He Jie once again broke the national record and China's marathon entered the "206" era. He Jie finished fourth and was also the men's champion of China's domestic marathon.
Zhang Deshun, who just set a new Chinese women's half marathon record, won the domestic first place in 2 hours, 27 minutes and 12 seconds. The 10th anniversary Wuxi Marathon attracted 265,920 runners to sign up, setting a new record for the number of signups for a Chinese marathon.