2-3°C, such a game day temperature, has there ever been before?
Except for some small ice and snow marathons in China, I don't think there is a large marathon that will start at such a low temperature.
Hangzhou and Malaysia were postponed from November 19th to December 17th, and Hangzhou in mid-December was colder, but it was not as cold as this under normal conditions, and it happened that there was a cold wave that began to affect Hangzhou from the 16th.
A large-scale event, which has been prepared for a long time and involves all aspects, encounters such extreme weather, which is extremely severe and challenging.
As the first Hangzhou horse in the post-Asian Games era, it has been highly concerned from top to bottom. The event is the most prepared to deal with this cold weather.
There are sufficient reminders before the game, so that the contestants pay attention to it ideologically. Most notably, the start time was pushed back by an hour before the race.
This sudden change requires re-coordination and rearrangement in many aspects of the event, and the workload is huge. Behind this one-hour delay, it reflects that the event spares no effort to ensure the safety of the players, and is full of human care.
The Hangzhou Marathon is the last World Athletics Federation gold label event in China this year, and it is also a major event with national influence, and its safe ending will also bring the 2023 of the Chinese marathon a calm and a success.
This year, there are 20,000 full marathons, 12,000 half marathons, and 4,000 happy runs, with a total of 36,000 people. The official tweet of the event stated that "nearly 30,000 people participated", so it seems that at least 20% of the participants did not stand at the starting point.
It is believed that the reason for the vast majority of absentees is the same: it is too cold.
Two days before the race, Hangzhou Marathon announced that the starting time would be postponed by one hour, and said that the organizing committee had strengthened personnel and material support in all aspects such as the track, medical emergency, vehicles, and starting and finishing points in response to the low temperature weather.
The day before the game, I solemnly and warmly reminded me to dress more when it is cold!The end of the race is "safe home".
Each of the 22 medical points on the track is equipped with sufficient thermal blankets, blankets, electric blankets, medical supplies and rescue equipment, and medical stations and medical personnel are added at the starting and finishing points.
After the race, hot ginger tea was specially provided for the finishers at the end of the full and half races.
The extensive publicity before the competition can arouse the contestants to pay enough attention to the low temperature conditions, and the problem will not be so tricky. A series of related service measures during and after the game also ensure that in the event of various accidents, they can be treated and solved in a timely manner.
As long as you plan ahead, the marathon can fully cope with unexpectedly low temperatures. It is not easy for the runners, and what is even more commendable is that most of the volunteers who are fighting on the track are students, and their service in the cold makes Hangzhou Ma shine.
Since the start of this year, Hangzhou has experienced a series of unpleasant things, and it is a victory to be able to be safe and sound in extreme weather.
As the third Asian Games city in China, Hangzhou has brought great changes to the city, and it has also been presented to the marathon, and the end of the marathon is located in the Asian Games Village.
In addition to passing through the West Lake and Qiantang River, the track has also been added to the Olympic Sports Center, the main venue of the Asian Games, and the Asian Games Village, making the Hangzhou Horse Track more of epochal significance.
For the first time this year, Hangzhou Marathon adopted smart access packages to introduce smart logistics solutions into the marathon, and achieved remarkable results, and the process of accessing and retrieving bags was smoother.
Each participant's number book is printed with a unique barcode, and when storing the bag, volunteers scan the number book and the smart light bar clipped, and then bind the person, bag and smart light barAfter the race, volunteers scan the number book again, and the bound smart light bar will flash and sound a whistle to help volunteers lock the package they are looking for as soon as possible.
Such a measure is very Hangzhou, very Internet, and it is also one of the models of a number of technological change services presented by this year's domestic marathon.
As you know, as a World Athletics Federation gold standard event, there are mandatory requirements for inviting foreign elite athletes. There are also many foreign masters in Hangzhou, but the two Chinese players Wang Hongwei and Xia Yuyu have the last laugh in the game, which may be related to the weather, but in the whole 2023, it is also a strong confirmation of the rapid progress of domestic elite players.
This year, Hangzhou Marathon, a series of warm services for the event at low temperatures, ensured safety. In the coming year, I look forward to returning to the usual schedule in November, and Hangzhou Horse will be able to bloom more charmingly.