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Lead Stories: Sunday, November 23, 2008

Runners hit the stairs for China’s Great Wall Marathon

Posted June 15th, 2007 at 2:19 PM by Jessica Galvano

Section: News & Results, Marathons

26.2 - For some runners, this number means endless months of training, unnatural sweating, and corporal agony. For these runners, 26.2 is simply out of the question.

For others, a deep-rooted affection for the marathon drives them to what many perceive as insanity and is arguably exemplified by those who compete in China’s Great Wall Marathon.

While many people cannot even fathom the physical demands of a typical marathon, some runners continue to test their physical limit with nearly 4 miles of the Great Wall. Even New York’s bridges and Boston’s notorious “Heartbreak Hill” cannot compare to the 3,700 individual steps that make China’s marathon one of the world’s most grueling.
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