CHEONGJU, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The 17th Annual Cheongnamdae Ultra Marathon Competition will be held around the area of Cheongnamdae, a presidential vacation villa located in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. A total of 700 marathon enthusiasts will run 100 kilometers from 4 p.m. on April 13 to 8 a.m. on the following day, starting [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Google, which previously identified Sohn Kee-chung, a gold medalist in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, as ‘Kitei Son,’ his name under the Japanese occupation of Korea, has finally corrected it to the Korean name, according to the Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) on Wednesday. If you [...]
SUWON, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A municipal government in South Korea said Thursday it is pushing to co-host a border-crossing marathon event with North Korea. The Gyeonggi Province government said it aims to stage the “DMZ Peace Marathon” event to celebrate the first anniversary of the summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean [...]
JECHEON, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Intrepid runners flocked to North Chuncheong Province on Sunday for Jecheon’s annual Winter Half Naked Marathon. The Jecheon Athletics Association and Geumsusan Marathon Club jointly held the 12th Half Naked Marathon near Mosan-dong. Despite the chilly weather, with the mercury measuring 3.2°C (37°F) at the start, more than 1,200 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of children took part in a marathon on Sunday hosted by the international charity organization Save the Children to raise funds for children suffering from malnourishment and illness in disadvantaged parts of the world. The marathon saw a total of over 2,800 children and their parents participate in [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Group’s shopping business arm hosted its second Lotte Style Run yesterday at Ttukseom Hangang Park in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. In a departure from other running races, the Style Run asks participants to wear their own outfits and costumes befitting their personal style. A total of 4,000 runners took part [...]
JEONJU, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonju, a South Korean city famous for literature, will hold a ‘reading marathon’ to encourage reading among its residents. The seven-month event, which begins next month and will continue until September, incorporates reading into the marathon, and is open to everyone above the age of elementary school, the city of [...]
JEJU, South Korea, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju hosted the 2017 Jeju Horse Endurance Festival on Sunday, organized by the Korea Halla-Horse Association. Some 500 equestrians from Korea and overseas participated in the contest, with athletes competing in three events – 10-kilometer, 20-kilometer, and 30-kilometer races – in individual and team categories. Endurance riding [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – With employees and residents of Guro Digital Complex participating, a 5-kilometer running race took place on Friday in Seoul. What was unusual about the race, however, was that participants had to wear a specific clothing item – a necktie. The event was arranged as a part of G Valley [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Mackiss Company, an alcoholic beverage maker based in Daejeon, announced Monday that it will be hosting the second Daejeon Naked Body Marathon (semi-naked to be exact, with men running topless and women, sleeveless tops). Taking place on January 1, 2017, at exactly 11:11:11 a.m., the event will mark the [...]