Impressions of foreign runners at MetaSports Marathon 2022
Alexandre Videau - France: Top 2 overall 10km
The last kilometers of the men's 10km run, the MetaSports Marathon Hanoi Midnight 2022 witnessed the rivalry between Cao Ha and French runner - Alexandre Videau. Reaching the finish line only a few seconds slower than the opponent, Videau was a little regretful. However, with the effort to the last steps, he left an impression on those who watched the race on the morning of November 27. At this year's Hanoi night race, he was the only foreign runner standing on the podium to receive the top prize in the 10km race.
Alexandre Videau has lived and worked in Vietnam for many years. He is known as a runner, businessman with a series of humanities projects in the community. In 2020, at MetaSports Marathon Quy Nhon, Videau and his friend Chris Devoize brought 20 orphans from Elite Orphans running club to participate in the tournament. He founded the club with the hope of finding and developing orphans to become good runners, contributing to Vietnamese sports.
Marlon - Philippines: Top 7 final distance 21km
This year's MetaSports Marathon Marvelous Nha Trang recorded a large number of foreign runners registered to participate, including a group of runners from the Philippines. In this group, Marlon left many marks. He fiercely chased two Vietnamese national players Do Quoc Luat and Nguyen Van Lai throughout the first half of the 21km run on the morning of August 28.
Marlon finished 21km at the Nha Trang VM Championship after 1 hour and 18 minutes, being in the top 3 under the age of 30. "I was quite surprised when I got the prize, although this is not my best result," Marlon said later. race. The 21-year-old runner revealed that he will participate in the race to select athletes for the 32nd SEA Games in the Philippines.
Sueyoshi Tomohiro - Japan: Top 3 age group 40-49 distance 42km
In the Top 30 MetaSports Marathon announced before the Ha Long tournament, there are three foreign athletes, Akane Nemoto, Harada Tamae and Sueyoshi Tomohiro. They are all Japanese living and working in Vietnam.
In which, the male runner Sueyoshi Tomohiro, ranked 22nd, achieved close to sub3 full marathon distances in two tournaments Hue and Quy Nhon. He regularly wins the age award in the MetaSports Marathon system. At VM Spakling Quy Nhon, he ranked second, and at VM Amazing Ha Long was third in the 40-49 age group.
Harada Tamae - Japan: Top 2 age group 31-39 distance 42km
Harada Tamae finished second in the 42km distance in the 31-39 age group at VM Hue, ranked 23rd on the total scoreboard of the two VM Hue and Quy Nhon periods in 2022. Coming to VM Amazing Ha Long with determination to compete, she maintained her position in the competition. top 50 on the hierarchy of the system. Tamae shared, she wants to enjoy all the tournaments of the MetaSports Marathon.
After nearly 10 years of running, Tamae is a "customer" at most running tournaments in Vietnam. "I like running in Vietnam more than Japan. In Japan, there is no organization that organizes tournaments around the country like the MetaSports Marathon is doing," said the Japanese runner.
Akane Nemoto - Japan: Top 5 age group 31-39 distance 42km
Female runner Akane Nemoto has lived and worked in Vietnam for 5 years, participating in many MetaSports Marathons. In particular, VM Hue took place in April of this year, bringing her many emotions and good memories, reaching sub 3h30 full marathon for the first time. "That's the goal I've always aspired to achieve after six years of entering the running movement. It's great to have surpassed your limits at the MetaSports Marathon," Nemoto shared.
Running is a part of Tomohiro, Tamae and Nemoto's lives. Practicing and competing in Vietnam gives Japanese runners new sensations. Not only maintaining energy and health, running in Vietnam is also a way to discover the culture, people and nature where they live and work.
Andrea Tucker - Nam Phi
Having never competed in Vietnam, Andrea Tucker came to MetaSports Marathon Hanoi Midnight 2022 because she wanted to experience the feeling of running at night. According to her, this is a relatively new thing in the world.
Having attended many tournaments in Austria and Italy, this is the first time this female runner has run a marathon in Asia. "I saw information about the Hanoi night race when I was looking for interesting races around the world, and then decided to take the time to come here," said the runner from South Africa.
After the race on the night of 26 and into the morning of November 27, Tucker shared, although the weather was a bit hot, the track was very interesting, which was an unprecedented experience during her running time.
In 2023, the MetaSports Marathon tournaments have a high number of registered foreign athletes. In which, the Ho Chi Minh City night run (February 2023) attracted more than 100 registrations. Nha Trang and Ha Long tournaments have been upgraded to become national tournaments
MetaSports Marathon 2023 is opening the registration portal for the races taking place in Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Quy Nhon, Ha Long, Nha Trang. Click here to choose the right distance.
