Let the kids run
The 2019 Shanghai adidas Kids Run is held at the New Bund Park on Saturday morning.
The 2019 Shanghai adidas Kids Run was held at Pudong’s New Bund Park on Saturday morning, with 4,000 runners for the 4.2-kilometer Mini Marathon and 2-kilometer Kids Run.
Organized by the Shanghai Distance Running Association, the event served as a warm-up for the 2019 Shanghai International Half Marathon, which will start from Pudong’s Oriental Pearl TV Tower on Sunday.
The Mini Marathon was participated by 1,000 children aged between 8 and 12, while 1,000 children aged between 5 and 7 took part in the Kids Run. Each young runner was accompanied by a parent.
Organizers said the event is aimed at cultivating young runners and encouraging families to work together.
Runners also played football, baseball and did yoga in the park after running.
Each young runner is accompanied by a parent.
