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Shanghai Marathon 2023

Sunday November 26th 2023 I ran the Shanghai Marathon in China, the last international marathon for me this year. Find below my full race coverage from this marathon and many (!) tourist impressions from Shanghai.

Shanghai
Shanghai in two words: fucking wauuu!! OMG, this is an incredible megacity, metropole, display of construction power balancing infrastructure with green areas and new modern world with the historic. I just LOVED Shanghai and was happy to visit landmarks such as the 5 km long Pedestrian street Nanjing Road, The Bund, The Fairmont Peace Hotel (where I had 1 night overlay), the Buddhist Jing’an Temple, The Peoples Park and more. However, the main attraction remains: the incredible skyline, cf. below, with the Oriental Pearl Tower (at left) and the Shanghai Tower (at right, 3rd tallest builing in the world) dominating the scene. This view cannot be watched and enjoyed enough, simply world-class stuff!

Shanghai Marathon 2023 - Tor Rønnow

Shanghai Marathon 2023
The race took of at The Bund 07.00 hours and twisted around many areas, places and tall buildings in and near the historical center of Shanghai (I believe). The organisation of the race on race day was nothing less than flawless, e.g. the drink stations each featured two sections for sport drinks and water, respectively, each section typically comprised of +30 tables (!) and, thus, no fuzz or waiting time anytime during the race, very impressive indeed. The route was very scenic – to my taste – and had it’s Finish Line outside a soccer stadion. Here, a small improvement could perhaps be made: why not finish INSIDE the stadion, allowing spectators to sit and for a nicer finish? Anyways, I highly recommend the Shanghai Marathon, it is nothing short of a world class event on race day!

Shanghai Marathon 2023 - Tor Rønnow

See or relive the Shanghai Marathon 2023 here:

Shanghai Marathon 2023 – billeder/fotos af Tor Rønnow (Danish)
Shanghai Marathon 2023 – bilder av Tor Rønnow (Svenska)
Shanghai Marathon 2023 – bilder von Tor Rønnow (Deutsch)
Shanghai Marathon 2023 – pictures by Tor Rønnow (English)
2023 年上海馬拉松 – 圖片/照片由 Tor Rønnow(丹麥)提供
上海マラソン 2023 – 画像/写真 by Tor Rønnow (デンマーク語)
Shanghai Marathon 2023 – photos de Tor Rønnow (Français)
Shanghai Marathon 2023 – foto di Tor Rønnow (Italiano)
Shanghai Marathon 2023 – fotos del Tor Rønnow (Español)
Shanghai Marathon 2023 – beelden van Tor Rønnow (Nederlandse)