Silver Cross-country presses the "pause button" for the lap, more than 60 games are postponed or cancelled
On May 22, the Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon 100km cross-country race held in the Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Spot in Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province encountered extreme weather and 21 participants were killed.
The incident triggered a big discussion and reflection in society, and the "marathon" was pushed to the forefront.
Since the incident, public opinion has been strangled, and there have been many follow-up questions.
In this "life-threatening cross-country run", the pause button was also pressed for the lap.
On May 26, the topic of the runners’ circle focused on various "competition postponement" notices: the 2021 "Silk Road" Ningxia-Yinchuan Marathon Organizing Committee issued an announcement stating that the organizing committee was affected by factors such as the epidemic situation and weather. Decided to activate the circuit breaker mechanism for large-scale events and continue to postpone the race originally scheduled for May 30; the 2021 Lanzhou Marathon originally scheduled to be held on June 13 announced the postponement; Zhejiang Provincial Sports Federation issued an "emergency notice" to suspend mid- and long-distance running Cross-country races and other related events are held.
As of press time, more than 60 games have been postponed or cancelled.
How to hold various events more safely has also aroused the thinking of insiders.
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Voice of the senior event director
Thinking: "The premise of the game is to respect life"
On the morning of May 26, the West China Metropolis Daily and cover news reporter interviewed Lin Feng (pseudonym), a senior race director who has loved trail running for many years. He said bluntly, “The premise of the race is to respect life and ensure the safety of every participant. This is The primary goal of the game. As for how much revenue or benefits you get from the game, this is secondary. If you can't even guarantee the safety of the participants, then the game may be a failed and unrecognized game.
Lin Feng said that in an event, every participant, not just athletes, including volunteers, rescuers, and staff, everyone must buy insurance, everyone must go for training, and they must first understand where they are. The security of the environment.
"Only if you are safe, can you participate in the service and participate in this event. For the participants, if you encounter extreme weather or geological disasters while participating in the competition, your personal safety has been threatened. You have to opt out of the game. I don’t recommend to continue the game. You can’t hold on any more."
Regarding how the organizer can run the event more safely, Lin Feng suggested: "The organizer must be very strict in the qualification review, in addition to compulsory equipment inspection, which requires a pre-judgment before the game. For example, cross-country events, equipment is necessary Indispensable. If you are in a high-altitude place, in addition to the jacket, but also fleece warm clothing, down jacket, are all necessary. Tights must also belong to the warm series, or long clothes and trousers, so in the event of extreme weather At the very least, it is much better than shorts. For the details, the tournament director must be on-site to supervise the competition before the competition. Participants must be forced to bring all equipment or ask him to retire immediately.
Lin Feng also mentioned that in addition to the inspection of mandatory equipment before the game, "the place where you are about to go to high altitude must also be equipped with staff or referees." There is also an inspection at the CP point. If the mandatory equipment is said to be unqualified, He stepped back.
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Suggestion: Do not set bonuses
Lin Feng strongly recommends that all cross-country competitions do not set bonuses.
"The risk of the bonus itself is great, especially for the top few, it is a key factor in the competition. In this case, he will choose some lighter equipment, or his equipment may be insufficiently prepared. If you The organizing committee itself will invite these players to gain more traffic and gain more attention, so the organizing committee is “deliberately tolerating.” “We have seen similar things before participating in the competition, and the elite athletes invited by the organizing committee are in The mandatory equipment inspection is not as strict as for ordinary athletes.
If no bonus is set, then all athletes are the same, whether they are elites or big coffees, they have to follow the prescribed process, and everyone is fair.
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The occurrence of "death-taking cross-country running" made Lin Feng feel that "the future cross-country races will be more professional." In his opinion, the organizers of this type of races are done by people with more experience, and they may know more about running. What do you need? Know where extreme weather will occur, or where high reactions and accidents are prone to occur.
In this regard, Lin Feng proposed the "five decisions", that is, a plan, a measure, a time limit, a responsible person, and a fund.
Future trends need to wait and see
"Attention should be paid to supplies during the event to ensure safety"
Mr. Li (pseudonym), the operation director of a cross-country race, told reporters that the race he was running was originally scheduled to be held next month, but now he decided to postpone the race for a few months. He needs to "wait and see the situation."
Mr. Li said that due to the Yellow River Stone Forest cross-country event, some players chose to retire, and the cost of the event also increased accordingly.
"Since the day before yesterday, we have successively received some applications for withdrawal from the race, and the number is not too small. The reason for many people is that their family members strongly urge them to quit and oppose them to participate in any form of cross-country race. For safety reasons, ours The competition has also been adjusted. The long-distance races were cut off, and the remaining races are the short-distance low-class races. From this point of view, the impact is still a bit big, but I don't think it is a fatal impact. "
"If the future competitions are to be tightened, I think it is not a bad thing. It depends on the specific aspect. I don't think that we will not engage in this sport in the future, but we must pay attention to supplies and ensure safety. Now we will suspend these. The event should also urge everyone to strengthen inspections to see if there are any risks. In terms of track, rescue, volunteers, supplies, etc., can we make more optimizations. I think it should be this way of thinking." Mr. Li said .
Mr. Tan is a trail running enthusiast. He originally planned to participate in multiple races this year, and 5 races have been confirmed to participate.
Except for the Yasha Race, which was completed on May 2, the remaining trail runs are scheduled for the second half of the year, including participating in the 100-kilometer trail running challenge in Lanzhou.
Mr. Tan told reporters that he is no longer in the mood to compete in Lanzhou, and he has planned to retire from this event.
Mr. Tan revealed that many runners in his circle participated in the cross-country race held in Baiyin, some who successfully retreated, and some who stayed there forever: "I have a friend who failed to get out of that ridge. After learning this news, I feel bad every day. Such a good person, I didn’t expect to
leave
like this."
West China Metropolis Daily-Cover News Correspondent Yan Wenwen Xun Chao Wu Deyu