chinese americans love affair with hometown marathon
Traveling thousands of miles, all for the love of sports!
It is the wish of a distant wanderer to complete a marathon in his hometown!
Chinese American@HappyCyclist (This time, Chang)He and his family settled in a small town near Los Angeles, USA. He works for a local government department and is also a sports enthusiast. His personal best marathon time is3hours46minutes.This time at the Huizhou Marathon, hefinished in3hours58minutes38seconds, fulfilling his wish of completing the Huizhou Marathon in under4hours.
Running a marathon in his hometown
If you learn more aboutJames's situation, you might gain some insight. His ancestral home is in Anhui, and he often returns to visit relatives and friends, traveling with them. He once ran from the top of Huangshan Mountain to the foot along the mountain path. On another occasion, while his friends took the cable car up the mountain, he ran from the bottom to the top and reached the summit before his friends.
Jamesparticipating in the Huizhou Marathon isa story of "fate, wonderful and indescribable."During the Chinese New Year, a friend sent him a WeChat red envelope, which he didn't know how to spend in the USA. After the Chinese Lunar New Year, he learned that the first Huizhou Marathon would be held in Huangshan Huizhou District. He was immediately excited and determined to sign up and support the event, even if it meant traveling thousands of miles. At this point, his WeChat red envelope finally came in handy, bringing him great joy.
Fortunately,Jamessuccessfully registered for theHuizhou Marathon,so on41010he appeared on the marathon track as scheduled. Running through the familiar ancient towns with thousands of fellow runners amidst the green mountains and clear waters of his hometown, he felt it was worth the trip!
He is a runner and also acyclist.
Although he has only been running for two years,Jamesis well-regarded for his running skills and is seen as a mature and considerate "uncle runner" by many young runners. This foundation was laid by his cycling experience. Before becoming a runner,Jameshad over20years of cycling experience, covering distances of up to15,000kilometers annually, making him a true cyclist.
A cycling accident three years ago changedJames's athletic trajectory. During a high-speed ride,Jameswas knocked down by a fellow cyclist and fell off the road, injuring his jawbone. He had to stay home for6months. After his condition improved, his love for sports didn't allow him to stay idle, so he chose running. Once he started, he couldn't stop, running every day from Monday to Friday for10kilometers. After fully recovering, he would cyclekilometers, cyclingkilometers on weekends. He found that regular running greatly benefited his cycling.Jamesdiscovered that regular running greatly benefited his cycling.
With this experience,Jamesset a new goal:to challenge the Ironman Triathlon at the age of50,which includes swimming3.8180180
kilometers, and then running a full marathon.JamesJamesspecifically returned to his hometown to run thismarathon, which gave him confidence and courage. "I ran very happily, and the scenery along the Huizhou Marathon was also nice." This added a unique touch of hometown color to his athletic life.
Sports have become a part of life. This time, he also used a marathon to tell his hometown: I'm back!