Source: Taiwan Straits Network
Taihai Network October 20, Fujian Daily APP - New Fujian Report 2021 Xiamen East Half Marathon, as promised! At 12:00 noon on the 20th, the 2021 Xiamen East Half Marathon released the event information through the official website and WeChat public account, and the event registration was launched at the same time.
According to the announcement of the event information, the 2021 Xiamen Huandong Half Marathon will start at 7:30 a.m. on December 12, 2021 at meifeng Sports Park on the coastal romantic line in the east coastal area, with a scale of 15,000 people; at the same time, a five-kilometer fun run will be held with a scale of 3,000 people. The event will be certified by the Chinese Athletics Association, hosted by the Xiamen Municipal People's Government, hosted by the Xiamen Municipal Sports Bureau, the Tong'an District People's Government, the Xiang'an District People's Government, the Xiamen Luqiao Sports Industry Group, and the exclusive operation of Xiamen Luqiao Sports Group Event Operation Co., Ltd.
As a high-level half-horse event spanning The Tong'an and Xiang'an districts of Xiamen, the Xiamen East Half Marathon is a big stage for the integration of sports competition and national fitness, as a result of the construction of the "National Sports Consumption Pilot City", and also an important display window for the integrated development of people in the east coastal area.
Competition Planning: Creating a "Professional PB Track"
Last year, the first Xiamen Tour east half of the horse race created a high completion rate of 99.2% with superior track conditions, helping Peng Jianhua create the best national men's performance in the past 7 years and Helping Zhang Deshun create the best national women's performance in 10 years. On the basis of the original Marathon Circuit of the East Romantic Line, this year's event will further create a "professional PB track" by improving the level of competition, and present a wonderful year-end master competition feast for the majority of runners.
First, the scale of the event has expanded. In order to give more runners the opportunity to participate in the race, the scale of this event will be expanded to 15,000 people. The registration period for the event will last from 12:00 a.m. on October 20 to 12:00 a.m. on October 27, and the registration process for the registration > payment > the lottery > winning the lottery will be extended. Runners can log in to the "Road and Bridge Event Assistant" WeChat Mini Program through the official website of the event and the official WeChat public account.
In addition, in order to promote the development of national fitness in Xiamen, this year's event will also hold a five-kilometer happy run at the same time, with a scale of 3,000 people, and the registration is open at the same time as the half marathon, and the number of participants is on a first-come, first-served basis.
The second is the optimization of the track line. The race route is still set at the East China Sea Coastal Romantic Line Marathon Track, which is also the biggest highlight of the East Half Horse. The track line maintains the section from Meifeng Sports Park to Luyingang on the romantic line around the east sea, and does moderate optimization and upgrading on the basis of last year, which not only reduces the turnaround point, makes the running experience smoother, but also helps runners to obtain PB, and increases the number of runners into Bingzhou Village, runners can also more intuitively enjoy the ancient home scenery of Bingzhou Fishing Village and the statue of national hero Chen Huacheng during the running process.
The specific routes are: Meifeng Sports Park (starting point) → special room Portman Seven Star Bay Hotel → Jindu Haishang International → Bauhinia Night Running Park (five kilometers happy running end) → Bingzhou Waterfront → Putou Festival Garden → Fantawild Dream Kingdom → Shixun Pleasant Garden → Minshi Garden → Yumian Bay → Green Harbor (half horse terminus).
The third is the starting division. Due to the expansion of the scale of the half marathon of this event, the half marathon project of this race will begin to use the mode of division and gun starting, so that the starting is safer and orderly, and unimpeded.
The fourth is the precise blue marking line. In order to further refine the blue marking path, this year's race will be marked at the track measurement stage, and the "best route" will be realized in the winding and romantic colored track.
Fifth, the event reward upgrade. In order to promote the breakthrough of China's half marathon results, the "national record-breaking prize" of this event continued to be 200,000 yuan unchanged. In addition, in order to encourage the majority of elite runners and public outstanding runners to actively participate, the total amount of prize money for the top 8 of this event will be increased from 36,800 yuan to 61,000 yuan, and the maximum prize money will be increased from 6,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, and the citizen group prize money will be added, up to 2,000 yuan.
