registration window
- Registration openOct 12, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026
- Distances
- Full · 10K · 5K
- Where
- Gukchaebosang Park and downtown Daegu
Daegu Marathon 2027 Course Map & GPX Download
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Course at a glanceFull marathon
- Start
- Daegu City Hall Dongin building, 08:00
- Finish
- Daegu City Hall Dongin building
- Route
- Dalgubeol-daero west to Gamsam, south through Bongmyeong, Sangdong and Dusan, east to Sinmae and back
- Time limit
- 6 hours
- Label
- World Athletics Gold Label
- Aid
- Not published yet
| Section | Closed |
|---|---|
| Start area | 06:00 to 14:10 |
| km 1 | 08:02 to 08:18 |
| km 5 | 08:14 to 08:53 |
| km 10 | 08:29 to 09:35 |
| km 15 | 08:44 to 10:18 |
| km 20 | 08:59 to 11:01 |
| km 25 | 09:14 to 11:43 |
| km 30 | 09:29 to 12:26 |
| km 35 | 09:43 to 13:09 |
| km 40 | 09:58 to 13:51 |
| Finish | 10:05 to 14:10 |
Course at a glance10K
- Start
- Daegu City Hall Dongin building, 08:00
- Route
- Cheonggu, Sincheon, Dongin, Daegu Station, Taepyeong, U-turn at Bukbisan, back via Seoseong and Jungang
- Time limit
- 1 hour 30 minutes
Times are when roads close and reopen at each point. Reopening is the effective cutoff.
Daegu Marathon Weather Forecast: February 28, 2027
The course
The Daegu Marathon is a World Athletics Gold Label road race in Daegu on Sunday, February 28, 2027, starting at 08:00 by Gukchaebosang Park. Amateurs choose the full, a 10K or a 5 km Health Run, 32,000 places in all.
The 2027 course is new. It leaves Daegu Stadium behind and stays downtown on Dalgubeol-daero, turning at Gamsam Station and Sinmae Market junction, with a loop south through Bongmyeong, Sangdong and Dusan. The highest stretch, about 86 m, sits between Mancheon and Yeonho, run once each way.
Weather you should expect
Late February in Daegu is cold at the start and warms about 8°C by early afternoon. The live forecast replaces these averages 10 days out.
- At the start
- About 2°C, feels like -2°CUsually -3 to 6°C
- By 14:00
- About 10°C, feels like 6°C
- Wind
- About 10 km/h, gusts around 27 km/hGusts reach 46 km/h in about 1 race hour in 10
- Rain or snow
- About 1 race day in 8
Averages for February 21 to March 7, 08:00 to 14:00, from 2016 to 2025, at Gukchaebosang Park. Open-Meteo historical data.
The start area
Start and finish are in front of the Daegu City Hall Dongin building on Gukchaebosang-ro. Gathering times, bag storage and aid stations are not published yet.
Start groups come from a race certificate uploaded by November 30, 2026 (full: a full or half result; 10K: a full, half or 10K result, from 2024 on). Without one you may start in the last group.
How fast the road reopening moves
The organizer's reopening times run exactly 10 minutes behind an even 6-hour pace from the 08:00 gun, so the finish reopens at 14:10. A runner on 6-hour pace stays 10 minutes ahead of the reopening at every point.
That margin counts from the gun. Runners in later start groups cross the start mat after 08:00, so their margin is smaller by however long they waited.
| Point | Road reopens | 6-hour pace passes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| km 5 | 08:53 | 08:43 | +10 min |
| km 10 | 09:35 | 09:25 | +10 min |
| km 15 | 10:18 | 10:08 | +10 min |
| km 20 | 11:01 | 10:51 | +10 min |
| km 25 | 11:43 | 11:33 | +10 min |
| km 30 | 12:26 | 12:16 | +10 min |
| km 35 | 13:09 | 12:59 | +10 min |
| km 40 | 13:51 | 13:41 | +10 min |
| Finish | 14:10 | 14:00 | +10 min |
Reopening times from the organizer's closure table. 6-hour pace is 8:32 per km from 08:00.
How fast the field ran in 2026
Half the 2026 masters finishers ran under about 4:24: men about 4:22, women about 4:39. That course started and finished at Daegu Stadium with a climb late in the race, so the new downtown course may run a little faster.
| Finished under | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 | 2% | 2% | 0.5% |
| 3:30 | 11% | 12% | 4% |
| 4:00 | 32% | 34% | 19% |
| 4:30 | 54% | 56% | 42% |
| 5:00 | 77% | 78% | 69% |
| 5:30 | 89% | 90% | 85% |
Share of 2026 masters full finishers, by net time, from the timing company SmartChip. Elites are not included.
How to register
Official site (daegumarathon.daegu.go.kr)
32,000 places, first come: full 90,000 KRW, 10K 60,000, Health Run 30,000. Group entry runs November 16 to 19; the second round runs November 23 to 24 for the full and November 30 to December 1 for the 10K and Health Run, each followed by a payment window.
Entry opens at 10:00 behind a queue from 06:00, and it only counts once paid, by card or real-time transfer. Refunds run to December 10, 2026. No qualifying time.
Bib pickup
No pickup: the bib and race kit are shipped to arrive about a week before race day.
Getting there
The fee includes a shuttle bus, but shuttle routes, parking and detours are not published yet.
Visitor tip
The English site (daegumarathon.daegu.go.kr/eng) has a Foreigner Registration button, with fees in KRW. It does not say how kits reach overseas addresses, so ask daegumarathon@daegusports.or.kr.
FAQ
- Is the 2027 course the same as 2026?
No. 2026 started and finished at Daegu Stadium at 09:00 with one turnaround at Siji; 2027 is downtown, starts at 08:00 and has two turnarounds.
- Can overseas runners enter?
Yes, through Foreigner Registration on the English site, in the same rounds and at the same KRW fees.