The marathon used to be a sport that I saw on TV once in a while, and a very boring one at that. Because of the hours of racing time and the almost identical movements, it didn't interest me in the least.
And I grew up as an idiot, with no athletic talent whatsoever, and I never got a passing grade in PE during my school years.
It wasn't until one day in my late 30s that I suddenly wanted to change my bloated body, which had stayed the same.
To lose weight, of course, running would be the most effective. But I had never run before, so I started with walking.
At first I walked for half an hour to an hour every day after dinner. After a while I thought that was too easy, so I started to run and walk, also keeping half an hour to an hour.
Then I ran longer and longer. To find out how far I could run at one time, I used my car's odometer to measure the approximate distance of a journey and then ran back and forth. Since there was no running app at the time, I could say I was running blindly with no purpose at all.
Some running apps soon came online, and that's when I started to measure my pace, distance, time and other running data. I also asked myself to run a little more and a little faster.
At this time, I also realized that running cannot be done by brute force. Running requires a combination of physical and mental strength and learning. So I searched the internet for programs and methods to improve performance in the beginning stages of running.
It must be stated that scientific programs and methods are very important and meaningful for running safety and performance improvement. The more you run the more you need to train scientifically well planned.
Sticking with running when you have not developed the habit of running requires overcoming inertia. I joined an online running group, and the strength of the team pushed me to stick with it and see a bigger goal: I want to run an official race. It's only 10 kilometers, but it's already a breakthrough in my life.
Every race is a motivation for me. When I was running 10 kilometers, I looked at the people who were going on, and I felt envious and jealous, and then I secretly set myself a goal that I would run farther next time.
That further is the marathon.
With the half-marathon and the full-marathon, I have a greater realization of life. The marathon is not a physical challenge, but will have a huge impact on every aspect of a person's life.
The marathon is not about brute force, the safe completion of the race is a challenge to the limits of human beings, is the physical strength, is the will, is the training before the race, is the scientific diet, and even a change in the view of life.
By now I've run six or seven marathons, and every time I start running soon after I have doubts about myself, it's a kind of torture, why do I have to torture myself again and again. But every time I see the finish line the moment I see the finish line, I again, without surprise, burst into hot tears. Once again, I had conquered myself, and once again, I was a new me.
I think this is the charm of running a marathon, and why more and more people like to run a marathon. The marathon has nothing to do with being middle class or not, nothing to do with being healthy or not, it only has to do with the human heart!
Why do people nowadays like to run marathons more and more?
Why do people like to run marathons more and more nowadays?
Jiang Fangzhou once said, "Marathon is the silent square dance of the middle class. As a fan of horse running, I think I am still qualified to say.
First of all, you can be sure: running a marathon is related to hobbies! The first thing that can be said is that running a marathon is a hobby!
What is the middle class? The regional definition of the middle class as: annual income of 20 square meters of the local average price. It means that, according to the average house price of 50000/square meter in Beijing, the person who earns 1 million per year in Beijing is considered as the middle class; even in the provincial capitals, according to the average house price of 10000/square meter, the person who earns 200,000 per year can be considered as the middle class. In reality, such "middle class" runners are really rare.
I am also a working person, the salary income is really embarrassed to mention, anyway, is not enough to pay taxes ...... I've been running more than 10 marathons a year, and I don't care what city I'm running in, I don't have more than 100 bucks to spend on lodging, and I've been in contact with a lot of runners, so I can't rule out the fact that some of them are very successful and have money to spend, and I'm not going to go on any trips to run the race. But the vast majority of runners are in this category:
They participate in marathons in other cities, and in order to save money, they choose the train hard sleeper instead of the airplane business class;
They want to change a new pair of running shoes, and in the group of runners, they keep on comparing the cost-effective performance of several kinds of running shoes and want to choose the one that is the most cost-effective;
They are in the workplace in a low-level position, and some veteran runners even are University students...
People who really love to run are never the "middle class" in the mouth of the literati who choose to study hard because of excess, whether they are business tycoons or students in school, perhaps the reasons for starting to run are different, but the reason for sticking to it is simply because of "love". "
These are the reasons for the start of running.
Before the Jingdong in too horse exposition there is a poster, which says:
There are also people who say that running a marathon is a show, is the love of vanity, is in order to pretend to be in the circle of friends?
This clarifies two points: First, this has a sequence, and this sequence is because of running a marathon and incidentally send a circle of friends to pretend to be a pussy, I think very few people in order to pretend to be a pussy to run a marathon, no exercise, no long-distance training, you're joking with life?
Secondly, running a marathon can be a show, is the love of vanity, do you not run a marathon, you have not done show and love of vanity? Then this kind of and can challenge themselves, but also can show their own way, why not do it?
Just Jingdong said not to exercise for the sake of exercise, so what exactly is it for? I would like to say my own three points of view:
First, the marathon is an answer, you ran is the answer!
Marathon is an answer, which I found in the Wenchuan Marathon, marathon is a spirit, which I saw in the Lanzhou Marathon, marathon is a faith, which I felt in every marathon.
