Rushing forward: My "Super Horse Dream" in China

A bear is warming up before departure in front of Dazhao Square in Hohhot.

"Peaches and plums are smiling during the Qingming Festival, and the grass is soft on the outskirts of the rain." During the Ching Ming season, the green plants along the streets of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia are in buds, and bright days have become green outside the Great Wall. A good time for outing in the city and admiring flowers. Next to Dazhao Square in Hohhot, Xiong Xiong, a runner who plans to "Run around China", is nervously preparing for his fourth "Rooster Map Closed-loop Run". In the fourth year of his "Running Around China", he will start from Hohhot in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region according to the preset running plan, and run more than 6,500 kilometers along the national and provincial roads to reach Yecheng, Xinjiang. The 8-month ultra-marathon will pass through 21 cities including Hohhot, Baotou, Bayannaoer, Alashan Ejina Banner, Alashan Port, and Yecheng in Inner Mongolia.

"My Chinese dream is to be able to run around the territory of China's roosters!" When Xiong Xiong (formerly known as Xiong Xianjun) born in 1987 said this, he adjusted the cap that he wore all year round to the most comfortable position and prepared Start to warm up. Xiong Xiong is not as strong as his name. Years of long-distance running made this big boy from Ankang, Shaanxi thin and healthy. Whenever a runner recognizes him, he will smile and hand over his business card with "Run to Travel" and take a group photo at the invitation of the runner. Before departure,

carefully arranged the equipment.

In 2006, Xiong Xiong, who had just moved from his hometown in Northwest China to an art academy in Shanghai, fell in love with running. With the belief of "explore the world by running", in 2014, Xiong Xiong, who participated in many marathons, discovered that the 42.195 kilometers distance could not satisfy his desire to see the world by running. “I was still a website editor at the time, and I wanted to run more places and experience things while I was young, so that my life would be more thick.”

organized the shooting tools so that the scenery along the way could be restored and shared with everyone.

In 2016, a careful raging discovered that there are many people riding motorcycles and racing cars all over China, but few people "run around China". "Ultra-marathon is a step-by-step preparation and requires a step-by-step process," Xiong Xiong said. 10 years of marathon experience complements his experience in ultra-long distance running. He needs to make a detailed running plan before each ultra-long marathon. Whether it’s running to Mount Everest Base Camp, crossing the uninhabited area of ​​the Kunlun Mountains, or passing through the Heihe River in Heilongjiang...every attempt must take into account the weather, topography, topography, road conditions and self-bearing capacity of each station along the way This situation. "Running around China is not to prove that I am stronger than others, but to use a sensible plan to experience the different scenery and the stories I encountered along the way." Xiong Xiong tightened his shoelaces while adjusting his sports hands. ring.

Xiong Xiong runs in Kashgar, Xinjiang

"Because of China's vast territory, it took me more than 8 months to travel from Shanghai to Hohhot. The changing of seasons and the fluctuating cold and heat caused the'Running China' plan to be completed in 4 stages." The super-marathon "resume form" that opened the bear for nearly 4 years: From September 10, 2016 to January 4, 2017, it took 116 days to run from Shanghai to Kunming, Yunnan through more than 4,000 kilometers; November 1, 2017, with It took 250 days to ran from Shanghai to Hohhot in Inner Mongolia over 9,000 kilometers; from March 25, 2018 to October 28, 2018, it took 218 days to ran from Yunnan to Yecheng, Xinjiang, across 6,000 kilometers.

Xiongxiong's "Super Marathon" roadmap

"If you insist, there will be no obstacles." It is Xiongxiong's motto for always insisting on the Super Marathon. In 2017, after completing the first stage of the ultra-marathon from Shanghai to Kunming, Yunnan, Xiong Xiong's brother Xiong Da (formerly known as Xiong Xianbin) also joined him in the long-distance running queue as a security supply. "I saw my younger brother pushing a stroller all the way from Shanghai to Kunming, Yunnan, and found that what he said about running around China was not just talking about it." Xiong Da said that the crowdfunding of runners along the way was also to complete the run. The plan of travel added confidence. In 2017, when they ran to Ningbo, a Ningbo runner heard his story and sponsored a RV for the brothers for free.

