Runners who hold onto the Top 100 MetaSports Marathon

Since the MetaSports Marathon system announced the Top 100, the name Dan Quyet (Dang Anh Quyet) has always been at number one in the five rankings of the five tournaments. On the track, he only finished after a number of team athletes, constantly standing on the highest podium in the movement runner group.

Coming to running since 2014, after a few months of practice, Dan Quyet has conquered the sub2 milestone of the half marathon distance. After a year, he tried with a distance of 42km and achieved a result of 3 hours 25 minutes 10 seconds - a remarkable achievement for the movement of runners at that time.

In addition to strictly following the training schedule, Quyet regularly participates in marathons to rub and gain more experience when competing. According to him, besides discipline, setting goals and striving to achieve them is the secret to staying motivated.

Last year, Ngoc Hoang participated in all the MetaSports Marathon tournaments, achieving sub3 full marathon achievements. Stable performance helps him always stay in the top 10 on the rankings.

Hoang said that he was lucky to maintain good form despite having suffered many injuries before. He assesses that competing with the top runners helps to grow more mature because he has accumulated a lot of experience. "Experiencing many tournaments in many localities, different competition conditions help me know how to regulate, practice, and prepare appropriately," said the 30-year-old runner.

Opening 2023 with MetaSports Marton Ho Chi Minh City Midnight, Hoang finished in 10th place in 2 hours 49 minutes 27 seconds. This result helped him get second place on the Top 100 rankings of MetaSports Marathon Imperial Hue 2023 with 1412 points - just behind Dan Quyet with 1474 points.

The name Vu Dinh Duan began to emerge in the village of running movements from the tournaments in 2022. He regularly participates in the age award categories. Duan also got himself a MetaSports Marathon championship at the Hanoi night run.

Diligently practicing, participating in movement awards, Duan's efforts have paid off. He is constantly in the Top 100. Most recently, the guy from Quang Ninh has climbed to third place in the rankings with 1358.2 points.

The "sharpening heels" in the movement tournaments helps Duan improve day by day. This is also a stepping stone for this runner towards his dream of conquering the SEA Games arena.

Getting the 4th place on the VM Hue rankings, runner Vuong Xuan Hong Quang took more than a year of effort and accumulated achievements. In March 2022, when the organizers announced the Top 100 list, there was no name Vuong Xuan Hong Quang.

After the efforts to practice and compete in all tournaments of the system, the male runner has made great strides after VM Hue 2022. He gradually climbed from 16th place (at VM Quy Nhon tournament), to position 4th (after Ho Chi Minh City Night Run).

President of Hoa Binh Club Park Runner is one of the Vietnamese runners who will be present in Boston (USA) in April this year, attending the most prestigious marathon on the planet. At the age of 44, he still spends a lot of time training and competing in domestic tournaments, constantly standing on the podium to receive prizes at the MetaSports Marathon system.

Hoang Huy is always the face that appears in the group of 10 athletes with the highest scores in the Top 100 MetaSports Marathon. Most recently, at the Ho Chi Minh City night race, the runner from Hanoi was one of 32 athletes who achieved sub3 full marathons, ranked third in the age group from 40 to 49. This achievement helped him maintain the 5th place on the rankings. class.

Since 2016, Nguyen Thi Duong has almost never missed a run of the MetaSports Marathon system. In the female rankings, her name is always at the top.

Nguyen Thi Duong is 32 years old this year, still nicknamed "Tieu Duong" by everyone because of her small body, only 1.48 m tall, weighing 42 kg. When she was in school, she was paralyzed in gymnastics. In a test run around West Lake with members of the Long Distance Runners Association (LDR) in Hanoi, she completed it easily.

That result made Duong's passion for running even more intense. She found her goal to challenge herself with every run and improve her performance.

Ha Thi Hau has never played professionally. Only practiced running for two years, but Hau has stood on the podium at many official tournaments, owning a collection of titles. She is constantly in the Top 100 MetaSports Marathon, although the frequency of participation is not as thick as some other runners.

Ha Thi Hau is known as the "queen" of trail running. "Trail running is my passion. The flat races are fun to socialize with friends. I often attend MetaSports Marathon tournaments to practice speed," Hau shared.

Most recently at VM Ho Chi Minh City Midnight 2023, the girl from Lao Cai had a sprint, surpassing her Ethiopian opponent, to win the women's 42km event. With this award, Ha Thi Hau followed in the footsteps of Pham Thi Binh, becoming the winner of two MetaSports Marathons. Before that, she won the MetaSports Marathon Ha Long

At MetaSports Marathon Akane Nemoto was dubbed the "whirlwind" of the Japanese. Runner participated in all the tournaments of the year and left an impression when maintaining her position in the top 10 best female runners (except Ha Long, ranked 11).

The 2022 season is considered successful with this running leg when she first achieved sub3:30 (VM Hue) after 6 years of running. After that, she repeated this achievement twice at VM Quy Nhon and VM Hanoi, with 3 hours and 29 minutes. The above achievements together with the result of 3 hours 38 minutes 03 seconds at the Ho Chi Minh City night run brought her to 2nd place on the Top 100 rankings.

Being on this list partly shows the talent and efforts of the athletes. They persistently appeared in all rankings for the past year and got high positions ahead of the MetaSports Marathon Imperial Hue 2023. The tournament kicked off on April 16 with the participation of many famous names. turn in the village run. 10,000 athletes will stride through the roads associated with the history and culture of the ancient capital.