The Snow Trail of The Zhuji Dongbaishan Trail Run Race by Jiangnan 100
江南100諸暨東白山越野賽：雪中暢跑（中文後附）
In less than 20 hours before the race began, a blizzard struck the area of the Dongbaishan Mountain (東白山, or Venus Mountain) in Zhuji, Zhejiang province, China.
「The wind was roaring,
The snow blowing against the casement
Let the frozen flakes flutter.」
The snow and ice made a rare crystal arena for the runners, especially those who have lived in southern China. They are so ecstatic to enjoy the game in such a surrounding. The temperature fell under 0 C during the whole race, even reached -10 C.
What did the race look like after the snow?
「In the Venus Mountain, the prospects are fine during the event,
Surpassing those in the immortal Isles of the Blest,
Jade dust is stirring into the flight,
Together we used to descant upon the snow and blizzard,
Runners scattered among the spectacular scenes,
They are weighed down by the snow and tossed by the gale.」
However, the organizer had to pay extra attention to take good care of everyone involved, from the 460 runners to the volunteers, the better to avoid any accident. They had to decide to merge the 100km category into the 50km. The total elevation gain of the 50km course is 3311m, with a cut-off time of 17hours.
Fortunately, the tough decision was immediately understood by all the runners, and the race went smoothly and safely. This is the first priority of any outdoor sports.
It took the fastest male runner 7hours and the fastest female runner 8hours to finish the 50km. The top runners finished the 35km (2000m D+, 13hours) in some 4hours (male) and 5hours (female).
在比賽舉辦前還有不到20小時的時候，中國浙江省諸暨東白山突發暴雪。
「聽風聲嘹亮，
雪撒窗寮，
任冰花片片飄。」
冰雪為跑者們，特別是活在中國南方的參賽者，創造了罕見的、晶瑩剔透的競技場。在這樣的環境中，他們帶著狂喜享受越野跑。溫度在0度以下，甚至低至零下10度。
「東白山中風景好，
勝蓬萊仙島，
玉塵飛動，
風雪共裁剪，
人比天涯遠，
雪壓風顛。」
但是，組織者必須付出更多，保證460位跑者與志願者的安全，避免任何事故。他們決定將100公裡組併入50公裡組。總爬升為3311米，關門時間為17小時。
幸運的是，這一艱難決定得到了所有跑者的理解。安全順利，這是任何戶外運動的首要目標。
50公裡組別，男女冠軍最快用時分別為7小時和8小時。35公裡組別（2000米上落，限13小時）最快男女跑者的時間分別是4小時和5小時。