寻找中国马拉松之魂

马拉松突然火爆起来。自2014年以来,我国城市马拉松成为国内发展速度最快、参与人群最多、影响力最大的路跑赛事。根据在中国田协注册的赛事数据:2014年国内共举办了53场马拉松赛事,2015年陡增至134场,比2014年增加了160%,2016年达到328场,参赛人数超过280万人次。2017年我国800人以上参与的马拉松及相关路跑赛事达1 102场,参与人群近1 000万人次。可以说,马拉松赛事正成为民众狂欢的运动盛典和新时代中国城市发展的名片。为什么马拉松赛事突然风靡起来,它给人何种体验,折射出社会何种问题,对经济的发展有何种影响,都是值得学界探讨的。本期体育评论刊登了江西财经大学管理学博士纪成龙、北京教育学院教育学博士孙科、上海体育学院新闻传播学博士陈国强的相关观点,他们从市场、社会、竞赛参与三个维度对马拉松现象进行了剖析。

Marathon fever is suddenly sweeping across China. Since 2014, city marathons have been the fastest developing and most influential road running races in China with the largest number of participants. According to the Chinese Athletic Association, 53 marathons were held in China in 2014, 134 in 2015, a sharp increase of 14% on 2014, and the number reached 328 in 2016, with over 2.8 million runners. In 2017, there were 1102 marathons and marathon-related road running races in China with no fewer than 800 runners each, and nearly 10 million participants. It can be argued that marathon races are becoming a sports carnival and the name card of the development of a city in China. But there are also many questions worth exploring: Why is the marathon suddenly so popular? What are people's experiences like with running the marathon? What problems does it reveal? And how will it impact economy? etc. Sports Review in this issue publishes articles by Ji Chenglong, D. Mgt. at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Sun Ke, Ed.D. at Beijing Institution of Education and Chen Guoqiang, Ph. D. in Journalism and Communication at Shanghai University of Sport. They will discuss the marathon mania in China from the perspectives of the market, society and race participation.