If the Big Sur Marathon is challenging, then China’s Great Wall Marathon is nothing short of sheer madness. Taking place along the Huangya Pass section of the Wall, which lies on a precipitous mountain ridge, the race traverses more than 5,000 steep stone steps with hair-raising ascents and descents, which probably accounts for why the entrants tend to number less than a thousand each year. Not for the faint-hearted, but not just for elite athletes either. According to the organisers, anyone can do it as long as they’re fully prepared and have a lot of willpower. And be prepared to hit the wall…literally.
Great Wall Marathon
Great Wall Marathon
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