On the afternoon of May 16, the signing ceremony and registration initiation ceremony of the Guangzhou Automobile Trumpchi 2019 Yichang International Marathon and National Marathon Championship (Yichang Station) were grandly held at Taohualing Hotel in Yichang. At the ceremony, the date, route, scale and preparation of the race were announced. This year, the “ Yichang International Marathon” will start at Peace Park along Yanjiang Avenue on October 27.

　　It is reported that the race consists of four events: full marathon, half marathon, vigorous running (10km) and mini marathon (4.2 km). The registration process is on a first come, first served basis, officially launched at 15:30 on May 16. It plans to recruit 22,000 runners, including 3,000 in full marathon, 7,000 in half marathon, 6,000 in vigorous running and 6,000 in mini marathon. .

　　With no more than 22,000 attendees in the race, participants can register through the official website of the event (www.yichangmarathon.com), the official WeChat public platform (Yichang International Marathon) and the official registration APP (Mararun), and the registration deadline is 17:00 on August 31.

　　Three hours after the opening of the registration channel on May 16, nearly 10,000 people have successfully registered, of which 6,000 places for the 4.2 km mini-marathon project were full about two hours after the start of the registration.

　　Adjustments in Racing Lines, Distinguish Features in Passing Sites

　　The 2019 Yichang International Marathon Tournament is optimized and adjusted on the basis of the first three sessions, which is planned to start from Peace Park on the Yanjiang Avenue. The whole marathon project travels through the jurisdiction area of the Xiling District, Wujiagang District, and Dianjun District. After running past the Yiling Yangtze River Bridge, runners will return at the Nanzhan Road after running along the Jiangnan Avenue and Dianjun Avenue. Then they run along the Jiangcheng Avenue and Wulong Avenue, and then return to Jiangnan Avenue. After that, they run along the Dianjun Avenue, turning back to Zhixi Yangtze River Bridge. Lastly, runners will finish the race at the Binjiang Park on the Yanjiang Avenue.

　　Full marathon route. Starting point: Peace Park → Yanjiang Avenue → Natural Tower (return) → Yanjiang Avenue → Shengli Third Road (reverse) → Shengli Third Road Dongshan Avenue turning right up to the bridge → Yiling Yangtze River Bridge (consequent) → After passing the bridge turn right → Jiangnan Avenue (consequent)→Dianjun Avenue (consequent auxiliary road) → returning point at Nanzhan Road (after passing the Olympic Sports Center) → consequent auxiliary road of Dianjun Avenue → Dianjun Avenue (consequent main road)→ Jiangcheng Avenue → Wulong Avenue (reverse) → Jiangnan Avenue (reverse auxiliary road) → Dianjun Avenue (reverse auxiliary road) → Left turn to get on the approach bridge in the south side → Zhixi Yangtze River Bridge (south side in consequent direction) →Yanjiang Avenue Section near the Zhixi Yangtze River Bridge (turn right to get off the approach bridge) → Yanjiang Avenue (consequent) → Binjiang Park (end point), with a total mileage of 42.195 kilometers.

　　Half marathon route. Starting point: Peace Park → Yanjiang Avenue → Natural Tower (return) → Yanjiang Avenue → Shengli Third Road (reverse) → at the turntable of Dongshan Avenue on Shengli Third Road turning right to get on the bridge → Yiling Yangtze River Bridge (consequent) → to get off the bridge on the right side after passing it → Jiangnan Avenue (consequent) → consequent auxiliary road on the Dianjun Avenue (turn right to return to the bridge) → Zhixi Yangtze River Bridge (reverse direction in north side )→Yanjiang Avenue Section near the Zhixi Yangtze River Bridge (turn left to get off the approach bridge)→ Yanjiang Avenue (reverse) → Binjiang Park (end point), with a total mileage of 21.0975 kilometers.

　　Vigorous running route. Starting point: Peace Park → Yanjiang Avenue → Baisha Road (return) → Yanjiang Avenue → Wangjiahe Park north side (end point), with a total mileage of 10 kilometers.

　　Mini marathon route. Starting point: Peace Park → Yanjiang Avenue → Wangjiahe Park north side (end point), with a total mileage of 4.2 kilometers.

　　Marathon Combined with Tourism, Race Flag Passed in 12 Scenic Areas

　　From early June to late August of 2019, the "Three Gorges Race Flag Passing" Yichang International Marathon flag passing activity will be held in scenic spots, from which the flag passing ambassador starts from the Peace Park, taking the flag symbolizing "unity, friendship, ambition, development" to 12 places, including the Three Gorges Dam, Tribe of the Three Gorges, the Qingjiang Gallery, Quyuan’s Hometown, the Three Gorges Waterfall, the Xiling Gorge Scenic Area, Zhaojun Village, Chexi, Bailhuang Grassland, Fangshan Mountain of Qingjiang River, Jiufeng Valley and Chaibuxi Valley. The flag will be displayed on the day of the race in the supply point of the scenic spot on the "Yichang International Marathon" track. Besides, from October 24 to 26, the "Yichang International Marathon" Sports Fair and the Scenic Spot Promotion Fair will also be held on the site of the distribution of tournament bags.

　　The top eight athletes of the Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Asian Games, the Asian Championships and the champions of the National Games, the National Youth Games and the National Championships will be exempted from admission tickets with their certificates and identity cards when they visit the 12 scenic spots mentioned above from 24 to 30 October 2019. And all participants in the 2019 "Yichang International Marathon" will enjoy a 80% discount on tickets when they visit the scenic spots with their number cloths and ID cards.

　　Multiple Activities to Encourage the Participation of all people

　　In order to pay tribute to the "most beautiful Yichang people" and carry forward the new fashion of the times, the 2019 Yichang International Marathon will invite "the most beautiful Yichang people" to join the city delegates and participate the marathon. The "Hundred-group Competition" Award is planned for the social running groups, and the " Yichang International Marathon University Challenge Competition" is for the students and business school groups. Before the kick-off of the race, public welfare marathon training camps will be carried out in some districts, cities and counties to impart scientific knowledge of running, injury protection, equipment allocation, sports nutrition, etc , and many warm-up activities such as the Dragon Boat Festival Running and Theme-oriented Happy Running will also be conducted. At the same time, we will also organize the "Yichang International Marathon" essay collection and photography contest around the marathon to create a cultural atmosphere for this important event. Besides, we will organize a mini-run "environmental protection guard" square to promote environmental protection and set up a special team for the disabled, and will also carry out "Love You, Me and Others" public welfare running activities.