30,000 turn out in Beijing Marathon
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2013 <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tadese">Tadese</span> <span word="Tola">Tola</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="set">set</span> 27 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yingying">Yingying</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="its">its</span> 33<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> 30,000 <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="registering">registering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="only">only</span> 13 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="bookings">bookings</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 8, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="registration">registration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> 64-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="jogging">jogging</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="running">running</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>."</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, 15,000 <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> (42.195 <span word="km">km</span>) <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> 7,000 <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> 8,000 <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="marathon">marathon</span> (4.2 <span word="km">km</span>).</p><p><span word="Professional">Professional</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Tadese">Tadese</span> <span word="Tola">Tola</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2:07:16, <span word="eclipsing">eclipsing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Taisuke">Taisuke</span> <span word="Kodama">Kodama</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1986 <span word="by">by</span> 19 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IAAF">IAAF</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="result">result</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tola">Tola</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> 26 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="too">too</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2:04:49 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2013 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dubai">Dubai</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2013 <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>.</p>
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