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Ready! Forest cross-country half marathon, starting tomorrow

author:Yangpu, Shanghai
Ready! Forest cross-country half marathon, starting tomorrow

Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, the 2024 Easy Run Forest Cross-Country Half Marathon will start. More than 4,300 runners from all over the world will gather in Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park to cross the track of "people running in paintings" and enjoy the passion and happiness brought by the marathon. I guess you should not be able to hold back your excitement, gear up, and be eager to try!

This morning (April 26), in the Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park, the staff is making the final construction of the main background, LED stage, carnival booth, etc., and dividing the runway with an isolation belt, and the preparations are carried out in an orderly manner. "Due to the large number of visitors to the park, all the track layout and site construction are concentrated on these two days to minimize the impact on citizens and tourists. Li Chungang, the person in charge of the event, introduced.

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2024 Easy Run Forest Cross-Country Half Marathon

There are 3 timing points, 3 drinking stations, 4 medical stations, 3 120 ambulances and an energy refueling point on the track. A total of 361 partners provided support services for the event. Among them, 137 volunteers are mainly from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and Shanghai Sports University, as well as social volunteers who have served for the competition in previous years.

Ready! Forest cross-country half marathon, starting tomorrow
Ready! Forest cross-country half marathon, starting tomorrow

The medical rescue team consists of 57 staff, mainly medical staff from Shidong Hospital, stationed at four medical stations, and there are also track first responders equipped with AED first aid equipment.

Ready! Forest cross-country half marathon, starting tomorrow
Ready! Forest cross-country half marathon, starting tomorrow

In addition, there is a special group of "first aid runners" who will follow the runners around the course and provide an extra layer of safety on the track with their own steps. It is worth mentioning that the 361st friend is not a human, but an explosive dog, which will be on duty at 6 o'clock tomorrow to ensure the safety of the event.

Ready! Forest cross-country half marathon, starting tomorrow

In addition to this list, there are many work teams working silently and cheering for the players, including staff from traffic police, people's police, urban management, emergency management, health, fire rescue and other departments.

Text/Image: Mao Xinhui

Cinematographer: Mei Kai

Editor: Zhou Mengzhen

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