You can never be sure. That's what makes marathons both scary and fascinating. The deeper you go into the unknown, the more uncertain you become. But you're done. And then you wonder, "How did I do that?""This question forces you to continue your journey from the ordinary to the magical.
Joe Henderson, first editor of Runner's World.
Run the lucky horse, enjoy the blessings. On December 17th, Zuohai 2023 Fuzhou Marathon started!There is such a group of people, they are destined to be the protagonists of the field, in the Chinese Athletics Association issued by the runner rating implementation measures, the public runners can be rated according to age, running, gender "elite", "first" and "second" three grades, of which the highest level is "elite".
Approaching the decisive battle, the battlefield is pointed,Who will be the male elite runners in the 2023 Fuzhou Marathon?Let's get to know!(The announcement of the women's elite players will continue on December 16).
Yoon Soon-kim
Yin Shunjin has run nearly 20 races this year, far surpassing other runners is the most in China, the latest good time is 2:10:25, high-intensity continuous combat also maintains high-quality output, can be called a new generation of model workers. Looking back on the historical results, he has run 43 races in 220, which is also the most among domestic players, and in the world, there may be only Yuki Kawauchi who has more than him.
At the age of 38, such a high frequency of participation?Yoon Soon-Kim said in an interview with **"Participating in the competition by yourself is just a substitute for training"., his immediate goal is to open the 210 mark and focus on preparing for the 2025 National Games. And he also has a lot of connections with Fuzhou, he successfully won the 2020 Fuzhou Marathon, this time, in the competition of many elite runners, can he defend the title?
In Yoon Soon-kim's opinion"Your age is not the biggest problem, the key is whether you are willing to pay for it. ”
Pipe oil wins
2019 was a great time for the marathon in China. You can race every week whenever you want to, and there's one guy who ran 54 races that year, and he really did more than one race a week and took a million dollars in prize money in those races. He's just what he's called"Model worker".The tube of oil wins.
He ran out of the mountains, started his career as an athlete in 2012, and began to compete alone in 2016, this run is six years, Guan Yousheng continues to participate in competitions, PB results are getting faster and faster, and his fame is getting bigger and bigger. In the cold winter of many races in the past two years, many marathon runners changed careers, but he continued to persevere. In Guan Yousheng's view, participating in the competition is largely for better training, and the prize money is actually only a small part of the reason. Unlike athletes in the system, Guan Yousheng does not have high-level teammates who train together, let alone sparring partners, so he has to keep competing. Guan Yousheng, like many athletes outside the system, has stepped out of a path with their own feet, and has also opened up a new world for more young people to develop, explore, and find another living space for marathon runners.
Pipe oil wins"Find someone to run with in the race. ”
Ati the Mill
Born in Leshan, Sichuan, after 95, he walked out of the mountains of his hometown with his own efforts. In the first half of his life, he has always focused on his studies, and after going to college, he came into contact with marathons, always taking them as a hobby and a means to release stress, and he really wanted to become a professional runner in the Guangma after graduating in 2019, when he ran 2:19:00, which broke the Sichuan marathon record at that time, and also gave him confidence and expectation to become a professional runner. In 2022, he, his coach and teammates decided to go out and seek opportunities and breakthroughs in the European arena. He had a good enough time at the Paruma Circuit to finish at 2:14:47 and he improved the PB by more than two and a half points. This Yi guy has been breaking through every year in the most difficult years, becoming a pure extra-institutional background player who has broken through the 215 mark, and his career has also ushered in a new starting point.
Ati the grinder prefers to pass on his thoughts as a professional player to everyone:"Only when people take steps, run hard, and never give up, will they know how great their potential is. ”
Cen Wanjiang
This year's latest best time was 2 hours, 17 minutes and 20 seconds, and Cen Wanjiang crossed the finish line to leave the Guima gold medal in his hometown.
At the age of 32, Cen Wanjiang is an out-and-out one"Grassroots" playersBefore becoming a marathon runner, he worked as a mechanic. In 2015, he joined a running group at his place of work, where he quickly achieved results and began to train systematically, beating foreign runners many times in subsequent races and winning several marathon championships.
From a motorcycle mechanic to an athlete, Cen Wanjiang is different from many athletes with professional backgrounds, he did not have a training background such as running or professional teams very early, as a basketball enthusiast, Cen Wanjiang has always had a sports Xi, and at the beginning of running Cen Wanjiang just wanted to adjust his life and diet Xi habits. Until 17 years, Cen Wanjiang, who was still working, ushered in his highlight moment in various competitions, and the championship in the cross-country race and the results of the whole marathon 226 made him begin to receive more attention, and Cen Wanjiang also started his career in the era of domestic marathon explosion.
In Cen Wanjiang's view, his execution is the key to getting him to where he is now, he has always been very strict with himself, and the ultimate goal of his running career is to give a sub210 result. I wish him to keep running, and finally complete his goal and become another evergreen tree in the domestic marathon.
Cen Wanjiang insisted:"Be in awe of the sport and then keep doing it. ”
Liao Shunhu
A native of Xiamen, 38 years old, has been running for 6 years.
In 2017, I came into contact with running for the first time and participated in more than 20 kilometers of mountain running, but after jogging for 10 kilometers, my knee hurt and I couldn't walk, so I took the bus back by myself. According to his later recollection, it was really painful when he first started running, and during that time, he was basically lame when he walked, from his toes to his buttocks, it basically hurt, and sometimes he would wake up with pain when he slept. But the strange thing is that he still enjoys this pain a little, and even if it hurts, he insists on running 5 to 10 kilometers every day. One of the motivations for him to keep running was to change his weak physical fitness. After more than a month, Liao Shunhu slowly showed his running talent, and four months later, Liao Shunhu completed his first full marathon with a time of 2 hours, 55 minutes and 49 seconds.
Looking back on Liao Shunhu's many years of running, the ups and downs along the way, the love-hate staggering between work life and hobbies, for ordinary public runners, he is undoubtedly the most ceilinged amateur, in Liao Shunhu's words:"I'm not afraid of hardship, I'll do my best. ”
Marathons are a charismatic sport. It contains everything – the theatrical component, the competition, the camaraderie, the heroism. Not every runner's dream of becoming an Olympic champion can come true, but everyone can dream of completing a marathon.
Fred Lebaud, founder of the New York City Marathon.
It's going to be a contest between the masters, who can be crowned?Run the lucky horse, enjoy the blessings. On December 17th, Zuohai 2023 Fuzhou Marathon started!