Marathon, gradually find the running rhythm

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  The 2020 marathon season is coming to an end.

This year, the Chinese Athletics Association adopted the method of classification and precise policy implementation to gradually resume marathon events in low-risk areas for epidemic prevention and control to meet the needs of runners.

  On December 20th, about 20,000 people participated in the 2020 Fuzhou Marathon.

After this race, the domestic marathon this season will soon come to an end.

However, the "winter break" for runners will not be long. According to the plan, the Xiamen Marathon will kick off the 2021 season on January 3, 2021.

  In the 2020 season, the experience of the Chinese Marathon is different from the past.

In low-risk areas for epidemic prevention and control, marathon events have gradually resumed, and online running activities have been widely carried out with the reduction of offline events.

  Resuming competition to prevent and control the epidemic

  Measuring body temperature, showing health code... In the early morning of November 29, after a set of testing procedures, 10,000 contestants entered the Nanjing Marathon starting area at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.

Before participating in the competition, each contestant also needs to submit a paper version of the negative nucleic acid test report, sign the "Health and Safety Responsibility Commitment", and show the 14-day track of the epidemic prevention itinerary card.

  Resuming the competition and preventing and controlling the epidemic is the primary task of the organizers.

According to Shui Tao, Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Athletic Association, at present, marathon events held in various regions must be hosted by the local government and can only be held after approval by local epidemic prevention and other relevant departments, and the scale must be appropriately controlled.

  While doing a good job in the prevention and control of the epidemic, as far as possible to meet the needs of the masses, the organizers of each event have also worked hard.

On December 12, Ningbo Dongqian Lake Marathon was held on the banks of the beautiful Dongqian Lake.

As a bronze medal event certified by the Chinese Athletics Association, this year's Dongqian Lake Marathon only has two events, half and mini, with a total of more than 4,000 runners participating.

In order to do a good job in the prevention and control of the epidemic, the event organizers also provided free nucleic acid tests for participants.

  The Chinese Athletics Association also thinks about the principles of holding marathon events.

"The Chinese Athletics Association adopts a hierarchical, classified and precise policy approach. For example, marathon activities are gradually resumed in low-risk areas for epidemic prevention and control. It is recommended not to carry out marathon activities in high-risk areas." Shui Tao said, "In terms of methods, online and offline phases are adopted Combined approach to gradually resume marathon events."

  Good results are frequently reported and actively preparing for the Olympic Games

  Worldwide, the number of marathon events this year has decreased significantly. Among the "Six Grand Slam" events, only the Tokyo Marathon and the London Marathon hosted a few runners to participate, and the Berlin Marathon and other four events were cancelled.

However, despite the reduction in events, good results have been passed on. Cheputgues, Candi and other runners have respectively set many world records such as men's 5km road run and men's half marathon.

  In the domestic arena, the players also performed well.

The Nanjing Marathon held on November 29 has two "identities" for the National Marathon Championship and the Tokyo Olympic Games. The famous Peng Jianhua won the men's championship with a time of 2 hours, 08 minutes and 50 seconds. This is also Chinese track and field. The third best result in the history of the men's marathon is only 34 seconds away from the national record set by Ren Longyun in 2007.

At the Macau Marathon on December 6, the Jakarta Asian Games women's 10,000-meter bronze medal who participated in the full marathon for the first time won Deshun to break the game record and win the championship, and also entered the Tokyo Olympics.

  Up to now, the Chinese track and field team has five male athletes and seven female athletes whose performance has reached the Tokyo Olympic marathon entry standards. The competition for the Olympic trials to be held in March next year will be more intense.

Tian Xiaojun, vice chairman of the Chinese Athletics Association, introduced that in recent years, the selection of competitions such as the Olympic Games has opened the door to the society. "Especially for the marathon, club players and mass athletes are welcome to participate in the competition. Both national teams, local team members and mass athletes are implemented. The same criteria, in the same event, whoever runs ahead will be selected."

  Innovatively organize competitions to meet the challenges of the new season

  Although many events were not held as scheduled this season, the enthusiasm of running enthusiasts has not diminished. Ding Shuibo, Chairman and CEO of Xtep (China) Co., Ltd., introduced that in the second half of this year, the sales of Xtep running products are the same as last year. Compared with the same period, there has been an improvement. “Although some large marathons have not been held, the demand for running equipment by fans is still strong.” Ding Shuibo said.

  Marathon events have changed from offline to online, attracting more runners.

Shui Tao said: "The advantage of online activities is that the participants are relatively scattered and can be widely carried out in different locations at the same time, which can further meet the public's demand for participating in running activities." As of early October, the number of online marathons held in China reached 368. The number of online participants reached 52 million.

"Some time ago, the China Athletics Association created an online event called'Run All over China', expanded the organization and platform of running events, and used online methods to make up for the shortcomings of offline games." Shui Tao said.

  Shui Tao said that the 2021 season is coming, and preparations need to be made for the marathon.

"The marathon is a highly concentrated and highly mobile event. In this case, it is even more important to prevent and control the epidemic when holding offline events, and to fully consider the mentality of the runners and the adaptability of the competition." Shui Tao said , "The Chinese Athletics Association has issued a proposal for healthy competition to guide everyone in scientific and systematic training. In terms of exercise methods, it is still advocating multi-frequency and short-distance running activities."

  Our reporter Liu Shuoyang