The Roof of the World Marathon (ROWM) is one of the marathon events founded and organized by the Great Wall of China Marathon (GWCM) Organizing Committee.
The Roof of the World Marathon is held in Tibet China. It is the highest elevation marathon in the world today. The starting point altitude is over 5213 metres (17,103ft), which is higher than the altitude of the Mt. Everest Base Camp.
The Roof of the World Marathon has been successfully held for five times, with the runners from USA, Australia, Germany, Mexico, Canada and Switzerland. And Ms. Jolene Giles has become the second world lady to complete the full marathon at the 4th Roof of the World Marathon on May 8th, 2018.
We are very proud to let the world runners know that there had been no full marathon in the history of Tibet until we started the ROWM. Therefore, the runners who have been able to come to run the ROWM are absolutely regarded the excellent world runners. The race is the biggest challenge to human power limit.
Eating the different delicious Chinese and Tibetan food and experiencing the Tibetan culture and life-style are also extremely high enlightenment every day besides training and sightseeing.
Sign up any time from today till October 31, 2019, you would win the two-day or one-day free 5-star hotel in Beijing China or the discounted registration.
And your names would be engraved on the medal of the Roof of the World Marathon 2020. And we would have the unxpected and exciting reward for you after the race.
Thank you all very much!
Event details and schedule
1) Permit to Tibet
Runners who expect to enter the Roof of the World Marathon 2020 is required to have the passport and tourist visa to China before March 31,2020. Unlike your traveling to any part of China freely, we need to have your passport and visa copies to get the special permit to Tibet.
If you work in China, your working certificate issued by your company is also required for the permit to Tibet.
2) Arrival
You need to arrive in Beijing before or on May 1st, 2020, and if you register before October 31, 2019, you would get the free hotel room on May 1st and/or May 9, 2020 at the official Beijing Friendship Hotel.
All the runners/spectators would fly together from Beijing to Lhasa Tibet together on May 2, 2020.
3) What to wear
Because we would travel in vast areas during our days in Tibet at the different elevation, and the weather in Tibet is also very changeable, we suggest you to bring some warm clothes with you.
After the race, we would immediately withdraw from the race area and back to Lhasa quickly.
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