TIANJIN, China (CNN)-- Mao Zedong once said, "He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man." Mao likely never anticipated the scene on May 17, when more than 1,600 athletes from 49 ...

The Great Wall Marathon in China, which celebrated its 22nd anniversary on Saturday (May 17), saw 1,219 runners take part in one of the most challenging races of the year. Severe weather leaves at ...

United by a love of running and some might say craziness, friends Allan Espina, Adriana Ramirez, Michael Culley and Michael Blanchard are heading to China to run the Great Wall of China Marathon ...

Dec. 13, 2025 will mark the 20th year that the race has been in operation. In 1999, the Great Wall Marathon made its initial debut, soon earning the title of being one of the world's most ...

KUAIHUOLIN, China (AP) -- In every marathon, there is the psychological barrier of "hitting the wall." In the Great Wall Marathon, it really happens. China's most famous symbol twice confronts ...

The radio host, 40, completed a half marathon at the Great Wall of China over the weekend which involved climbing 5164 stairs and competing alongside 2500 runners from over 60 nations.

Adriana Ramirez, the girls’ athetlic coordinator at Bonham Middle School, took first overall in the female division of the Great Wall of China Marathon in May. She ran with Allan Espina ...

Jessica Morgan So in May 2016 I jetted off to China. I was about to run the Great Wall of China marathon. I travelled alone, having not learned any Mandarin (although I had bought a Lonely Planet ...

TIANJIN, China (CNN)-- Mao Zedong once said, "He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man." Mao likely never anticipated the scene on May 17, when more than 1,600 athletes from 49 ...

Espina picked the Great Wall of China Marathon as a bucket list race. They all agreed to go for it. Blanchard said there is some question about getting into the country, but as long as you are in ...

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