Southern club dominates the VM Hanoi Midnight team content
20 runners of the BDRC and T-Coaching Alliance completed the VnExprses Marathon Hanoi Midnight with a total time of 47 hours 4 minutes 55 seconds to become the champion. The second ranked team is Ultrain (HCMC) with a result of 47 hours 27 minutes 44 seconds. HTR - Ha Tinh Runner 3 ranked next with 49 hours 14 minutes 38 seconds.
The champion team received a total prize of 79 million VND, the runner-up was 64 million VND, and the third team was 49 million VND. The final results of the 36 clubs can be viewed here.
Team content requires each team to have 20 members, 10 compete in the full marathon (at least two female athletes), 10 in the half marathon (at least 4 female athletes). Achievements are calculated based on the total time to complete. The final result is well-deserved when before the tournament, the alliance of BDRC and T-Coaching was considered a championship candidate because of its possession of a series of elite runners. On the race day, the members of the group competed in good form, showing their bravery despite the high humidity, easy dehydration, and loss of strength.
Truong Van Tam has the best achievement when completing FM after 2 hours and 48 minutes, in the top 5 overall. Vo Cao Thien Nghia with a record of 2 hours and 50 minutes also finished in 9th place. At HM distance, Doan Thi Hien managed to finish sub1:30. Meanwhile, there are three male runner Truong Hong Huu, Nguyen Hoang Hung, Dinh Thanh Hue reaching sub1:20. Nguyen Hoang Hung is also the runner-up in the 21km distance.
Mr. Huynh Thai Loc - Chairman of BDRC said that this victory reflects the group's investment in efforts. This club has spent months in intense training and thoroughly researched the individual achievements of their opponents to devise a suitable lesson plan. "Since before the tournament, we have considered Ultrain as a counterweight and it has been proven that they are also well prepared with very strong running legs. The difference of only 20 minutes in total time partly reflects the competition of the team. both. In the end, we are happy with this victory", Mr. Loc shared.
The Ultrain runner-up also had an impressive performance and only lost closely. They own To Tan Tai - who finished third, and Doan Ngoc Hoang - who finished 7th in the full marathon. Le Thi Lai and Hoang Van Than also have good rankings in the distance of 21km. Before the tournament, Ultrain had a recruitment phase with the aim of winning. Second place partly reflects the strength of the group.
Ha Tinh Runner - a running group with 4 participating lineups, two of which entered the top 10. This is a strong running group in the North Central region and has built a network of runners living in three regions, even outside. country. In the team competition, the group showed the uniformity in the quality of athletes and representatives. The highest individual achievement is Hoang Huu Hanh - third place in the distance of 21km.
The remaining positions in the top 10 belong to VKL Runners 1, Hoa Binh Park Runners, Ha Long Thanh, HDR, Ho Lon Team, CGPR - ANTA, HTR Ha Tinh Runner 2.
Team content is a new category, first appearing at the MetaSports Marathon Hanoi Midnight, on November 27. A total of 36 running groups participated. In which, only two representatives from the South are BDRC - T-Coaching and Ultrain. This category contributes to increasing competition among teams, encourages the spirit of practice and is expected to become a highlight at VM tournaments. Through group competition, the members will have the spirit of competition for the colors of the flag, towards the collective achievement.
