Yeongju Sobaeksan Marathon to Be Held on April 2 ... First Time in 4 Years

The marathon that lets you enjoy the spring energy of ‘Mount Sobaeksan, the mountain that saves lives’ will be held in Yeongju for the first time in four years.

The 2023 Yeongju Sobaeksan Marathon, representing nationwide marathon events, will start at 9 a.m. on April 2 at Yeongju Citizen Stadium. This year’s event features four categories: 5 km and 10 km courses running through Yeongju city, and full and half marathon courses for professional marathoners. There will also be team competitions, including a full course relay with teams of four runners and a half course team competition with teams of seven runners.

The Yeongju Sobaeksan Marathon held in 2019.

The full course starts at Yeongju Citizen Stadium and follows an official route from Sunheung-myeon to Dansan-myeon, running through the beautiful natural scenery of Mount Sobaeksan and historic cultural heritage sites such as Sosu Seowon Confucian Academy, Seonbi Village, and Seonbi World.

Applications are accepted until March 17. Anyone in good physical health can participate. The entry fees are 50,000 KRW for the full course, 40,000 KRW for the half course, 30,000 KRW for the 10 km, and 20,000 KRW for the 5 km.

The event office will provide generous food offerings such as pork, banquet noodles, red ginseng extract, and apples, along with prize money, trophies, souvenirs, engraved completion records, and web certificates. There will also be various attractions and entertainment, including prize draws and recreational activities.

Especially for participants coming from Seoul, Incheon, Daegu, Busan, Daejeon, and Ulsan, free shuttle buses will be operated. Through a lottery, free accommodation experience vouchers at Seonbi Village and Seonbi cultural training programs at the Seonbi Culture Training Center (limited to the first 350 applicants) will also be prepared.

Mayor Park Nam-seo said, “I hope that many citizens and marathon enthusiasts will participate in the Yeongju Sobaeksan Marathon, combined with Yeongju’s cultural tourism resources, so that everyone can enjoy together and become healthier together.”

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