Thursday, March 5, 2009

The North Face 100 ® the first time held in China

The North Face 100 ® Although the first time held in China, But the majestic Great Wall and Ming Tombs World Heritage Site has attracted a top world-class long-distance runners. And The North Face ® global athlete Dean Karnazes and Elizabeth Hawker, have been invited to take part in The North Face 100 ® Beijing Railway Station challenges. The former had consecutive 50-day run the United States 50 states, but also in the running in 2008 through Chile's Atacama desert cold, China's Gobi Desert, the African Sahara desert, the Antarctic ice sheets 4 large Desertification Challenge (4 Deserts) won the championship; then who in the past few years has just begun to participate in endurance running on superhuman perseverance separately in 2005 and 2008, The North Face ® Central Mont Blanc race (165 miles) was the first contemporary female leaders. Emerge on the international stage at Hong Kong, China Xiaoqiang players will also have to set off in Beijing, as the Hong Kong Fire Services Ambulance team trainers, he was in the 2007 Hong Kong Trailwalker (100 kilometers) in the race won the championship, but also in the race of 250 km " Gobi long march "in 2008 won the second game. Outlook The North Face 100 ® Beijing event, he said: "As a Chinese person, I am able to race at the Great Wall up to great expectations. At the same time, and world-class players can battle again, I feel very excited."
"The North Face ® has long been committed to the full support of elite athletes, exercise design and development of outdoor running shoes, sports apparel and equipment, to help them continue to challenge the limit." Said Mr. fees, "we not only put The North Face 100 ® Endurance Running Challenge to China, and have the confidence to fight it caused a widely popular outdoor sports. To this end, we will give the lack of outdoor experience in long distance running enthusiasts some proper training, hiring professional coaches for guidance. "fee Mr Bao said that the 100 kilometers of the Chinese race winners, will be sponsored to attend in August in Europe The North Face ® Central Mont Blanc and the game held in the United States at The North Face Endurance Challenge ® Finals.