Xiaoyang Zhuang, a Hong Kong runner: Sports is a way for you to see the most beautiful world.

Everyone has different opportunities to run, some are constantly breaking through personal PB, and some are constantly accumulating their own life milestones. For Xiaoyang Zhuang, a Hong Kong athlete who loves marathon, achievement is never the most important thing. He likes to run around because he cares more about the beautiful scenery along the way and the local history. Without these, 42 kilometers would be meaningless. In fact, Xiaoyang has been a child who loves sports since childhood. As a student, physical education class has always been his most anticipated class. After leaving the society, I was not as busy as I was when I was a student, and began to have my own time. Active, he can't sit still at home, and always feels that he should go outside and do something ... He thinks of physical education class when he was a student, and his teacher taught them to play ball and run. The feeling of happiness is still deeply imprinted on his mind. So he put on his running shoes, ran out of the house and started his running life.

I'm sorry I didn't run for office. However, the more I ran, the more interested I became. He began to pay attention to local road races in Hong Kong. In this way, all the way from 10K, half a horse to the whole horse, and soon, it swept the Hong Kong Marathon. On the other hand, the marathon events in Hong Kong are not as rich as those in other countries. So in the winter of 2006, he chose the Singapore Marathon, which is close to Hong Kong, as the first overseas horse in his life, which also opened his interest in overseas horses. During that time alone, he went to Thailand … and five other countries. Fortunately, in mid-2007, he got a scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and went to the UK for postgraduate study. He is very excited and moved, because for him, this trip is not only a study, but also an excellent opportunity for him to start traveling around Europe. So he started attacking horses at the same time. Transportation from London to all parts of Europe is very convenient, and low-cost airlines are also very cheap. Just like Taipei to Tainan, it only takes a few hundred yuan to get where you want to go. Xiaoyang said, "It's a pity that I don't run away with such a rare opportunity. 」

Running is the same as traveling. If I don't go, I will feel sorry for myself. I'd rather slow down than leave nothing behind. Xiaoyang believes that the most worthwhile thing about running in Europe is definitely not how fast I run, but the local beauty and historical stories. As a columnist, he always records their footprints after every game. He believes that most runners who write sports columns usually focus on training, supplemented by feelings, but he feels that every local building in Europe has its own unique significance. In addition to promoting health, the most important thing is to share the most beautiful corner of the city with everyone. He doesn't like to run too fast, but he always likes to return to the finish line in the last few minutes. Xiaoyang said: "I would rather feel it slowly than leave nothing behind." 」

The marathon in Athens, Greece impressed me the most. As Athens is the origin of the Olympic Games, at the moment he entered the finish line, he felt as if he had run into the finish line of the first Olympic Games, combined with history, returned to the source and became the athlete who could stay on the wall of history. This unexpected touch may not give Xiaoyang a second chance. He cherishes this hard-won moment.

Moved by the last marathon of the Olympic Games, there is a grand piano on the bixby Bridge of the Big Sur Marathon in Monterey Peninsula, USA. The pianist is not playing light music, but some warm sketches with historical significance. When Xiao Yang passed the road and heard the music, somehow, she shed tears ... Listen to a professional concert of her favorite horse racing, even if it can only happen once in her life, and everything is fine. Although Xiao Yang likes marathons, after running so many races, he has been troubled by a foot injury.

In 2009, when he was very excited to practice for the next overseas horse race, unfortunately, his hip joint was severely inflamed, which forced him to rest for half a year and stop running ... At that time, he blamed himself and was very sad because he was afraid that he could not see more scenery or even share more with his friends ... It was even more unacceptable for him to think about it, and even regretted that he should not have done so at all ... but for the future. So he went to the right doctor. The doctor told him that if you want to cure this pain, you must know your body first, so that you can know where your notebook is. Xiaoyang listened to the doctor's advice and began to re-recognize his body from the outside to the inside, and found running shoes and methods suitable for him. He said: "In fact, knowing your body is like finding yourself again. Don't force yourself, just relax and treat it in the right way, and you won't get hurt easily. 」

If you want to choose your first horse overseas, Xiaoyang suggests: choose a place you want to go most, and then find a local marathon, so as to be worthy of the fare. At the same time, he does not recommend choosing developing countries as the first horse in life. Because of natural factors, there may be more situations, so it will run harder than other places! "Running and marathon are two different things," Xiao Yang said. Running is running. If you run too fast, it is easy to lose the unexpected beauty in front of you. Just like life, every stage is meaningful. If you just want to be quick, then look back and you will regret that you didn't pay more attention. So since you want to choose a marathon, just calm down and enjoy it. This is the real consciousness!

Xiaoyang also often goes to different places to share the marathon experience with everyone.