Based on the organization and operation rules of marathon events, this paper uses research methods such as literature review, expert interviews, and field investigations to comprehensively analyze the types of urban marathon tracks and the influencing factors of track planning. Based on this, the track design of Beijing Marathon is analyzed. Research results: The race track types of China's gold medal full marathon events are mainly single lap and circular, which have a significant impact on urban transportation but can fully showcase the city's style; The planning of urban marathon tracks should not only focus on the urban landscape, but also consider three factors: transportation, track difficulty, and athlete safety; The design of the Beijing Marathon track has two shortcomings. Firstly, there are many sharp turns and turns in the last 5 kilometers of the Beijing Marathon, which greatly consumes the physical energy of the athletes. This not only hinders the athletes from achieving excellent results, but also easily leads to injury accidents. Secondly, the landscape of the Beijing Marathon track is mainly based on modern buildings in Beijing, which does not fully showcase the historical and cultural landscape of Beijing.

Lei Shi. Research on Urban Marathon Track Planning. Frontiers in Sport Research (2024) Vol. 6, Issue 4: 114-120. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSR.2024.060417.

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