A bear is running in the 5,200-meter-high Xin-Tibet line no man's land.

Running a super marathon along the Chinese border sounds romantic, but it is difficult to implement. Although every plan is as detailed as possible, there are still unpredictable risks. "In fact, when I made the overall plan 3 years ago, I found that wearingThe uninhabited area of ​​the Kunlun Mountains will be the most difficult part of the whole journey. Xiongxiong smiled bitterly and said that this is the truth. He has to run on mountain roads above 5,000 meters above sea level every day. The thin oxygen makes it difficult to breathe every step of the way. In a diary of "Running 27,000 kilometers around China", Xiongxiong recorded Dao: I wake up in the morning and watch the sun shine on the snow-filled Kunlun Mountains. The sky is clear and the ice is like heaven. But after running for more than two kilometers, I already feel numb and stiff in my limbs. The sun is good but I feel cold. The wind pierced the heart like a ten thousand arrows, stinging every inch of skin on my hands, feet and face. For the first time, I was pierced and cried by the cold wind of minus 20 degrees Celsius. Even with two pairs of cold gloves, it was still too cold! The cold wind in the area also delayed the scheduled running plan several times. Xiong Xiong said: "The high wind in no man’s land can blow you backwards. When the wind is too strong, I can only let the security car go in front of me slowly. Drive, I followed the RV all the way. "

runs a different route every day, repeating the steps, not repeating the experience. "Running has made me discover that the body can go through some pain, but the heart needs loving care to run farther. "Xiong Xiong recalled that in Shantou, Guangdong, a junior high school student saw me running around China. He also ran with me for a while, and talked with me about running skills and feelings. The junior high school students said that they ran the most in school. 3 kilometers, but I found out that he ran 5 kilometers with him that day. One month later, the kid sent me a WeChat and a picture of a 10 kilometers running track saying, "Brother, because of your story, I started to like running. Up. "

When the bear crosses Tibet West Ali

in the Gangdise Mountains in the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region, a group of strangers saw the bear run on the Xin-Tibet line and asked to take him. They learned that he was going to Xinjiang Ye. In the city, many tourists got off the car spontaneously and ran with him on the mountain road at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters. "Although they are just passing passengers, the short run with them has become a force in my life. "On the first day of crossing the Kunlun Mountains, when I was 3 kilometers away from the summit, the exhausted Xiongxiong encountered a Shandong driver who was repairing a big car. "Boy, it's the third time I have brought goods from Xinjiang to Tibet. I met you on Xinzang Road, and I have been running for so long! Come on!" The driver gave a flaming thumbs up.

"Life needs many stories to enrich your life. "Xiong Xiong said, starting from running around China, it was just to fulfill one of my small dreams. Now that I am getting closer and closer to realizing my dream, it allows me to find my direction in life. Now Xiong Xiong has run through 132 cities across the country, every time I pass one. In the city, he used the mobile app to record the running data and the scenery along the way. During the running process, he also gained the most sincere goodwill among people. Enthusiastic runners from different places helped plan the route and crowdfunded security supplies.

Xiong Xiong warmed up at Saishang Old Street in Hohhot

"I believe that the harder you work, the luckier you will be," Xiong Xiong tried running back and forth in Saishang Old Street, Hohhot, adjusting his body to the best condition before departure. He wiped his forehead Khan said, "As long as I keep running on the road, I will gain more innocent goodwill among people. To explore by running is not to break away from the real world. I just like to run, experience different lives in this way, and harvest different stories. "In Xiongxiong’s future planning, if he successfully completes the Circumnavigation China plan, he will also share his experience and stories of running a marathon along China’s borders with students from 100 universities.

Xiong Xiong (Xiong Xianjun) and Da Xiong (Xiong Xianbin) A group photo in front of the RV, they have run more than 19,000 kilometers of China's border before.