Brand upgrade: the positive energy of sunshine and warmth
This year's event will continue to continue the slogan of "brave forward, run for love", through the visual system, runner services, public welfare plans, etc., to enhance the runners' participation experience, show the subtropical bay urban atmosphere in the east coastal area, and convey fraternity and warm positive energy to the majority of runners.
The visual system of the 2021 Xiamen East Half Marathon is optimized on the basis of strengthening the original classic elements. The event logo continues the "yellow, red and blue" three color strips representing the rainbow track and the beach, and stylizes the form and font. In the main visual of the event, the highly recognizable "East Blue" background color continues to be retained, blending into the cartoon silhouettes of many landmarks along the track, and the three-color strip has also become a more dynamic "tri-color meteor color bar", symbolizing the runners running by. The upgraded vision system is more flexible and fits the scientific and technological characteristics of the East China Sea.
This visual system was also used in the costumes of this competition. The 2021 Ring East Half Horse Race Dress adopts the T-shirt style, the same style for men and women, with "Ring East Blue" as the background color, supplemented by "tri-color meteor color strip" print. The clothing fabric adopts the latest mesh disc fabric, which is light and breathable, soft and skin-friendly, which "reduces the burden" on the equipment at the same time, and the fine mesh disc hole also has a strong moisture absorption and perspiration drainage and quick-drying function.
The finishing medal of the 2021 Xiamen Ring East Half Marathon selected one of the landmarks of the Romantic Route around the East China Sea- Tidal Park as the main element. The tidal park is shaped like a conch, cascading downwards, connecting to the sea, completely submerged in the sea at high tide and fully visible at low tide. The half marathon medal presents the full shape of the tidal park at low tide, while cleverly embedding a tricolor dial representing the hour, minute and second, by turning the dial, the runner's finish can be recorded on the medal. The Five Kilometres Fun Run medal presents a scene at high tide, and the silhouette of the tidal park looms under the blue crystal paint that symbolizes the sea. Both medals are highly valuable for viewing, playing and collecting.
Finish medal for the half marathon
Five-kilometer fun run medal
In terms of supporting activities, this year's event provides opportunities for parent-child families who love sports to participate in the activities, and will hold the "5km Ring East Parent-child Breakfast Run" on the Rainbow Track of the Huandong Romantic Line the morning before the race, and jointly launch a supporting breakfast with surrounding hotels. This year will also continue last year's well-received East Marathon Running Music Festival, and further upgrade and expand the lazy sofa audience area, inviting orchestras and singers of various musical styles to perform live. In addition, the event will also hold the Tour de chinensis OP sailing exhibition race, and after the race, the "Run All Over China" online marathon series will be held.
This year's event will also launch the AED popularization public welfare plan in the east half of the horse under the name of "Love RUN" to promote the popularization and application of AED automatic external defibrillators. The event will release 300 half-horse charity runners, each priced at 666 yuan, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, while the application is completed. The funds raised will be donated to the Xiamen Red Cross Society for the laying of AED equipment along the first phase of the Romantic Route in the East China Sea, and professional lecturers will be hired to provide CPR and AED use training courses for staff and merchants along the route. All charity runners can enjoy special benefits such as the Central East Half Marathon Direct Access, the green lane for pre-race collars, special number cloths, exclusive departure areas, etc., and 20 lucky charity runners will be selected to participate in the CPR and AED use training courses for free.
In order to thank all medical workers who have worked hard in the frontline of the fight against the epidemic, the 2021 Xiamen East Half Marathon will continue to open the "Anti-epidemic People Direct Access" program, and medical personnel who have participated in the anti-epidemic work across the country from 2020 to 2021 can obtain the direct access quota of this year's East Half Marathon with relevant certificates.
In order to ensure a good experience for runners, the pre-race collar venue of this event will be expanded to provide more thoughtful and convenient collar services. On the day of the race, a number of temporary bus connection lines will continue to be opened before and after the game. In addition, according to the personalized needs of runners, various types of runner value-added service packages will be launched, such as providing runners's exclusive pick-up service, hotel and transportation packages, etc., and purchasing value-added services will also obtain exclusive privileges such as birthday number cloths.
In December, the new city around the east sea and its enthusiastic people will welcome the arrival of runners and friends from all over the world with a more vigorous spirit and open embrace. (Reporter Shi Chenjing)