Almost every long-distance runner has a marathon dream, and my dream of participating in a full marathon for the first time came true in the Hengqin Marathon! The feeling of realizing my dreams is sweet, and this sweetness has always remained in my memory and will be remembered for a long time.

In 2021, I started running. I went from 3 km to 5 km, from 5 km to 10 km, from 10 km to 21.0975 km, and the single run distance became longer and longer, and the farthest I ran was 33.66 km.

It was a weekend in September 2022, and I started running from the outer ring of the university town in Xiaoguwei Island, Guangzhou, first along the outer ring roundabout, then cut inside to the central ring, ran a lap along the central ring, then turned to the inner ring, ran a lap along the inner ring, and finally ran around the lake at the central lake.

After the run, I wrote in the circle of friends, 'It's a little good to run in a college town, there are nearly 200,000 college students on the island, how can you go crazy in the name of youth.' The distance of more than 30 kilometers is completed unconsciously, just like everyone's youth. Running here, no matter which way you run, no matter which direction you run, no matter how long you run, you are running for the future and have great prospects. ”

Young people are running for their great futures, and I am running my marathon, running more and more, and accumulating more and more mileage, but the 42.195 km line has never been crossed.

In 2023, I must run a full marathon! It's easy to make a wish, but it's not all smooth sailing, restricted by objective reasons such as busy work, time conflicts, insufficient qualifications, and poor lottery, and when the time comes to November 2023, my wish is just a wish, and in another 2 months, this wish can be included in the list of 'unfulfilled wishes in 2023'.

On November 16th, I saw the Hengqin Marathon 'Registration opens!' On December 31st, we will meet in Hengqin Marathon and go to the five-year covenant', I decisively signed up, this is a five-year appointment for many people, and it is also my dream appointment, will the dream come true? On November 24th, the Hengqin Marathon released the 'Registration is in full swing!' 8 reasons, Hengqin Marathon New Year's Eve run, must run! 8 reasons, 'beautiful roundabout the track', 'refresh personal PB', 'New Year's Eve ritual sense' and so on, each of which is very attractive, dreams, and put on a gorgeous dress, the mood of chasing dreams, more and more eager.

On December 5th, the draw was announced, and I won the lottery. On December 23rd, the number bib inquiry, A1353, Hengqin, A1353 is coming! Next, I carefully checked every message on the official website and official account, for fear of missing any little bit of information, booking a hotel, booking a ferry, and receiving a race bag, and the dream has come face to face with me.

At 7:30 a.m. on December 31, the starting gun rang out on time. I hung up the A1353 number plate, followed closely behind the rabbit with a 330 pace, and started the journey of realizing my dream.

Before the start of the race, I kept muttering in my heart, what kind of pace to start the race, of course, safe finish is the premise, under this premise, what kind of starting speed to choose, we pondered for several days, until I saw a rabbit with various paces before the start, I decided to try it, first follow the rabbit of 330 to try, after all, 10 kilometers ran for 41 minutes and 31 seconds, half a marathon has also beenIt was completed in more than 1 hour and 39 minutes. Before the start, I recorded in the circle of friends, 'Run with 330 and see how long you can follow'.

The pace was so steady, 4 minutes 57 seconds, 4 minutes 59 seconds, 4 minutes 58 seconds, the footsteps of a group of people, all in unison, it was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard. Speed is about the density of distance per unit of time, the longer the distance, the greater the density, and the pace is the span of time per unit distance, the shorter the time, the narrower the span.

I followed the pacemaker and basically completed the distance of 1 kilometer at a constant speed in a time span of 4 minutes and 58 seconds. 5 kilometers, 10 kilometers, 15 kilometers and then 20 kilometers, it seems that half of the completion is completed, after passing the half-marathon site, I still have time to take out my mobile phone and send another circle of friends, 'Half completed, the rabbit has not run away'.

Beside the runway, there are spectators cheering us on from time to time, and every few kilometers, there is a supply station, and volunteers distribute supplies conscientiously and responsibly. I went in every 5 kilometers to rehydrate, and just like that, I crossed 30 kilometers without a hitch. At more than 20 kilometers, the pacemaker reminded everyone to hold down, hold down, and after 30 kilometers is the real marathon. After 32 km, the pacemaker's reminder came true, my thighs felt a little tight, my heart beat faster, and my breathing was not as smooth as before.

After 34 kilometers, I slowed down, my thighs began to cramp, cramps, the volunteers immediately came up to ask, if I needed help, I waved my hand, signaled that I could still persevere, walked to a medical point, did a simple spray, tried to jog, ran 300 meters, thighs have more serious cramps, slowly eased, continue to walk, from 35 kilometers to 38 kilometers, I finished walking.

Starting from 39 kilometers, my legs slowly recovered, I tried to jog, ran 41 kilometers at a pace of more than 6 minutes, and the last kilometer was more than that, and when I reached a bridge, there was a gentle uphill slope, and my physical strength was exhausted, so I had to change to slow walking, and when I walked to the middle of the bridge, the finish line appeared, and I had momentum again in an instant, and I slowly crossed the finish line with jogging. That's it! The net time on the certificate of completion is 3 hours, 54 minutes and 57 seconds. It's a dream come true!

In 2009, Hengqin Island began to develop on a large scale, from the new area, the free trade zone, to the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone, Hengqin Island has undergone earth-shaking changes, which is the dream journey of the Greater Bay Area; In 2018, the first Hengqin Marathon was successfully held, the second and third sessions, and the fifth session in a blink of an eye, with a larger scale and better organization. On the last day of 2023, I had the privilege of going to the five-year appointment of Hengma, which is my dream journey of running horses.

Qinao and Ming, run for the dream, and look forward to seeing you next time!