{"id":5179,"date":"2024-07-03T21:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T11:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marathontours.com\/en-au\/?post_type=events&#038;p=5179"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:45:30","slug":"shanghai-marathon","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/marathontours.com\/en-au\/events\/shanghai-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai International Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":5195,"template":"","event_types":[],"event_locations":[33],"event_distances":[8],"event_course_types":[62,13],"event_seasons":[10],"class_list":["post-5179","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_locations-asia","event_distances-marathon","event_course_types-marathon","event_course_types-urban","event_seasons-autumn"],"acf":{"event_hero_image":5193,"event_logo":5181,"event_logo_background":{"enable":false,"background_colour":"#FFFFFF"},"event_status":"available","event_status_labels_available":"book-now","event_status_labels_waitlist":"available-soon","event_status_labels_off_sale":"sold-out","event_waitlist_button":{"link_option":"external","":null,"external_link":{"title":"Pre-Register for 2026","url":"https:\/\/bookingau.marathontours.com\/experience\/shanghai-marathon-2026-pre-registration\/133","target":"_blank"}},"event_additional_buttons":null,"event_book_button":{"link_option":"external","":null,"external_link":{"title":"Book Now","url":"https:\/\/bookingau.marathontours.com\/experience\/shanghai-marathon-2026\/162","target":"_blank"}},"event_extra_button":{"title":"Enquire Now","url":"#enquiry-form","target":""},"event_overview":"<h2>Run the Shanghai Marathon 2026<\/h2>\r\nThe Shanghai Marathon has officially been announced as a candidate race for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/marathontours.com\/en-au\/world-marathon-majors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abbott World Marathon Majors<\/a>. 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Grouped transfers will be provided to the train station or airport, depending on the time of your flight.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s not goodbye but instead we\u2019ll see you next time as we hope you will join us for another\u00a0Marathon Tours &amp; Travel trip.\r\n\r\n<em>(Breakfast included)<\/em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Please Note: Itinerary subject to change, all timings TBC on final itinerary.<\/strong>"}]}],"event_extensions":"","event_extensions_packages":null,"event_packages_and_rates":"<h3><strong>Guaranteed Shanghai Marathon 2026 Entry\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nWe are pleased to offer you guaranteed entry for the Shanghai Marathon 2026 event as part of our package. 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