Marathoners run on a street in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on April 9, 2017, held to mark the April 15 birth anniversary of the country’s late founder Kim Il-sung, in this photo provided by the Korean Central News Agency. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
10K running to conquer breast cancer! Ambassador @mwlippert enjoyed the #PinkRibbonMarathon this morning. pic.twitter.com/UlIghB7XpX
— U.S. Embassy Seoul (@USEmbassySeoul) October 9, 2016
This will definitely be a unique ultra-marathon for those who decide to run it:
A 100-kilometer (62 mile) long ultra-marathon near the demilitarized zone, which divides the South and North, will be hosted over the course of three days in early September, announced the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Tuesday.
The marathon will take place in the far northern part of Gyeonggi – Gimpo, Paju and Yeonchon District – from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4.
The sports event was organized to publicize the history, culture and ecological diversity of the demilitarized zone as well as deliver a message about peace and the importance of life to race participants.
Over 80 percent of the marathon’s trails are unpaved roads, and runners will have to run through mountainous environs and meadows. As many as 1,700 runners will participate in the race, and the course will be divided into two parts – one for foreign and domestic professional runners and another for amateur runners. [Joong Ang Ilbo]
You can read more at the link.
Runners race through Gwanghwamun Palace in downtown Seoul in the 2016 Seoul International Marathon on March 20, 2016. (Yonhap)
A foreign runner is cheered by North Korean spectators during an annual marathon in Pyongyang on April 12, 2015, in this photo released by the North’s Korean Central News Agency. The marathon, which drew about 650 foreigners, was held as one of the events marking the 103rd birth anniversary of North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung, which falls on April 15. (Yonhap)
People run topless at a marathon event in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, on Jan. 11, 2015. (Yonhap)
