"Ten years is ten years, but wouldn’t it be far more satisfying to live with clear purpose and vitality than to muddle through? Running is undoubtedly immensely beneficial. Within one’s personal limitations, you can burn more efficiently — even just a little — and that is the essence of running, as well as a metaphor for living."
For all you running enthusiasts out there, do you, like Haruki Murakami, want to burn more efficiently? Want your running team...tolight up the running community?
This summer, the 2018 Asia Outdoor Exhibition gives you the chance!June 30(the third day of the exhibition),“Awesome, My Team!”Featured Running Team Competitionis waiting for you to show off your team and burn with passion!
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This year’s Asia Exhibition has teamed up withpopular running community influencer —Joyrunto expand the competition to top-quality running teams nationwide, and in terms of types, embrace the current characteristics of China’s running scene by encouraging women’s running groups, night running groups, and other team types to join, enriching the diversity of running teams.
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As soon as registration opened, many eager running teams quickly signed up to show their stuff. Now, follow us as we take a peek at these running teams!
Early Bird Registration: Running Team Highlights
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Jianghu Paotang (Taipei)
Team Size:
400 offline, 400 online
Slogan:
Run the world, create your own Jianghu aesthetics
Founded in May 2013, Jianghu Paotang is Taiwan’s most well-known running group,named one of Joyrun’s Top Ten Running Teams of the Year, and also a team with notable design flair!Where runners meet, a Jianghu is formed. Beyond focusing on organizing running group training and races, Jianghu Paotang devotes significant time to running-related design and runner interaction, concentrating on how to make runners the most beautiful sight in the city. With running apparel designs rich in Chinese style, runners also promote the spirit of Chinese culture while running,creating an Eastern, Jianghu-style running aesthetic.
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Nanjing Yuepao (Nanjing)
Team Size:
2000 members
Slogan:
Run Nanjing, Nanjing Runs
Nanjing Yuerun Club was spontaneously formed in July 2013 by running enthusiasts. It is a youth running group mainly composed of post-80s and post-90s individuals, with specialized sub-teams including the Emergency First Aid Runners Unit — Easy First Aid, and the Speed Squad — Team S.It has been ranked among China’s Top 100 Running Clubs by Sina Running for three consecutive years, and was honored as one of China’s Top Ten Running Clubs by the Chinese Athletics Association in 2017.Creating an emotionally connected charitable running club has always been their dream and mission. They measure the city of Nanjing with their footsteps and repay the city that nurtured them through concrete actions.
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China Veterans Marathon Club (Beijing)
Club Size:
4,300 members
Slogan:
Once a soldier, always a soldier; passion is always on the road
This is a running club formed in 2014 by nearly 5,000 military veterans across the country. Though retired, their spirit remains undimmed.The belief in serving the people is deeply engraved in the heart of every member. The club has been awarded honors such as Sina’s No. 1 Running Club in China in 2016.Almost every marathon sees numerous veteran members participating, and they voluntarily form veteran pace teams to accompany rookies and wheelchair runners, enjoying wide national influence.