The 34th Beijing Marathon was
held on October, 19th in Beijing. More than 30 thousands Runners set out at 8:00 am from Tiananmen square.
26 thousands players took participate the entire round, and the rest came for
the half marathon.
Compared with the previous ones, this year
was tough for all the players, because of the terrible haze weather in Beijing
on this day, making this year unique. According to the Chinese national weather
forecasting centre, there would be a serious haze weather on the marathon day,
but the hosting committee couldn’t put it off because this game is an international
marathon, thus delay would cause inconvenience for players from other countries
or areas and led to a big trouble for management of the game.
It turned out that most players still insisted
participating the marathon, wearing a mask. The champions of male and female
marathon, both from Ethiopia, claimed that the wicked weather didn’t made bad
effect on them.
The last player reaching the finishing line
is a 30 years old man, Tong Ying, from a computer technology company. He suffered
from a cramp during the running, which made him want to give up. But he didn’t.
it took him almost 6 hours to complete the whole marathon, and he made it. “ It
is my first marathon. I loved it! It taught me that persistence must result in
success. I will come next year, too!”
Want to know more about Beijing Marathon?
l Beijing Marathon is an annual game, hosted by Chinese government,
from 1982.
l Beijing Marathon represents the highest level of marathon in China.
l Beijing Marathon has developed into a significant international sports
game , and becomes one of the top 10 famous marathons around the world.
l There are four kinds of programs in Beijing Marathon, depends on the
distances. They are entire distance marathon, half marathon, 9 km marathon and
mini marathon.
l Transportation of citizens is forbidden to the tracks of marathon
during the 5 to 6 hours, aiming at the safety of the runners.
That was very interesting to hear about! I love running 5Ks but I could never imagine getting through an entire marathon, especially in that terrible weather.
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