This is a list of episodes of the Chinese variety show Keep Running in the special spin-off season, The Heavenly Road. The spin-off season welcomed back the core cast members while adapting to a brand new alpine self-drive format along China National Highway 318 without its usual Running Friends due to scheduling conflicts.
Cast Cast members Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Li Chen colspan="8" Zheng Kai colspan="4" colspan="4" Sha Yi colspan="8" Bai Lu colspan="8" Fan Chengcheng colspan="4" colspan="3" colspan="1" Yuqi colspan=" 8" Zhang Zhenyuan colspan="4" colspan="4"
Episodes +List of episodes (episodes 196-203)Episode #Episode #Broadcast DateGuest(s)LandmarkTeamsMissionResults196THR/0122 November 2025 Ao Ruipeng, Wang Churan, Zhai Zilu Nyingchi, Tibet, China Road Trip along Gangga-Paizhen Highway, stopped at Nyang and Yarlung Tsangpo rivers, and visited Namcha Barwa mountain.197THR/0229 November 2025 Lunang, Nyingchi Tongmai Special Bridge Bomê County, Tibet, China Heading up to 4700+ meters in the mountains from Nyingchi to Bomê by self-driving in two vehicles. All costs are paid from members' pockets via a knife minigame currency. Five members with knife currency remaining receives a set of travel souvenirs. 198THR/036 December 2025Tramog, Bomê CountyMêdog Town, Mêdog County, Tibet, China Travel along the Zhamu-Motuo Highway to Medog! The team travels through Galongla Mountain (24K), Qingshui Waterfall (55K), Gongri Village (80K), and Madi Village (130K) with minigame winners having a chance to shoot a video with each highway marker. 199THR/0413 December 2025Mêdog Town, Mêdog County, Tibet, China A day in Medog Town to learn its history, culture, and trivia for a final test to give the final prize of a handmade Motuo stone pot and the title of "Secret Realm Smartie."200THR/0520 December 2025Shen Yujie, Xu ZhishengKashgar, Xinjiang, China A day of touring Kashgar Old City with a shop-till-you-drop adventure and minigames for extra benefits.201THR/0627 December 2025Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture Baisha Lake Karakul (Xinjiang) Muztagh Ata A road trip along China National Highway 314 west, crossing Kunlun Mountains into the Pamir Plateau to spend the evening in the beautiful pink sunset and stargazing at night.202THR/073 January 2026Li Yunrui, Shen Yujie, Xu ZhishengTashkurgan, Panlong Ancient Road Battle for the "Elite Eagle" title is about to begin! Who will claim the ultimate honor?203THR/0810 January 2026Tashkurgan, Khunjerab Pass Flag-raising ceremony at the China-Pakistan border at Khunjerab Pass in the morning, Tashkurgan Stone City in the evening to close out the finale.
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