On May 12, the 2012 Beijing International Trail Challenge successfully came to a close at the dam base platform of the Ming Tombs Reservoir. The North Face 100 Beijing International Trail Challenge is one of the events in the The North Face 100 Asia-Pacific series. It is the Beijing leg of the The North Face 100 Asia-Pacific series. In 2009, this event was first held in Changping District, Beijing, and was the first 100-kilometer trail running event ever held on the Chinese mainland. The 2012 event will be the fourth edition of The North Face 100 in China.
Young man proposes on-site
The competition this year was full of highlights, among which a young man’s on-site marriage proposal caught everyone’s attention and became a bright moment during the race.
Appendix: Top three results of the The NorthFace100 Beijing International Trail Challenge
100km Men’s Division
Champion Yang Jiagen 8 hours 46 minutes 50 seconds
Runner-up Yun Yanqiao 9 hours 10 minutes 08 seconds
Third place Zeng Xiaoqiang 9 hours 35 minutes 26 seconds
100km Women’s Division
Champion Kami 11 hours 01 minute 28 seconds
Runner-up Liu Junyan 11 hours 18 minutes 22 seconds
Third place Xing Ruling (Weibo) 11 hours 23 minutes 23 seconds
50km Men’s Division
Champion Linus Holmsater 4 hours 20 minutes 23 seconds
Runner-up Klayten Finlayson Smith 4 hours 27 minutes 07 seconds
Third place Gu Bing 4 hours 42 minutes 14 seconds
50km Women’s Division
Champion Zhang Qian 5 hours 48 minutes 50 seconds
Runner-up Teng Shufeng 6 hours 04 minutes 33 seconds
Third place Shi Yan 6 hours 33 minutes 59 seconds
50km Team Hiking (Tandem)
Champion Li Chong and Lu Yi 7 hours 03 minutes 16 seconds
Runner-up Zhang Shuxia and Jin Zhiqiang 7 hours 09 minutes 19.70 seconds
Third place Lu Debin and Li Yuan 7 hours 58 minutes 51.60 seconds
10km Men’s Division
Champion Ye’erjiananati 39 minutes 45 seconds
Runner-up Liu Jianzhong 40 minutes 17 seconds
Third place: Tang Handong, 40 minutes 56 seconds
10km Women’s Division
Champion: Cui Haimeng, 41 minutes 34 seconds
Runner-up: Fang Guangxia, 42 minutes 17 seconds
Third place: Fan Xueli, 43 minutes 43 seconds