With the continuous enhancement of health awareness, there are many people running and exercising, and marathon enthusiasts are also growing, and domestic marathon events are becoming more popular. Of course, the marathon bunny is just as hot. So, have you ever thought about the question, the marathon is 42.195 kilometers, and the rabbit needs to run it all?
The marathon rabbit is the pacemaker or leader of the marathon, that is, a reference for the runners to provide the runner with the finish time and current distance marker in the marathon.
The task of the marathon rabbit is to help the participants control the pace and cadence, provide a hint of the finish time and the current distance, so as to reasonably allocate the physical fitness, pace, and adjust the participation strategy. It is a moving reference target for the participant's finishing result.
Marathon bunnies usually wear obvious signs, such as balloons or flags of different colors, indicating their target completion time, such as "3:10", indicating that they will complete the full marathon in 3 hours and 10 minutes.
Rabbits usually lead the race at the start of the race, helping the other runners to stay at the target speed. Once the contestants reach their own pace, the rabbit withdraws from the race. However, some event organizers stipulate that the rabbit must complete the course to ensure that the participants have an accurate pace reference. So, does the marathon rabbit have to run the whole course? It depends on the requirements of the event organizers, and there is no requirement to complete the race.