One of my favorite days of the year in Busan is when they shut down the Gwangan Bridge or Gwangandaegyo for the annual road race in April. The suspension bridge, which was recently renamed to the Diamond Bridge, is the second longest bridge in Korea. This time Adidas sponsored the race, so it was called the Adidas miRun. Whatever the name is, it’s always a great time. Actually, I never ran the thing. I just go up on the bridge and take photos. It’s pretty simple to get up. Be at the start – BEXCO – and follow the runners. Even better, if you’re a little early you can even walk on the bridge before the race starts. Adidas spent some big bucks to bring in 2NE1 to give a live concert at the end too.
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Thousands of runners participate every year.
One runner in costume has “Pray for Boston” pinned to his shirt.
Even if you don’t enter the race, you can still run up on the bridge.
The course swings by the Dongbaek apartments and then ends on Gwangan Beach.
Some say the Gwangan Bridge was modeled after the Golden Gate Bridge.
The course passes by Marine City, Busan’s ritzy neighborhood by the sea.
