Event information
Great Wall Marathon
May 21, 2005
Where
Beijing, China
Start time
06:00
Distances
Marathon
Sub-events
Marathon
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Sameer Virani, Guinness Record holder for crawling the longest distance ever (32 miles), was the first British man to finish the Great Wall of China Marathon. Virani hopes he will inspire others to start fundraising.
General News Winslow Express
Jun 16, 2005
Saturday's Great Wall Marathon in northern China hosted over 700 runners, more than 300 of whom ran the entire race, from around the world. Runners were thrilled to participate in such an event and experience this unique race.
General News Zee News
May 23, 2005
Comments from Joe Hale on the race, and views it as more difficult than the one in Antartica.
General News The Enquirer
May 25, 2005
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