Get your running shoes ready! Runners, 5,164 steps await you at the annual Great Wall Marathon in China.
Joining me by phone from Copenhagen, Denmark on the Saturday, October 20 show is Mr. Steen Albechtsen of Albatros Adventure Marathons.
The Great Wall Marathon is reputed to be as one of the world's most challenging. You're invited to be a participant in the one of-a-kind marathon that attracts 2,500 runners from over 50 nations, with Americans making the largest contingent.
Needless to say there's no place anywhere like the Great Wall of China -or the Great Wall Marathon.
Iconic and arduous, runners from around the world are rewarded with breathtaking surroundings, one of humanity's most historic settings, the warm hospitality of Chinese villagers, cheering onlookers and a festive atmosphere that is second-to-none.
Learn more at Great Wall Marathon here.
Note the dates and locations of other marathons:
-Big Five Marathon South Africa
-Petra Desert Marathon Ancient City of Petra, Jordan
-Polar Circle Marathon Greenland
-Bagan Temple Marathon, Myanmar/Burma
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