The first-ever Annual Taiwan Marathon was held on May 3 in Hsinchu County, attracting more than 14,000 competitors. Runners from a dozen countries, including the US, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia took part in the race. Competitors registered for a full marathon, half marathon, challenge run or family run according to their individual abilities. Of these, the marathon group ran a full course of 42.195 kilometers, attracting top international runners to take part. The family run, on the other hand, was just three kilometers long, and many families including parents and children ran the race together.
Yu Chung-cheng, who traveled from Yilan County to take part in the challenge run, entered the fray leaning on crutches. Yu, a road-running enthusiast, did not give up the sport despite losing his left leg in a motor accident, and in fact he tries to take part in each and every race. “Although losing a leg makes me run a bit slower, I still want to keep on running,” he says.
(Liberty Times, translated by Julian Clegg)
Photo: Tsai Meng-shang, Liberty Times
自由時報記者蔡孟尚
第一屆台灣馬拉松五月三日在新竹縣舉辦，吸引一萬四千多名選手參加。這場賽事共有來自美國、德國、日本、荷蘭、捷克、新加坡、韓國、馬來西亞等十幾個國家的選手參加，依選手個人實力報名分為全馬、半馬、挑戰、休閒等組，其中全馬組全程四十二點一九五公里吸引國際菁英好手參賽，休閒組路程僅三公里則有不少親子全家一起來跑。
從宜蘭縣來參加挑戰組比賽的余中正拄著柺杖單腳上場，熱愛路跑的他雖因車禍失去左腳，但仍不放棄這項運動，而且有比賽就盡量參加；他說：「少了一隻腳雖然跑的慢一點，但也要繼續跑下去。」
(自由時報記者蔡孟尚)
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