On April 2nd, around 6000 runners were running up in HUST campus. They started from the South Entrance Square, ran through the Youth Park, passed the School of Management, later crossed the Museum of HUST, finally backed to the start point. The whole journey covered five kilometers.
The Running-Up activity was part of the 2016-2017 China University Marathon, HUST Stop. President Ding Lieyun and his colleagues attended the opening ceremony.
After a fierce competition, Tan Xiuying, Luo Lingyun and Yang Xue hit the top three of Woman Staff Group, Wang Chuansheng, Dai Ke and Zhang Zhi won the top three of Man Staff Group. Mao Lichun, Shi Lerong and Li Zhuoru won top three of Woman Student Group, Li Xin, Huang Hui and Zhang Xi won top three of Man Student Group.
In recent years, HUST has held various kinds of jogging and running activities. The Running-Up in HUST this year even attracted alumni from Singapore to join in.
The 2016-2017 China University Marathon (HUST stop) was Co-held by Federation of University Student of China (FUSC )and HUST.