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[China] Suburban, small to medium-sized, densely populated" trail runs are booming.

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Trail runs in northwest and northeast Beijing popular among running enthusiasts

Starting in the fall of 2020, a small to medium-sized trail run race of 50 to 200 participants to be held in the suburbs of Beijing is becoming popular among running enthusiasts. Participants can sign up for the race through the mini-application, and the steering committee will take care of the registration process. Local villagers take care of race preparations, water supply, and first aid on the day of the race. After deducting the necessary expenses for the race and the cost of souvenirs such as T-shirts and medals, the money is allocated to the local mutual aid fund, which is used for traditional gatherings such as the Chinese New Year and the Qingming Festival, which is the first day of the New Year in Japan.
A local trend watcher participated in several trail run races held in the suburbs, an hour or two's drive from Beijing city, after the fall of 2020. All of the races had a staggered start system to avoid dense traffic. At the start of the race, you are given a wristband with your registration number stored in it, and volunteers standing by at the start, midway point, and finish line scan your wristband, and the race times of all participants are stored in a mini-application by the steering committee. Race results are sent to your smartphone the next day, and you can check your time and rank.

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Limited to no more than 200 participants for the trail run

Since 2010, air pollution has become a serious problem in Beijing, and outdoor exercise has sometimes been restricted. As a result of COVID-19, marathons and triathlons have been cancelled nationwide after the spring of 2020, and competitors have turned to small and medium-sized trail runs. With COVID-19, marathons and triathlons have been cancelled nationwide since the spring of 2020, and competitors have turned their attention to small and medium-sized trail runs. The popularity of trail running was ignited by the fall foliage season in October 2020. Since trail runs are easy to secure social distance and the number of participants is limited to less than 200, they have been favorably accepted by the general public who are concerned about COVID-19 infection.

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This article is co-authored by TNC Lifestyle Researcher (http://lifestyle.tenace.co.jp/) and Intage's Global Researcher.

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