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Half distance · 24 October 2026

Challenge Shanghai

Shanghai, China

The race at a glance

Official race website
Circuit
Challenge Family
Distance
Middle distance
Terrain
Road
Swim
1.9 km
Bike
90 km
Run
21.1 km
Most recent edition
24 Oct 2026
Swim venue
Lake
Average water temperature
22 °C
Bike profile
Flat
Bike elevation gain
56 m
Run profile
Flat
Run elevation gain
8 m
High air temperature
24 °C
Low air temperature
17 °C
Altitude
4 m
First edition
2026

The date of the next edition has not been announced yet.

How the day is laid out

The swim is held in a lake. The wetsuit call is made on race morning, against the temperature measured then.

The organiser publishes 1.9 km of swimming, 90 km on the bike and 21.1 km of running.

The water is usually around 22 °C at this time of year.

The bike course is flat, with about 56 m of climbing.

The run course is flat, with about 8 m of climbing.

Typical temperatures for the month run from 17 to 24 °C.

This is the race’s first edition.

Against the calendar

Where this race sits among the others

Ranks are computed across every race of the same distance.

  • Average water temperature

    22 °C · median 21 °C

    The 62nd warmest of the 128 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • High air temperature

    24 °C · median 25 °C

    The 58th coolest of the 152 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • Bike elevation gain

    56 m · median 569 m

    The 3rd flattest of the 105 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

43

races of this distance pair a flat bike with a flat run, out of 159. 53 share the bike profile alone.

32

races across every distance fall in October, out of 354.

37

races are held in Asia. 3 of them in the same month as this one.

Questions about this race

When is Challenge Shanghai 2026?
Challenge Shanghai is held on 24 October 2026 in Shanghai, China.
Is a wetsuit allowed at Challenge Shanghai?
Most likely. The average water temperature is 22 °C, below the 24.5 °C limit up to which wetsuits are allowed for age-group athletes. The official call is made on race morning.
How hard is Challenge Shanghai?
The bike course climbs about 56 m, the 3rd flattest of 105 half-distance races with a figure. The bike is labelled flat and the run flat. Expect highs of about 24 °C on race day.

Where to stay

Hotels and rentals around the race venue, for the nights around race day.

The map is provided by Stay22. Bookings are made with the provider.

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Entries are handled by the organiser

Registration and the athlete guide are on the official race page.

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