Notes from Anxin Running Group 07: Morning run at Longgang Coastal Landscape Belt on May 1st

May Day International Labor Day originated from the workers’ strike in Chicago, USA. On May 1, 1886, more than 216,000 workers in Chicago went on strike for an eight-hour working day. After hard struggle, they finally won a victory. To commemorate this great workers' movement, in July 1889, the Second International led by Engels held a congress in Paris. The meeting passed a resolution stipulating that on May 1, 1890, international workers would hold a demonstration, and decided to designate May 1 as International Labor Day. This decision immediately received a positive response from workers around the world. On May 1, 1920, workers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Jiujiang, Tangshan and other industrial cities went to the markets in great numbers and held massive parades and rallies. This is China's first event to commemorate the May Day International Labor Day, and it is also the first May Day Labor Day in Chinese history. After the founding of New China, the Government Affairs Council of the Central People's Government designated May 1 as the statutory Labor Day in December 1949. Therefore, May Day in 1950 was the first Labor Day in New China.

Today is the 132nd International Labor Day and the 72nd Chinese Labor Day. Before eight o'clock in the morning, on the greenway of the coastal landscape belt of Longgang New City, about 60 runners from Wenzhou Central Hospital Theorem Medical Running Group and Pingyang Health Association Anxin Running Group were already doing pre-run warm-up exercises here. Because this morning was the first social running event between Wenzhou Central Hospital Theorem Medical Running Team and Binh Duong Health Association Anxin Running Team, the two running groups paid special attention to it and did a lot of docking work in the early stage. It was so beautiful that when the two running groups met to run on the greenway of Longgang Coastal Landscape Belt, they were particularly passionate.

The Theorem Medical Running Group of Wenzhou Central Hospital was established in April 2019. It has grown from more than 20 people at that time to a large running group with more than 200 members today. All members are from the backbone of various departments of Wenzhou Central Hospital. After busy work, everyone chooses to run happily and live a healthy life together, which is great! There should be applause here, haha!

The Pingyang Health Association Anxin Running Group is a junior team. It was established in December 2021 and is affiliated to the Pingyang County Walking Association. It currently has 38 running backbones. Although the number of team members is small, the atmosphere of running is unprecedentedly high. Members of the Anxin Running Team can be found everywhere in the 16 towns and villages in Binh Duong. It is a passionate sports club.

After the members of the two running teams took photos, they started their morning run. Everyone headed towards Pipa Mountain on the beautiful coastal embankment greenway in Longgang according to their usual comfortable pace. The members of the logistics team of Binh Duong Sports Association An Xin Running Group have already arranged mineral water and food supplies on the way. Under the careful arrangements of the logistics department, the teammates of the two running groups can exert their maximum potential and create their own. Best running results.

Around ten o'clock in the morning, most of the team members had finished their running activities. Everyone posted their best running tracks in the WeChat group, which were basically more than ten kilometers. There were more than 20 team members. After completing the half marathon distance, the fastest pace reached 411, which is admirable! There are also several members of the Theorem Medical Running Team of Wenzhou Central Hospital who continue to run to create their best running results and pace. This perseverance spirit is worth learning from.

At 11 o'clock at noon, the members of the two running groups drove to the Aojiang Senjiayuan Club. *** together attended the "How to Scientifically Run" lectured by Professor Jiang Wenbing, Vice President of Wenzhou Central Hospital Everyone listened to the lecture "Healthy Running" with great interest and benefited a lot. Subsequently, a medal-awarding ceremony was held to unite the two running groups. Professor Jiang Wenbing, deputy director of Wenzhou Central Hospital, and An Weichao, honorary president of the Binh Duong Health Association, awarded medals to the heads of the two running groups to witness the event. An unforgettable and meaningful moment.

I hope that in the future, the two running groups will support each other and develop together. For the sake of health and happiness, we will uphold the spirit of one plus one is greater than two, so that everyone will be full of passion in the days to come. Bathed in the sun, you will never grow old.

Exercise is the moisturizer of life,

Running is the beautician of youth.

~~ Keep up the good work

Photos provided by: Spring Photography, teammates

2022.05.01 Essay in Aojiang