EMG

EMG

Called the 20K and listed at 25 km, the EMG has 1,200 metres of climbing and a maximum race time of 7 hours. The route centres on Meijingwu, Fenghui and Yuantang and runs through bamboo forest, village areas, tea fields and shallow mountain hollows, with the start and finish on the street of the Moganshan International Tourism Resort.

The organiser describes the path as straightforward and clear, with gentle climbing, and aimed at runners new to trail. There is a single aid station, at the Xiangshuiling Resort Hotel, so a runner carries what they need for most of the distance. Coming on the Sunday morning, it is also the race for a supporter who spent Friday night and Saturday crewing someone on the long course.

Twenty-five kilometres of bamboo and tea fields still means a few hours out of sight of the finish. On Livebib the runner shares a link to their own broadcast: position on the course line, distance covered and a finish estimate that updates as the race goes. Where signal drops, the position is carried forward along the course and marked as estimated instead of freezing. No app, no account, and the runner chooses who gets the link.