runners in China Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/runners-in-china/ For running news, nutrition & training tips, gear and race reviews for the Canadian running community Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:27:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://runningmagazine.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-running-site-icon-32x32.png runners in China Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/runners-in-china/ 32 32 213543699 16-year-old Chinese sprinter runs insane 100m time https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/16-year-old-chinese-sprinter-runs-insane-100m-time/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/16-year-old-chinese-sprinter-runs-insane-100m-time/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:26:52 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=150837 This sprint prodigy set a new U20 Asian record of 11.10 seconds at China's National Games

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/16-year-old-chinese-sprinter-runs-insane-100m-time/feed/ 0 150837 Taiwan marathon issues apology for questionable top-finisher trophy https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/taiwan-marathon-issues-apology-for-awarding-questionable-top-finisher-trophy/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/taiwan-marathon-issues-apology-for-awarding-questionable-top-finisher-trophy/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:31:42 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=135541 The gun-themed trophies were apparently designed to reflect the marathon route

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/taiwan-marathon-issues-apology-for-awarding-questionable-top-finisher-trophy/feed/ 0 135541 Chinese marathon launches public urination investigation https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/chinese-marathon-launches-public-urination-investigation/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/chinese-marathon-launches-public-urination-investigation/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:38:11 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=133704 Photos and videos emerged on social media of hundreds of race participants urinating in public parks, flowerbeds and on school signs

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/chinese-marathon-launches-public-urination-investigation/feed/ 0 133704 Fitness influencer banned for life after using fake bib at half-marathon https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/fitness-influencer-banned-for-life-after-using-fake-bib-at-half-marathon/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/fitness-influencer-banned-for-life-after-using-fake-bib-at-half-marathon/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:36:30 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=133548 A video showing the influencer wearing the same bib number as another entrant made its rounds on Chinese TikTok, but she says she was tricked

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/fitness-influencer-banned-for-life-after-using-fake-bib-at-half-marathon/feed/ 0 133548 Hong Kong half-marathon winner stripped of title after race bib mix-up https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/hong-kong-half-marathon-winner-stripped-of-title-after-race-bib-mix-up/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/hong-kong-half-marathon-winner-stripped-of-title-after-race-bib-mix-up/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:23:55 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=132375 An agent's blunder cost several runners their prize money at the 2025 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Half Marathon

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/hong-kong-half-marathon-winner-stripped-of-title-after-race-bib-mix-up/feed/ 0 132375 Marathon DNFers rewarded with gift bags from Chinese running brand https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/marathon-dnfers-rewarded-with-gift-bags-from-chinese-running-brand/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/marathon-dnfers-rewarded-with-gift-bags-from-chinese-running-brand/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:43:26 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=130358 Hundreds of runners who dropped out of the 2025 Xiamen Marathon did not go home empty-handed

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/marathon-dnfers-rewarded-with-gift-bags-from-chinese-running-brand/feed/ 0 130358 Ethiopian runner shatters marathon course record in a speedsuit https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/ethiopian-runner-shatters-marathon-course-record-in-a-speedsuit/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/ethiopian-runner-shatters-marathon-course-record-in-a-speedsuit/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:03:19 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=130167 Speedsuits are unusual in long-distance road races, but Ethiopia's Dawit Wolde took the risk, and it paid off at the 2025 Xiamen Marathon

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/ethiopian-runner-shatters-marathon-course-record-in-a-speedsuit/feed/ 0 130167 Chinese dad banned from race after letting nine-year-old daughter run marathon https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/chinese-father-banned-after-letting-nine-year-old-daughter-run-marathon/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/chinese-father-banned-after-letting-nine-year-old-daughter-run-marathon/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:51:44 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=129119 After calling it quits, the father pinned his race bib on his young daughter to finish the marathon

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/chinese-father-banned-after-letting-nine-year-old-daughter-run-marathon/feed/ 0 129119 Winners presented with live geese at Chinese marathon https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/winners-presented-with-live-geese-at-chinese-marathon/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/winners-presented-with-live-geese-at-chinese-marathon/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:02:10 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=128200 Lu'an International Marathon might have the weirdest tradition

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