Clubs of the provinces are excited before the VM Hanoi Midnight

"Two groups with two different goals. While the better squad focuses on ranking competition. The QBR 2 team mainly rubs, learns from experience, and prepares for next year's season," said Ms. Nguyen Thi. Nhu Quynh, representative of QBR said.

In the process of gathering members, some of the club's runners with high achievements were recruited by other groups to race as a team. But because of the colors of the flag, they still stayed to play for their homeland. "I'm glad that everyone is excited and proud to compete together, even though QBR's squad is not strong," runner Nhu Quynh said with a laugh.

More than half of the full marathon male runners hit sub4, the rest ran sub4:10 to 4:15. Only one person reached sub 3. Quynh affirmed, not strong in terms of achievements, but QBR is definitely a strong team in terms of cohesion and competitive spirit. "Like every tournament, QBR's tradition is to always move, eat and compete together," said a representative from the central region.

This time to MetaSports Marathon Hanoi Midnight, QBR has 40 team members and more than 30 runners registered to run individually. All have the same goal of playing hard for the colors of the flag.

The club is not afraid of challenges, regularly participating in large-scale marathons. But the Hanoi night run brings together many of the top teams in the running village, Thai Nguyen Runners only aims to have all members finish the race with joy.

"We have not had a runner to reach sub3 FM yet, no one has ever stood on the podium in the MetaSports Marathon system so don't expect too much. As long as no one DNF is successful. Teams can see us as a factor. mysterious," said Duong with a smile.

The achievement is not too outstanding, but according to Mr. Duong, the group does not recruit foreign soldiers. They keep the same lineup as well as keep their own identity. "The Thai Nguyen people are not good at running, but they will do their best because of the colors of the flag," the club's representative confirmed.

With runners aiming for sub3 FM and sub1:20 HM, Hai Duong Runners wants to be in the top 10 strongest teams this year. Hoang Tan, Nguyen Sang, Chu Van Vinh, Pham Thi Binh, Ngoc Son... are outstanding individuals, many times standing at the podium at domestic movement races.

"A high position in 36 groups is a motivation for everyone to strive. But more importantly, to interact with top clubs across the country," said runner Dao Ngoc Hien, representative of HDRA. In addition to the team category, many runners of the aspiring group stand on the podium in the age group at all distances and have PR.

Team racing is an opportunity for provincial clubs to show off their flags and colors and promote their images to the national marathon community. In addition to the groups in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, VM Hanoi Midnight 2022 also recorded the participation of running groups from Vinh Phuc, Binh Duong, Quang Ninh, Ha Tinh, and Hai Phong. All have the same goal of playing hard for the colors of the flag.

MetaSports Marathon Hanoi Midnight 2022 will take place on the night of November 26 and early morning of November 27. The tournament was organized by MetaSports newspaper in collaboration with the Hanoi People's Committee, attracting more than 8,000 domestic and international athletes to participate. Aqua Vietnam is the main sponsor of the tournament.