‘World’s Toughest’ Marathon Pushes Runners To The Limit

Nearly 1,500 runners from more than 50 countries competed in the 23rd Great Wall Marathon in northern China, taking on steep stone steps, mountain roads and village paths along one of the world’s toughest marathon courses. Held at the Huangyaguan section of the Great Wall, the event featured full and half marathons plus a 5.3-mile fun run, with participants climbing more than 5,000 steps during the race. This year's field included 493 runners in the full marathon, 504 in the half marathon and 388 in the fun run. The largest foreign contingent came from the United States, with 138 runners. #marathon #china #running The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week):    / @nynext1   Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly):    / @podforce1   NY POSTcast (daily):    / @nypostcast   Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com. Follow The New York Post on: Twitter -   / nypost   Facebook -   / nypost