■Consider Athlete’s health status
Injury and death accidents may occur during the Gongju Baekje Marathon. Athlete’s must check their health status before registration.
The host will prepare ambulances on main points for precautionary purposes. However, for injuries and accidents that occur during the race, the insurance company will compensate within the accident insurance amount insured. The host will not be responsible for this incident. Athletes must check their health status from a medical institution and decide for yourself whether you can participate in the race.
■Insurance Coverage
The 2025 Gongju Baekje Marathon is covered by commercial general liability insurance.
※For any insurance-related inquiries, please contact the marathon office for assistance.
■Gathering time and Location
Gathering time: 28th Sep. 2025. Sun, 08:00am
Location: Gongju Civic Stadium
Start time: 28th Sep. 2025. Sun, 09:00am
※ Please make sure to warm up before the race.
■Qualification for participation
Full/Half Course: Anyone who is 18 years old or more, physically healthy and agree with terms.
10km/5km: Physically healthy and agree with terms.
※ Athletes who are excluded from insurance coverage: under 15 and 80 years old or more (Race Day standard) must agree with the terms and submit via fax or mail.
*Active registered athletes such as track & field, Triathlon and modern pentathlon which measures rank records and running time are eligible to participate but will be excluded from the awards. plus, athletes with a history of participating national sports festival representatives are also excluded from the awards.
Executive office: (03737) 16th flr 29, Chungjeong-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
Tel: 02-361-1425~7
Fax: 02-361-1361
e-mail: marathon@donga.com
■Cancel & Refund
Participant cancellations are possible until 1:00 PM on Friday, August 22. 2025. After this time, cancellations and refunds will not be allowed.
• Credit Card and Virtual Account Cancellations: For credit card payments and virtual account cancellations, after verifying your identity, the cancellation and refund process will be approved. Refunds may take 3 to 7 business days to be processed.
• How to Cancel Participation: After contacting the race office, you can request a refund through a personal verification process.
■ Where to Gather & Start
All athletes are advised to arrive at Gongju civic stadium by 08:00 am.
Please use the changing room to change clothes and put your belongings in the locker room. Please make sure to warm up before the race. From 09;00am, full course -> half course -> 10km will be the starting order. The record will start the moment an athlete steps on the starting point mat using the net- time method. For safety reasons, please make sure to take time when starting
■Time Limit
To minimize the GONGJU citizen’s complaints, the following time limits will be strictly managed:
Full course 5hrs, half-course 2hrs 30min and 10km 1hr 30min. After this time, the traffic control will not be supported. Therefore, please make sure to finish the race within time and follow staff’s instructions
■Changing room & Locker room
For athlete’s convenience, we will be providing the changing room & Locker room. It is divided by the division and all athletes must use the correct division area. Please make sure to take time when using the room. Please submit the sticker that you received when storing to find your belongings after completing the race.
(We do not accept valuables and we are not responsible for any lost items)
There were cases when cash/valuables were stolen and lost. Therefore, we advise you to bring running necessary items only
■Snacks & Beverages
Every 5km point and at the finish line there will be water and sports drinks provided. Water sponge will be available every 5km after 7.5km. The snacks will be provided at 10/20/30 km points.
■Disposable record chip guidance
The record will start the moment an athlete steps on the starting point mat using the net- time method.
Please make sure to check the number tag & chip is inside the package, and please contact us if you have any issues (02-361-1425~7). The disposable chip is located at the back of the number tag and please read the followings:
3. Disposable chips do not have to be returned after use
■Disqualification
We do not accept transfer nor substitute participation after the final payment.
Changing the participants and substitute participation will be disqualified and the final record will not be provided.
Any method of cheating records will not be approved including the participants. Please be informed that not wearing a number tag or any sign of manipulation may be restrained from the staff and records will not be provided.
■Package Information
The number tag and other package goods will be delivered to the registered address with prepaid.
The finisher medal will be provided on site for the athletes who completed the race only.
The package will be pre-delivered (Date TBA)
■Personal information protection policy
The Gongju Baekje Marathon collects the following information to distinguish individuals:
Mandatory fields: Name, resident registration number, division, address, contact details and email. The information is collected to use for insurance guide, race information update purposes and may be shared with the hosts and the sponsors. We do not share above information with other companies or organizations for commercial purposes. However, if any athletes violate our terms, legally damaging others or harm our traditional custom, may reveal to take legal actions.
■Groups
Group registration is not available.
■Others
The Dong-A Marathon executive office has the full authority on: Disqualification, special guest invites, stopping the race, race cancellation (No refunds will be available for natural disaster cancellation), and course change. For other details, the 2025 KAAF rules will apply.
