Run Seoul in a new way.
The 2023 Seoul International Ultra-Trail Running Competition (Seoul 100K), which runs 100km while enjoying cultural heritage and natural environment such as downtown Seoul, mountains, rivers, and fortresses, will be held in Seoul from the 21st to the 22nd.
Trail learning is a combination of trail and running, and it is a mountain leisure sport that runs on unpaved trails, mountains, and grasslands, and has recently become an explosive popularity among young people.
The competition, which will be run by 1,500 people from 17 countries, including South Korea, Japan and the United States, will be divided into three categories: 100K (200 professional players), 50K (300 professional players and club members), and 10K (1,000 visitors and ordinary citizens). It is a course that starts from Seoul Plaza and returns to the origin along the course of each sector, and 100K must be finished within 28 hours and 30 minutes, 50K within 14 hours, and 10K within 3 hours and 30 minutes. Runners will be given a certificate of completion, a medal of completion and a jacket of completion.
The competition, which will be held for the fourth time this year, focuses on allowing each course to run while enjoying the nature, history, and culture of Seoul. From Seoul Plaza to famous mountains such as Inwangsan Mountain and Bukaksan Mountain, Dulle-gil that winds around Seoul, and the Han River and building forest across the city center, you can experience Seoul's major natural and cultural attractions and skylines.
This year's competition newly established 10K category for ordinary citizens and beginners. As trail runs have become popular among runners recently, applications for participation closed early in two days. In particular, the participation of the younger generation was remarkable. 50% of 10K applicants were in their 20s and 30s, and 37% of them were female participants.
It is also noteworthy that the Beginner Trail Learning Class (BTC) was operated for beginners. At an indoor education session on the 4th, Kim Ji-seop, the 2022 50K winner, introduced trail run training methods, course targeting methods, diet and equipment. On the 11th, he delivered a variety of information, including a nutrition intake lecture by Kim Tae-ho, a lecturer at the Athletic Nutrition Association, and an uphill and downhill technique by Trail Runner coach Cho Deok-yeon.
Participants also range from teens to 70s. The oldest participant this year is Jungkyu Lee (male), who is participating in 10K, and the youngest participant is Ahn Sang-rok (male), who is 15 this year. Oh Jin-myung (28), the only female participant in her 20s in the 100K category, is also looking to complete a good record.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government strengthened its cooperative system with related organizations such as police and fire fighting to ensure that participants can run safely and maintain their best condition, and managed the course through preliminary exploration and test learning. 스포츠토토
Participants and host personnel have subscribed to safety insurance, deploy first aid and safety personnel, and operate designated hospitals. A step-by-step safety plan was also prepared, such as operating a joint situation room to respond in real time to unexpected situations such as injuries.
