Nanjing, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- In the last two weeks of 2023, Li Huaibing said with a smile that he has been busy "catching up with the field" - at the end of the year, many running groups in Nanjing are holding annual meetings.
Li Huaibing, who was born in 1978, said that he is already a "sports person": "I practiced in a sports school when I was a child, stayed in a company after I was discharged from the army, and also did my own business. "In fact, in the circle, Li Huaibing is not very senior. He only started running at the age of 40, but he fell in love with the sport at once, and in 2021, the Pukou District Road Running Sports Association was established, and Li Huaibing, who has always been enthusiastic, became the president.
Looking back on 2023, Li Huaibing summed it up in one word: busy. "This year's road running is too hot, I am a runner myself, but at the same time I am also a social sports instructor, and I am the president of the district association, on the one hand, I have to organize all kinds of activities, provide guidance and services, and on the other hand, I have to constantly enrich myself and train all kinds of skills. ”
On February 14th, it was the day when the Pukou District Road Running Sports Association "resumed work" for its weekly run. Li Huaibing said: "The weekly run is very popular with runners, and every Tuesday at 5 a.m., we will have a weekly run at Lechuanghui Stadium, and many running groups will come to participate. I remember that it was quite cold on February 14th, dozens of runners came, and we specially prepared brown sugar ginger tea. ”
Preparing supplies and providing guidance to runners is a must for weekly runs. "Take the track as an example, runners have different abilities, and we will coordinate everyone to run on different tracks according to the speed, so that they do not interfere with each other, and everyone responds very well. Li Huaibing said, "There is also to provide some technical support for some runners, although the exercise is good, but scientific fitness is more important, as a social sports instructor, this is one of our biggest responsibilities." ”
Although he is already a first-class social sports instructor, Li Huaibing admits that he still has a lot to learn. "During the year, I participated in a lot of training, studied and took some qualifications. Of course, the power of one person is limited, so we will mobilize more runners to become social sports instructors, and now the association and each running group have three or four hundred sports instructors at all levels, and there are opportunities for training and learning on weekdays, and everyone will actively participate. With everyone's efforts, our association can do more. ”
In 2023, Li Huaibing also organized more than a dozen activities, large and small. At the beginning of November, a "Rural Revitalization Pastoral Fun Run" was successfully held, and many runners and their families went into battle together, and they also came to a beautiful countryside tour in addition to running. Li Huaibing said: "The original intention of our association was to promote running projects. This year's road running is very popular, and we also do some surrounding events for runners, and our activities do not set thresholds, focusing on participation, happiness and health, hoping to bring more people, especially young people, to participate in sports. ”
Although 2023 is busy, Li Huaibing's 2024 plan has long been full. "In the first half of the year, we are going to restart our running group venue competition, and we will also do a series of supporting Pukou Marathon, which will focus on the promotion of some rural runs. At the same time, we also plan to do a small cross-country race, and at the same time make scientific guidance about cross-country running an important part of social sports instructors. ”