The Desheng Lake Hairy Crab · Xinghua Rural Commercial Bank 2025 Xinghua Marathon is held in Xinghua on Oct 26. [Photo/WeChat account: xinghuafabu]
Runners have fun running in Xinghua on Oct 26. [Photo/WeChat account: xinghuafabu]
The Desheng Lake Hairy Crab · Xinghua Rural Commercial Bank 2025 Xinghua Marathon was held in Xinghua, Jiangsu province, East China, on Oct 26, attracting nearly 10,000 runners who enjoyed the marathon experience.
This year's upgraded Xinghua marathon featured both a 42.195-kilometer full marathon and a 21.0975-km half marathon.
The competition route passes through Xinghua's famous sights, including the Wujindang Bridge, Qianduo Scenic Area, and Lizhong Water Forest Scenic Spot, showing the cultural highlights and historical significance of the watery city.
Runners enjoy the passion of sports in Xinghua's marathon event. [Photo/WeChat account: xinghuafabu]
Finally, Gu Shuaijie from Nantong secured the men's marathon title with a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 15 seconds. The women's marathon was won by Qian Huan from Suzhou, finishing in 2 hrs, 55 mins, and 34 secs.
At the half marathon, Zhou Shibo from Suzhou and Guo Cuiling from Wuxi won the men's and women's titles respectively, finishing in 1 hr 8 mins 58 secs and 1 hr 20 mins 26 secs.