The national record enters the “206” era, with more than 3,000 people in one race “break 3” – the reason behind the general increase in the speed of China’s marathon
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 25 (Reporters Wu Junkuan and Wang Hengzhi) Two numbers were born in the Wuxi Marathon held on the 24th, which excited many people who follow China’s marathon movement. He Jie rewrote the national men’s marathon record once again with a time of 2 hours, 06 minutes and 57 seconds, leading China’s marathon into the “206” era. In addition, among the more than 220,000 marathon runners who took part in the Tun Marathon, a total of 3,423 people scored within 3 hours, and the number of runners who “broke 3” in one game reached a new high.
On March 24, Wuxi Marathon runners completed the race within 3 hours. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
In the past two years of marathons, while domestic high-level professional athletes have set new records one after another, the competitive level of mass runners has also continued to improve. The reasons behind the overall improvement in China’s marathon performance include many aspects, but many people in the industry say that high-level scientific training and the accumulation caused by the long-term development of marathon sports are ” important” momentum that helps China’s marathon. speed increase.
Set the time back to March 2023. Also at the Wuxi Marathon, He Jie ran 2 hours, 07 minutes and 30 seconds, breaking the men’s marathon national record set by Ren Longyun in October 2007. In December of the same year , another Chinese runner, Yang Shaohui, rewrote the record to 2 hours, 07 minutes and 9 seconds at the Fukuoka Marathon. At this year’s Xima, He Jie once again set a new national record. In just one year, the national record of 5,628 days, once unbroken, was rewritten three times.
After winning the Xinma Championship last year, He Jie said it was because he had “practiced”. A year later he said the same thing.
On March 24, He Jie crossed the finish line in the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
Just two days before the start of this year’s Wuxi Marathon, He Jie had just finished more than two months of overseas training and returned to China from Kenya. According to He Jie’s head coach, Xiao Li, Xiao Li always insisted that He Jie carry out scientific high-volume training during the training The monthly running volume was more than 1,000 kilometers, and most of the time it was high intensity at a speed of about 3 minutes per train kilometre. This is He Jie’s “hardest but most systematic winter training”.
In order to refine He Jie’s ability in the final stage of the competition, Xiao Li asked He Jie to independently complete the last 10 kilometers of training during the outdoor training. Sometimes when running is too tiring, He Jie would like a teammate to lead him or run with him, but Xiao Li would “cruelly” refuse.
It is this kind of arduous training that starts from actual combat and focuses on details that allows He Jie to grit his teeth at critical moments, withstand his efforts, and achieve the goals set before the game.
In addition to scientific and hard training, joint promotion and healthy competition among domestic high-level athletes also motivate He Jie, Yang Shaohui and others to constantly renew their personal best results. In terms of performance, they compete with each other and aim for each other. During the competition, they take turns leading and helping each other.
On March 24, He Jie (right) supported Yang Shaohui after the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
They are not the only ones who benefit from this healthy competition. Since the 2023 season, six people in China have surpassed Ren Longyun’s national record that year. Among them, Wu Xiangdong and Feng Peiyou have reached the participation standards of the Paris Olympics. Choosing which three of the best male athletes to participate in the Olympic Games in Paris has become the “happy problem” of the Chinese marathon.
According to Chen Guoqiang, an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Shanghai Sports University and an expert on the road running policy working group of the Chinese Athletics Association, the improvement in the level of marathon competition is a natural result of years of continuous development. of running domestic roads. This type of “natural success” is not only reflected in professional athletes, but also in a wider range of mass runners.
In 2019, a total of 740 runners broke the 3-hour mark in the Wuxi Marathon, setting a new domestic record for the number of people who “broke 3” in a single event at the time. Five years later, in the same Wuxi Marathon, the number of people who had “broken 3” reached 3,423. According to data from the “Chinese Athletics Association Road Running Work Report” released on the 22nd, the number of domestic full marathon finishers who will “break three” in 2023 will reach 11,897.
On March 24, Wuxi Marathon runners completed the race within 3 hours. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
“Under the guidance of the policy of building sports power and a healthy China, more and more people are aware of the importance of health. Everyone is participating in running, actively seeking scientific running guidance, and hoping to achieve the goal of sports health promotion.Chen Guoqiang said.
“In the past, many people often exercised on their own or looked up training tutorials on the Internet. Not only was the performance-enhancing effect not obvious, but they could even cause injuries due to improper training. Nowadays, it includes various running groups, marathon associations, social clubs, etc. The network of running clubs has become more mature and complete, enabling more runners to find ‘organisations’ easily and carrying out more systematic and scientific training under the guidance of high level runners and professional coaches, and the improvement in performance has become more evident.”
Gu Yiwen, head of Yiju Marathon Club, feels that the growing demand for scientific running guidance among public runners is more intuitive and real. He said that five or six years ago, the model of paying for running training services was still unacceptable to most people. But now everyone’s ideas are slowly changing. Just as more and more people are willing to pay for personal trainers when going to the gym, many runners are also willing to spend money to enjoy scientific and systematic training services . Especially for mass runners with a certain level of performance, the higher the performance level, the more difficult it is to improve further, and they need more professional and systematic training guidance.
Marathon club members conduct offline training.
According to reports, Yiju Marathon Club will start recruiting members for mass runners in 2021 and provide gradual training and guidance services. Currently, the club has a total of about 300 online and offline members, and more than one third of them have reached the “Breach 3” level. Club members have different levels of training and guidance, and annual membership fees range from 1,000 yuan to 3,000 yuan.
“The continuous attempt to improve performance is the inherent characteristic of a marathon. Ordinary public runners can gradually improve their level within a certain range through scientific and systematic training.” Gu Yiwen said, “I believe that more runners will be willing to spend time and money in the future. Improvement in competition performance.”
It is also worth noting that the continued expansion of the domestic marathon consumer market and the needs of mass runners to improve racing performance also drive manufacturers of shoes, supplies and other products to increase investment in research and development and launch high-quality products. . Take running shoes as an example At present, many domestic sports equipment brands are deeply exploring the running shoes market and continue to launch repeated products with the aim of improving sports performance. Some brands also provide sponsorship support to outstanding athletes and even non-professional well-known runners in the form of endorsement contracts to ensure their training and competition.
On March 24, competitors competed in the 2024 Wuhan Marathon. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhizun
Chen Guoqiang said that after more than ten years of continuous and rapid development of the Chinese Marathon, runners have become more enthusiastic about participating in fitness exercises and have a clear need to improve their performance. In addition, the network of private running associations have become increasingly mature and the event system has been continuously improved A healthy development has been established initially In the closed loop, China’s marathon will still face a wide development space in the future, both at the professional competitive level and at the public participation level.
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