Having run through mountains and seas, and also through the bustling city, for marathon runners, this is a hustle and bustle of life, a tempering of willpower and endurance, a confrontation out of the comfort zone, and every step requires down-to-earth struggle. This year is the fifth year of the Hengqin Marathon, and we have been moving forward!

As a specially selected marathon runner who participates in every session, 34-year-old Wang Zhipeng and several runners braved the cold wind, stretched their muscles and bones in the first ray of sunshine, waved their arms and legs, and recorded a "visual statement" for the fifth Hengqin Marathon in advance. In the 60-second short film, "Run at a new speed, run to a new future" became a resounding slogan for Hengma's fifth anniversary.

A few days later, at 7:30 on December 31, the 2023 Hengqin Life Hengqin Marathon will start with the whistle, which will also be the fifth marathon that Wang Zhipeng will run in Hengqin.

In 2018, I heard that the first full marathon in Hengqin and Zhuhai would kick off, and Wang Zhipeng, who works in Hengqin Zhuhai Huafa Investment Holding Group, signed up for the first time. In the past five years, he has not missed a crosshorse, and his best time of 2 hours and 55 minutes is 12th that year.

Like Wang Zhipeng, many long-distance running enthusiasts in Hengqin, Zhuhai, Macao, the Greater Bay Area and all over the world have fallen in love with the Hengqin Marathon, "It meets everything that marathon runners need, such a beautiful round-the-island track, is a rare round-the-island marathon in China, professional organization and thoughtful service, as well as exquisite medals, and ubiquitous smiling faces...... Many long-distance running enthusiasts said that they always have to run a crosshorse to leave no regrets.

The Hengqin Marathon has become a dazzling business card of the Hengqin In-depth Cooperation Zone

In response to the call of the times, in December 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the important statement that "without national health, there will be no comprehensive well-off". Since 2015, large-scale urban marathons in China have sprung up. Thanks to the fact that it is not limited by venues and equipment, running is known as "the easiest sport", with the development of national fitness across the country, there are more people running in streets and alleys, parks and greenways, and various forms of running associations and running groups have also developed rapidly.

On December 30, 2018, the first Hengqin Marathon, hosted by the Chinese Athletics Association, Hengqin New Area Management Committee and Huafa Group, and hosted by Huafa Sports, was successfully held. In the first year of the full marathon, the preparation work lasted half a year, and the organizing committee office recruited 1,500 volunteers, set up 34 medical stations, 31 ambulances along the course, and invested 1,000 police personnel to ensure the safety of the participants and runners.

2018 Hengqin Marathon

The first Hengqin Marathon attracted 10,410 runners.

In the circle of friends that day, it was full of horse runners "marathons at their own doorstep!" "How can Zhuhai not have a marathon?" "How can Hengma live without me?" …… Euphoria flooded the web. Participants from other places are even more excited, "There is heavy snow in the north, Zhuhai is warm as Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant, and the marathon in winter should be surnamed Zhu!" In a surprise interview on TV news after the race, a northern runner said such a poetic sentence to the camera, which is still unforgettable.

2019 Hengqin Life Hengqin Marathon

The first-ever full marathons in Hengqin and Zhuhai were unsurprisingly well received. Since then, the quality of the Hengma event has improved year by year, and in 2019, the event was certified as a bronze medal event by the Chinese Athletics Association and was rated as the "most beautiful track characteristic event". Since 2020, Macau Nam Kwong Group has joined the organizer and joined hands with Huafa Group to expand the cooperation between Zhuhai and Macao, gather runners from cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, cultivate the characteristics and core competitiveness of the event, jointly create a special event in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and promote the coordinated development of the cultural and sports industries in Zhuhai and Macao.

It is impossible for everything to go smoothly on the track of a marathon, just as runners will encounter a "wall collision period", and the development of the event is the same. Overcoming many difficulties such as capital, weather, and personnel, under the guidance of various departments in Zhuhai, Macao and Qinqin, we moved forward with tenacity. Affected by the epidemic, the 2022 Hengqin Life Hengqin Marathon was rescheduled twice and was only held in February of the following year.

Huafa Sports, the organizer of the event, has always been firmly convinced: "As a coastal city with a strong road running atmosphere and suitable for living and working, Zhuhai is indispensable in the world of marathon. ”

2022 Hengqin Life Hengqin Marathon

With the popularity and rapid development of the Hengqin Marathon, the Hengqin Marathon has become a vivid business card of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, as well as an important way to promote, promote and showcase the city.

At the same time, Hengma has always paid attention to public welfare publicity, and has joined hands with public welfare organizations and the Guangdong Pearl River Estuary Chinese White Dolphin National Nature Reserve Administration to carry out the "Chinese White Dolphin Public Welfare Running Group" activity. The banner on the track that reads "Protecting Chinese White Dolphins is also a Marathon" flutters every time, calling for the practice of environmental protection, the protection of the blue ocean, and the polishing of Zhuhai's business card of "the world's largest white dolphin habitat".

"Protecting Chinese white dolphins is also a marathon"

The world's best time in the marathon is 2:01:09, and the marathon is 2:14:56. At the 2022 Hengqin Life Hengqin Marathon, Cen Wanjiang, a non-professional runner from Guizhou, set this record, which is also the PB (personal best) in his more than 10-year running career.

A high-quality city marathon is inseparable from the full recognition of high-level athletes. Cen Wanjiang said, "Everything is going well, Zhuhai is neither hot nor cold, and the Hengqin track is basically flat, which is very conducive to running better results." This is my blessed land! ”

The 2023 Hengqin Life Hengqin Marathon is about to celebrate its fifth anniversary, and this year there will be a live broadcast on Macau cable TV, so that more people will understand the charm of Hengqin and more people will join the marathon team.

And more marathon runners do not have such a proud record as Cen Wanjiang. When they participate, they are more challenging themselves. Wang Zhipeng, who has been running in the morning since he was 11 years old, said, "The marathon has taught me how to fight setbacks and make myself better and better. I'll keep running until one day I can't run anymore. ”

The marathon taught me how to deal with setbacks