Do you know the Hong Kong Marathon’s history can be traced back to
1997?
Technically speaking, it can be traced back even further. There had
been a Hong Kong Shenzhen Marathon since 1981, but that was suspended a few
times due to the lack of funding and technical difficulties. It’s not a “fixed”
event until Standard Chartered Bank became the title sponsor in 1997.
The marathon, held annually in January or February, is the biggest
road running competition in Hong Kong. While the full course is of 42.195km, it
also provides a half marathon and a 10 km run. The number of entrants has grown
from just 1000 in 1997 to over 70000 in these few years.
It
is not only recognized as a “Brand Hong Kong Event” by the government, but also
an “M” Mark Event.
While the competitors get to run along some of the busiest roads and
see the other side of urban’s scenery in Hong Kong, they definitely won’t have
the leisure to enjoy it as the competition is fierce. The course record for
both men (2:11:27) and women (2:30:12) were set by two Ethiopian runners in
2012 and has not yet been broken. Not to
mention the humid weather and occasionally poor air quality makes the race more
challenging…
So, those who aim to get a good result, or even challenge the record
will have to try really hard.
I
don’t get it, though. Just how could any human being
finish a 42km race within 2.5 hours?
Does that mean those people could run at around 20km/hr, non-stop,
for 2 hours straight?
…Wow.
Don’t push yourselves too hard if you plan to enter the race, ok?
#Hongkongers #HongKong #Marathon #Running #Race
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