New area very good running area ,,similar to the Bund, but much longer and bigger in length 5 km . Start on the North / West side of the Haungpu River, access points, Longhau road, Longcheng Rd, Dong' an Lu, Rd south to the Haungpu River. New trial made for the EXPO opened May 1..this trial has a running lane made of the same material that new running tracks are made of . The location is south of the expo site, and on the West side of the Haungpu River...great views of the river and lower Shangh… Continue

“Mountains are the means, man is the ends, the goal is not to reach the tops of mountains, but to improve the man!” Walter Bonatti (Alpine climber and writer)

It’s reading literature like this that gets me started on these adventures in the first place. T… Continue

Just finished watching this race on the local TV,,very interesting. I think the times may be too fast . I would subspect that the distance may be short. NOT A HALF MARATHON

Another thing that is very annoying is the many people standing all over the finsih line at this race. Also no finish line chutes for men and women. I know the Chinese like a crowd. But as a fomer international runner please give me some room (breathing room).

I also find the entry fee's for any Chinese runni

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Here is a post I picked up off a Chinese message board on races in China. No guarantees that it is comprehensive or necessarily accurate. I can already see some omissions (such as the North Face race in Beijing).… Continue

For those that are interested, check out this website which details the adventures of an Australian guy who is attempting tor run 52 marathons in 52 weeks in 42 countries. He has alrealy run 6 in January 2010. Amazing!

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