Thousands brave the heat to run VnExpress Marathon Quy Nhon

Runners gather for the 42-km run at 3 a.m. on Sunday. Held for the third time in Quy Nhon Town of Binh Dinh Province, the 2022 VnExpress Sparkling Marathon Quy Nhon received 10,000 registrations, making it the biggest running race ever in the VnExpress Marathon system.

Le Trung Hieu runs the 42-km race with a dinosaur costume, which is designed in a way to make people imagine him as being carried by a dinosaur.

Runner Le Van Tuan pours water over his head to cool the heat. It is now summer in Quy Nhon and the temperature in the morning ranges between 30-32 degrees Celsius.

Runners get ready for the 21-km race.

Runners of the 10-km race pass Thi Nai Bridge at dawn. The bridge connects the town of Quy Nhon with the Phuong Mai Peninsula in Binh Dinh.

A volunteer sprays water to cool down the heat as runners are about to make a U-turn in the 21-km race.

A man has water sprayed at him to beat the heat.

A woman uses a sponge soaked in water to cool her body. Those sponges are provided by the organizer along the run.

Supporters cheer as runners race along a sand dune on Phuong Mai Pennisula.

Runners on Thi Nai Bridge, currently the longest sea-crossing bridge in Vietnam.
Among the participants of the 2022 VnExpress Sparkling Marathon Quy Nhon, nearly 1,500 competed in the 42 km distance, 3,500 in the 21km, and 5,100 in the 10km and 5km races.