What Do Marathons Mean to a City?

摘要

The 2013 Beijing International Marathon was just concluded in October.First organized in 1981,the event is an annual race of 42.195 km held each October.It starts at TiananmenSquareandfinishesattheNational Olympic Sports Center.In addition to the main event,a mini-marathon and a half marathon also take place.It attracted more than 30,000participants from over 60 countries.Entering the new century。