Today was incredibly hot; everybody was looking for shade and a cool drink, everybody except for the Korean National Marathon Team.
Mr. Yong-Cho WHANG, the national Marathon coach, gathered his athletes at Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park early this morning to prepare for next year’s Marathon. The athletes were just as enthusiastic as they could not pass up on this great opportunity to acclimate to Daegu’s summer weather and the new course. These two factors will determine next years Marathon Champion.
Mr. Yong-Cho WHANG, the national Marathon coach, gathered his athletes at Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park early this morning to prepare for next year’s Marathon. The athletes were just as enthusiastic as they could not pass up on this great opportunity to acclimate to Daegu’s summer weather and the new course. These two factors will determine next years Marathon Champion.
Today the athletes began the day with group warm-ups and jesting. The runners then took their marks at the Starting Line and began their 40km race. This was the first time the athletes have ever run this course.
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| Young-Jo Hwang is explaining the training course to officials. |
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The athletes warming up in the park |
As I said before, the training began at Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park, then heading through Jung-gu Jct., Dusan Jct., Daegu Bank Jct., and Banwoldang Intersection and coming back to the starting point. To ensure the athletes safety, the athletes had their blood pressure checked at every 10km and had their lactic acid build up every 5km. These tests showed that because of the heat, the athletes began to experience fatigue much earlier than usual.
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Korea’s Men’s Marathoners! |
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Korea’s Women’s Marathoners! |
Todays training went off without a hitch, there were no injuries and the athletes got their first feel of the Daegu 2011 Marathon Course.
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