41 full marathon runners reach sub3 at MetaSports Marathon Hue

The third MetaSports Marathon Imperial Hue season witnessed a professional ascent as athletes' achievements continued to increase. 41 legs ran 42km in under three hours (sub3). All are famous male runners in the running community such as Le Van Tuan, Trieu Tien Luyen, Dan Quyet. Even in order to break into the top 10 finalists, athletes must reach the milestone of 2 hours 47 minutes.

The person with the best parameters is the champion Nguyen Van Lai. He finished after 2 hours 31 minutes 29 seconds. This achievement far exceeds the figure of 2 hours and 34 minutes of VM Hue champion last season - Bui The Anh. This is the first time Nguyen Van Lai has run a full marathon at the MetaSports Marrathon and only the second time he has participated in this distance. Before that, the athlete reached 2 hours and 37 minutes at a marathon at the end of March.

The person with the closest achievement to the 3-hour mark is Nguyen Dang Hieu. He finished after 2 hours 59 minutes 52 seconds. According to chiptime, he got slightly better parameters. Dang Hieu thinks this is a big milestone in his playing career. The last time at VM Ho Chi Minh City Midnight, he missed sub3 just a few seconds.

Expanding to sub3:30 (3 hours 30 minutes), VM Hue has 183 athletes, of which there are 14 women. Compared to last season, the number of people reaching this milestone has nearly doubled. In addition, 561 athletes ran under 4 hours.

For the half marathon, 36 runners ran under 1 hour 30 minutes, up 3 from the previous year, 148 ran under 1 hour 45 minutes. This shows that the quality of Vietnamese movement runners is increasing because there are more tournaments for rubbing, training procedures, and more methodical nutrition.

The increase in the achievements of athletes at MetaSports Marathon Imperial Hue is partly due to the fact that the organizers arranged a flat running track, many long straight sections, almost optimal for runners to accelerate. 12 one-way water stations, 6 two-way stations are arranged with short distance. The light rain on the morning of April 16 helps cool the weather, creating a comfortable psychology to conquer the goal.

MetaSports Marathon Imperial Hue 2023 organized by MetaSports Newspaper in collaboration with Thua Thien - Hue Provincial People's Committee. This is a typical local sporting event. This year, the tournament attracted 10,500 participants. Only the two longest distances have 6,300 people. Runner is run on the optimal route, through a series of famous landmarks in Hue such as Truong Tien Bridge, Citadel, Quoc Hoc Hue, ... try out suburban routes such as Vo Van Kiet, Tu Duc, .. During the three days of the tournament, about 30,000 runners and their relatives came to the ancient capital, creating a festive atmosphere, contributing to the province's tourism revenue.