The Huangyaguan Great Wall Marathon Beijing will take place on 18 May 2019. It is the 3rd Saturday of May each year.
Huangyaguan Great Wall Marathon Beijing
What is exciting about the Huangyaguan Great Wall marathon is that it is actually run on the Great Wall. About a quarter of the 42.2 kilometer race is run on the wall, and racers have to climb many, many steps. Most runners find the course to be unusually difficult and brutal. But the pros of running this course is actually racing on a Great Wall section and running through an excellent countryside and farm scenery.
This interesting marathon integrates culture, sports, and travel. The area is famous for the countryside scenery that you can enjoy while you are running through fields and little villages. Climbing the 3,700 steps makes the course rigorous. It is now an international race attracting participants from dozens of countries.
Along with the race, many participants enjoy seeing the peasant countryside and eating the local peasant food. It is an agricultural area of China that retains an old countryside charm.
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