Supplementary Table S1 Chinese Athletics Association Marathon Runners Level Evaluation Standards (Time).
Levels
Race
Gender
Age groups (years)
18- 29
30- 34
35- 39
40- 44
45- 49
50- 54
55- 59
60- 64
65+
Elite
Half
Female
1h 49m
1h 50m
1h 51m
1h 52m
1h 53m
1h 54m
1h 55m
1h 56m
2h 03m
male
1h 34m
1h 35m
1h 36m
1h 37m
1h 38m
1h 39m
1h 40m
1h 41m
1h 48m
Full
Female
3h 48m
3h 49m
3h 50m
3h 51m
3h 52m
3h 53m
3h 54m
4h 04m
4h 30m
male
3h 24m
3h 25m
3h 26m
3h 27m
3h 28m
3h 29m
3h 33m
3h 39m
3h 50m
Level 1
Half
Female
2h 11m
2h 12m
2h 13m
2h 14m
2h 15m
2h 16m
2h 17m
2h 18m
2h 19m
male
1h 51m
1h 52m
1h 53m
1h 54m
1h 55m
1h 56m
1h 57m
1h 58m
2h 05m
Full
Female
4h 25m
4h 26m
4h 27m
4h 28m
4h 29m
4h 32m
4h 34m
4h 41m
4h 30m
male
4h 03m
4h 04m
4h 05m
4h 06m
4h 07m
4h 08m
4h 09m
4h 14m
3h 50m
Level 2
Half
Female
2h 31m
2h 32m
2h 33m
2h 34m
2h 35m
2h 36m
2h 37m
2h 38m
2h 41m
male
2h 14m
2h 15m
2h 16m
2h 17m
2h 18m
2h 19m
2h 17m
2h 21m
2h 29m
Full
Female
5h 17m
5h 18m
5h 19m
5h 20m
5h 21m
5h 22m
5h 23m
5h 26m
5h 27m
male
4h 53m
4h 54m
4h 55m
4h 56m
4h 57m
4h 58m
4h 59m
5h 04m
5h 16m
Level 3
Half
Female
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
male
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
3h
Full
Female
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
male
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
6h
Note: The runner classification criteria are based on participants completing the race within or equal to the time
indicated in the table. More information can be found at:
https://www.athletics.org.cn/bulletin/hygd/mls/2023/0323/464400.html

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