The 2023 Harbin Marathon will start on August 27th! In addition to the main activities, this year's marathon also held the 2023 Harbin Marathon Expo (referred to as "Ma Expo") in Sunstone Square in the Sun Island Scenic Area from 24 to 26, "Race Generation" to carry out pre-race interactive exchanges, promote brands, promote Harbin characteristic products, so that participants can understand Harbin's urban development and sports industry development from different dimensions while receiving things.
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Walking into the Expo, the first thing that catches your eye is a nearly 50-meter-long 10,000-person name display board, which has the names of more than 30,000 participants, and the names are divided into three categories: full marathon, half marathon and mini run. Each category is arranged in alphabetical order by first name and last name, so that each player can quickly find their name. Contestants can also use the widget provided by the staff to select their name and take a photo of the display. Sports equipment, protective equipment, food and wine... At the Expo, various sports equipment companies also brought new product information to runners, creating a veritable industry feast with connotation, temperature, market and consumption, so that more sports enthusiasts can feel the positive marathon spirit and experience a rich and colorful sports cultural life at the Expo.
Curling battles, lucky wheels, rich man, photo with beautiful models... The game interactive area at the exhibition site was very lively, and the visitors lined up to interact with the staff to win exquisite gifts. The booth also provided marathon medal engraving and sports equipment personalized customization services, and participants could choose heat transfer stickers to customize their uniforms and receive a unique and exclusive souvenir.
See what's in your kit
Walk to the far right of the Expo, which is the area where the players receive their equipment, and only the competitors can enter. Runners must first scan the QR code to register, swipe their ID card to print the receipt. Then come to the distribution site to collect equipment, there are more than 20 collection windows, according to their respective numbers to find the corresponding window, and with the assistance of the staff, verify the bib chip, receive their own equipment package, the whole process only takes about 5 minutes. If you need any questions, there are staff members around you to help.
Number books, bracelets, sports T-shirts, raincoats, mooncakes, instant noodles, kvass, wet wipes, masks are all standard equipment in the race equipment bag, unlike mini runs, half and full marathon equipment bags also have energy gel, tablet candy, sports bandages. "I'm a marathon enthusiast and have been running marathons for five or six years. I have traveled to Harbin before, and my impression of Harbin is particularly good. This time, I heard that there was a marathon in Harbin, so I signed up immediately, and I was lucky to win. Ms. Wang from Xiamen said excitedly after receiving her backpack. At the beginning of this year, I started running in the morning, from 5 km, 10 km, to now 20 km, this time I signed up for the half marathon, hoping to keep running, do not seek any good results, just want to integrate into this positive atmosphere, for the future full marathon to lay a good foundation. Mr. Zhao, a citizen, said.