Using documentary, logical analysis, mathematical statistics method, interview method, method of knowledge map and CiteSpace tools, methods, such as selection in hownet (CNKI) databases in China Peking University core periodical database and Chinese social science citation database (CSSCI), is given priority to with “marathon” and “elderly” inscription, incorporated into the study conforms to the standard. This paper summarizes and analyzes the development of the research on the elderly's participation in marathon. The elderly aged ≥60 who participated in the Beijing marathon from 2015 to 2018 were selected as the research objects, Explore the impact of marathon on the elderly to promote their physical and mental health. It provides the beneficial reference value for the elderly to improve their functional level. The research conclusions are summarized as follows:1.With the hot development of marathon, showing the evolution characteristics of increasing range of marathon objects, increasing number of researchers, expanding research field and enriching research content.2.The number of elderly people (≥60 years old) participating in the Beijing marathon from 2015 to 2018 has been increasing, showing a trend of faster speed for men and more and more women.3.In the Beijing marathon, the number of elderly people (≥60 years old) who finish the race from 2015 to 2018 keeps increasing, and their completion time for the Beijing marathon is faster every year, among which the average completion time for the age group of 60-64 is faster than the total average completion time every year. The average completion time for the 65-70 age group is close to the overall average completion time.

TanLinLin, WangWanYi. The status quo of the old people participating in marathon--take Beijing marathon as an example. Frontiers in Educational Research (2019) Vol. 2 Issue 9: 50-57. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2019.020909.

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