The first Wenchuan Marathon was held in 2018 on the tenth anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, the date is May 13, 2018, this Wenchuan Marathon is really not heard of, regret not to go. When I first heard about the 2019 Wenchuan Marathon, the first word that came to mind was "honor the power of life", and I didn't hesitate to sign up.
A little unfortunate, I personally had a small car accident at the end of 2018, who is not particularly serious but because of the location of the special, lying at home for 3 months, and because of the location of the special and sensitive, 100 days after the full recovery is not, coupled with Shanxi to Sichuan is a long way to spend a lot of money, originally intended to give up the Wenchuan Marathon.
Until I saw the Wenchuan Marathon medal, "You have run is the answer", I resolutely defied all odds to go. In the meantime, my parents didn't understand, they were worried about my health, my friends were admonished, they felt that such a long distance must be very hurt knees, and others will think you are pursuing a kind of vanity, is trying to pretend to be in the circle of friends....
I still went, although the first run in 19 years, the longest run, but the reason why I went, is to get that medal, is to find an answer, and the answer is more than just the answer to running, in the circle of friends after the completion of the race, I wrote the following paragraph:
This is the answer
You have run, is the answer!
Similarly, the fact that you've done it, that you've experienced it, is the answer in itself, it's not about beliefs and there's no why!
Only at this moment, all the pain, questioning, disbelief and admonition can be left behind, just go on, run on!
This medal will also be the most favorite, the most treasured, no one!
The next marathon to get!
Secondly, a marathon lets you meet possibilities and touches!
2019 Lanzhou Marathon, because the timer problem led to a lot of runners do not have the results or the results are not right, for this reason, many runners, including me, are full of complaints about the Lanma Organizing Committee!
Although the compensation measures of the Lanma Organizing Committee after the race were very sincere, and the enthusiasm of the people of Lanzhou was particularly touching and thoughtful, however, we topped the high temperature and also a bit of high reflexes, and still managed to achieve the best results but were not recorded and recognized, every runner with missing results was very dissatisfied and complained.
Measuring the city with your feet, meeting and personally participating in the world's beautiful and moving, this encounter, I think every runner likes to run the marathon reason!
Third, the marathon increasingly reflects the competitiveness of a city!
The North Marathon and Shanghai Marathon, as the top city marathons in China, are naturally not bad in terms of service and reputation. There are also like Lanma, too horse such as organized earlier, more experienced, and won the double gold event (domestic gold medal, international gold standard) of the marathon. However, like the Xi'an Marathon has only been held for two sessions, its service, reputation and influence, attraction far more than the Lanma and Taima, Wuhan Marathon held only four sessions, is indeed the domestic "zero bad reviews" of the city marathon, its winning rate is even lower than the North and Shanghai horses.
Marathon, more and more is not just a city to enhance their influence and pull tourism consumption, and become a reflection of the overall competitiveness of the city, the organization and implementation of the event to a certain extent reflects the efficiency of a city, the runners of the city's feelings and comments to a certain extent reflects the city's local customs and humanistic qualities. When I went to Hangzhou to run the race, I could clearly feel the civilization, attentiveness and humanism of Hangzhou people, and after I left Hangzhou, I couldn't help but ask a few questions:
- Why can the cars in Hangzhou be so courteous to pedestrians?
- Why do cars in Hangzhou rarely honk?
- Why can Hangzhou people queue up?
- Why do most pedestrians in Hangzhou not run red lights?
- Why is it that most Hangzhou people can be so warm and sincere, and why are their directions so detailed and clear?
- How is it that Hangzhou people can still be slow and relaxed despite the city's fast pace?
- Why did this place and business environment give birth to Ali and Jack Ma?
The liberation of the body is the first condition!
With the development of the economy, the level of science and technology to improve, mechanization and intelligence in the continuous and progressive replacement of manual operation, industrial workers were a large number of large numbers of liberation, mental labor began to more than physical labor! And long-distance running, marathon is a lot of physical exertion of the sport, there is no physical liberation, which have the time and physical strength to engage in this sport!
GDP per capita of 5000 dollars is the running movement of the stimulation point!
Running has always been considered the preserve of the middle class, but it is not! According to the Marathon Organization Big Numbers, the economic level is a sufficient guarantee for the existence of this sport! When a country's GDP per capita crosses the $5,000 threshold, long-distance running and marathon sports will explode!
In 2011, China's per capita GDP crossed the $5,000 mark, and the marathon movement has continued to heat up! 1,102 marathon venues in China in 2017, surged to 1,581 in 2018, an increase of 43.46/100 year on year!
It's important to be rich, but also to be idle!
To expand domestic demand and stimulate consumption! More and more vacations, longer and longer become the collective feeling! A large amount of time, become a guarantee of long-distance marathon sports!
The improvement of living standards, the decline of physical function, so that people spontaneously and consciously go out, go outdoors, consume the excess energy!
High blood pressure, high blood fat, high blood sugar, neck, shoulder, waist and leg diseases ...... so that people can not quality enjoy a high level of material life! Affluenza, born of the affluenza movement! Everyone living a middle class life together! Haha