Hubei Daily News (Reporter Yan Fangting, correspondent He Yuyuan) On March 24th, the 2024 Wuhan Marathon started, and nearly 30,000 runners from 29 countries and regions ran in the spring of Jiangcheng. In the end, Kenyan John Mburu Muiru’s interest rate crossed the finish line first, breaking the record of the Hamburg Games in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 13 seconds.
Spring is everywhere, and flowers are born step by step. This year, for the first time, Wuhan Marathon has advanced the race time from mid-April to March, when the temperature is more suitable for running. This is also the first time that "Hanma" has met the most beautiful cherry blossom season for many years. With the theme of "Cherry Blossom Season Crossing Rivers and Lakes", this year’s Hanma has three events: full-distance, half-distance and 13-kilometer running, and the scale of the event is the highest ever.
The starting point of Hanma is located at Sanyang Road, yanjiang road, with a track of 42.195 kilometers, which connects Wuhan landmark buildings and scenic spots such as Hankou Historical Area, Yangtze River Bridge, Yellow Crane Tower and East Lake Greenway in series. The runners fully appreciate the scenery of "one city of flowers, two rivers of pink, three colorful towns, four bridges of flying rainbow, and five lakes", and enjoy the classic landmarks and natural and cultural landscapes of Jiangcheng Wuhan.
Go all the way along the pace of Hanma, and enter the East Lake circuit at 27 kilometers. The scenery along the line is full of greenery and picturesque scenery, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the "most beautiful landscape circuit". Running friends passed through the Mohan scenic spot with Chu style and charm, and the East Lake Sailing Park with white sails, watching the first sightseeing helium balloon in Central China slowly rising on the island in the middle of the lake, enjoying the island-like East Lake beach, and finally heading for the destination of wuhan happy valley.
The 520-mu romantic pink East Lake Cherry Garden next to the Moshan section of the track is in full bloom. About 400 cherry blossoms along the greenway bloom at zero distance on both sides of the track, like clouds and the sea, and pieces of sakura rain drift with the wind, which is romantic and moving. Along the way, the landmark attractions such as Fengduo Hongling Station Square, East Lake Sailing Base, East Lake Beach, Jiunvdun Music Station in East Lake Greenway and Huguang Overture Market are decorated with slogans such as cherry blossom propaganda and "Wish Hanma Players Come on". Symphony orchestras cheer for Hanma players with songs at music gas stations such as Shuiyue Pavilion, creating a lively and festive atmosphere. Many landscape nodes, such as Moshan North Gate, Ezui Turntable and Chufengyuan Square, are covered with colorful ribbons. In addition, 100,000 potted plants including samba, chrysanthemum morifolium, geranium, corydalis angustifolia, carnation, chrysanthemum morifolium, marigold, daisy, kale, etc. have been added to create a spring track with flowers all the way.
Run wild, look at flowers. The more rivers and lakes, the more spring. After running Hanma, many runners took photos with cherry trees along the way and embraced the pink river city. "When I am very tired from running, I feel that I can continue to insist on seeing such beautiful scenery around me." Yang Dinghong, a Yunnan marathon runner, became the first China runner to cross the line and set a new personal best in Hanma. He said, "It’s really a pleasure to share such beautiful scenery with running friends this time. A few days after the game, I plan to visit Wuda and Sakura Garden and taste the food in Wuhan. "