Genghis Khan MTB Adventure & Grassland Extreme Marathon

Book tip: Award winner "Wolf Totem"

Mon, 23 January 2012 06:20

For some participants and companions it is quite a long journey to the grasslands of Xiwuqi, so why not spend it reading up a bit on the area you are about to visit? As it happens, a Chinese novel written by Jiang Rong is set in the vast grasslands around Xilinhot and what's more... 'Wolf Totem' is the 2007 Man Asia Literary Award winner and available in English, too!

The story is in fact semi-autobiographical and is about a young man who leaves Beijing to work in Inner Mongolia during the Cultural Revolution. The book gives a vivid description of the often tough life and nomadic culture of the ethnic Mongolians and compares it with the farming-oriented lifestyle of the Han. A key theme is the fascinating relationship between the Mongolian people and the packs of wolves that roam the grasslands.

Upgrade: registration form offline on Saturday

Wed, 18 January 2012 02:36

Our event partner Active.com has announced it is upgrading its systems this Saturday, 21 January, at 12:30pm (Singapore time) for approximately 4-8 hours，which means that the online registration for Genghis Khan MTB Adventure and Grassland Marathon will be unavailable for 4-8 hours on that day. Those people who have filled in parts of the registration form already, but have not yet proceeded to the payment terminal, no worries, all your data will be kept.

Build your network on renren.com !

Wed, 04 January 2012 01:40

We are happy to share this news with you: the Genghis Khan MTB Adventure and Grassland Marathon now has its own public page on renren.com, one of China's leading social network sites. Everyone is most welcome to join, find information on the event, and connect with other people who share your interest and ambition.

100 Noname bike jerseys under the Xmas tree!

Fri, 23 December 2011 23:00

Nordic Ways and the organising committee of the Genghis Khan MTB Adventure and Grassland Marathon wish all our friends a merry Christmas and happy ride or run into 2012! Santa Claus has visited the grasslands of Xiwuqi and left behind 100 free high-quality bike jerseys from Noname Sports, official apparel sponsor of the event.

Famous Chinese runners go to the grasslands

Mon, 12 December 2011 00:06

We are proud to announce that there will be four famous Chinese marathon runners participating in next year's Genghis Khan Grassland Marathon! The four runners come from across the country and are highly popular in the cross-country running industry. They confirmed their participation to us last week.

Stay up-to-date via our RSS feed

Sun, 11 December 2011 04:47

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Genghis Khan 2012: New routes for Marathon Run and MTB stage race

Mon, 07 November 2011 09:10

Great news coming from the Mongolian plains in Xiwuqi. The 6th edition of the Genghis Khan MTB & Grassland Marathon Festival, scheduled for 29 June to 1 July 2012, will get a modified design and new trails for both runners and bikers! Highlights are the one big loop of 42, 195km in the grasslands for the marathon run, and a 102km long final stage of the mountainbike stage race on Sunday.