Ho Chi Minh City Marathon - Vietnam

Credit : HCMC Run Marathon The victory went to Chia-Che Chang who crossed the finish line at 02:35:52, followed by Dũng Nguyễn Quốc who finished with a time of 02:41:28. Rounding out the top three was Khoa Nguyễn with a time of 02:47:08. In the ladies race, Hồng Lệ Phạm Thị took top spot in 03:03:58 . Thùy Dương Nguyễn Thị earned runner-up honours with a time of 03:19:10. Rounding out the top three was Ý Tiên Nguyễn Thụy with a time of 03:21:29. Top 5 Men 1 Chia-Che Chang 02:35:52 2 Dũng Nguyễn Quốc 02:41:28 3 Khoa Nguyễn 02:47:08 4 Hi Lê Tấn 02:53:23 5 Wei Ting Chen 03:00:36 Top 5 Women 1 Hồng Lệ Phạm Thị 03:03:58 2 Thùy Dương Nguyễn Thị 03:19:10 3 Ý Tiên Nguyễn Thụy 03:21:29 4 Asuka Nakajima 03:28:12 5 Thanh Giang Hứa 03:43:00 Complete results 21 km Simon Dörflinger grinded past more than 2104 runners to win in 01:13:51. He bested Phan Phan Ngọc who crossed the finish line 8 secondes behind him. Jui-Chu Cheng (01:18:15) made notched third place. For the women, Rê Chêm Pi Năng scored victory with a time of 01:31:05 . Thúy Vân Nguyễn Thị earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:32:57. Như Quỳnh Nguyễn Lê got the third place in 01:32:59. Top 5 Men 1 Simon Dörflinger 01:13:51 2 Phan Phan Ngọc 01:13:59 3 Jui-Chu Cheng 01:18:15 4 Tín Lý Nhân 01:18:53 5 Hiroki Nakajima 01:15:18 Top 5 Women 1 Rê Chêm Pi Năng 01:31:05 2 Thúy Vân Nguyễn Thị 01:32:57 3 Như Quỳnh Nguyễn Lê 01:32:59 4 Tomomi Nakajima 01:31:18 5 Jill Horan 01:37:59 Complete results 10 km Lộc Lê Hữu grinded past more than 1891 runners to win in 00:35:36. He finished une seconde ahead of Phước Lương Đức. The third place went to Minh Huy Trần Đặng with a time of 00:36:25 In the women’s race, Cương Trần Thị finished first in 00:48:09 . Yuri Sato earned runner-up honours with a time of 00:48:31. The third place went to An Nguyễn with a time of 00:51:45 Top 5 Men 1 Lộc Lê Hữu 00:35:36 2 Phước Lương Đức 00:35:37 3 Minh Huy Trần Đặng 00:36:25 4 Tài Tô Tấn 00:37:04 5 Tien Dinh 00:37:25 Top 5 Women 1 Cương Trần Thị 00:48:09 2 Yuri Sato 00:48:31 3 An Nguyễn 00:51:45 4 Thanh Tuyền Nguyễn Thị 00:51:53 5 Hollie Randles 00:48:21 Complete results

Credit : HCMC Run The date for HCMC Run 2017 – The City Marathon has already been announced. The race will have place next January 15th at the Phu My Hung and this year, there is a new distance added besides the 5km, 10km and 21km. For the first time after 25 years, a full distance marathon of 42 km will be organized by Pulse Active. After 4 years of being held, the event has become more than just a race, it is a pride for Ho Chi Minh citizens. Consequently, there has been an increase every year on the number of Vietnamese participants. The HCMC Run attracts a wide range of people; from children and families to office workers. Most of them are participating in the 5km course which is considered as the perfect distance for first timers where sport and fun is combined. This options is also chosen by many companies who use the run as a team building activity to enhance the team spirit among the different members in a company. The Vietnamese athletes are evolving at the same rhythm than the race. We can clearly observe a tendency of runners who are changing from a shorter to a longer distance. Actually, over the last year, there has been many requests of offering a full marathon distance which has been finally applied for this upcoming 2017. The organizer of the marathon, Pulse Active, has already organized many Sport, Lifestyle and Entertainment events in Vietnam ranging from the competitive (Danang International Marathon and Challenge Vietnam) to the recreational fun runs (Color Me Run and The PRISMA). The number of participants for the events goes up to 15000 for the Color Me Run. By launching these mentioned sports events, Pulse Active envisions to build up the sports community in Vietnam as well grow sports tourism for the country. Additionally of the increase on the number of participants, the events have also lead to a change on the sports market. For example, sportswear records strong value growth of 11% to reach VND5.678 billion in 2015. Pulse Active was the pioneer on sports events but afterwards, other competitors have entered into the market increasing the number of sports events in Vietnam and making it easier for people to get into sports. Apart of from the sports community inside Vietnam, there has also been an impact on the sports tourism of Vietnam. HCMC Run – The City Marathon attracts around 7,000 participants every year, in which 36% is the rate of marathon foreigners and tourists traveling from all over the globe. Pulse Active estimates that there has been an economic impact of between $10-$12 Million over the last three international competitive events of 2016. Credit : HCMC Run “We are proud to bring a Marathon to Ho Chi Minh and we see it as our mission to contribute to a healthier and sporty community as well as to the tourism and sport development of the country. We are proud of our city and we aim to show it to the world through running”, said Mr. Bady Pham, Managing Director of Pulse Active. After the great success during the last 4 years and with the addition of the new full distance marathon, HCMC Run – The City Marathon expects to attract many runners from all over the world and to become a must marathon in South East Asia.