From June 1 to 2, more than 2,000 competitors from home and abroad gathered in Chenzhou. The 2019 Chenzhou Cross-Country Running Festival and the second Suxianling Mountain Running Challenge were held successfully in the scenic spots of Suxianling and Feitian Mountain. The competitors sweated and challenged themselves constantly in the process of mountain running to achieve a successful conclusion for the race.

At 3 p.m. on June 1, under the guidance of Hunan Sports Bureau, the "2019 Chenzhou Cross-Country Running Festival and the Second Suxianling Mountain Running Challenge", sponsored by the Municipal Culture, Tourism, Radio and Television Sports Bureau, and undertaken by the Municipal National Fitness Service Center and the Suxian District Culture, Tourism, Radio and Television Sports Bureau, started at Fudi Square in the Suxianling Scenic Area. Zhong Benqiang, former Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress and President of Municipal Association for Promoting Tourism and Cultural Industries, and Ouyang Jianhua, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress attended the event.

More than 2000 athletes were recruited, including nearly 20 athletes from Japan, Poland, the United States, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Groups were divided into 60 km Warrior Group, 27 km Development Group, 7.5 km Vitality Group, 4.5 km Youth Group, and 3.8 km Parent-child Group, covering different distances from entry-level to professional-level cross-country running. Whether new beginners or experienced cross-country runners, they can find suitable groups in this event.

At 5:00 a.m. on June 2, the 60km Warriors Group gathered at the starting point. In the dark night, the headlights of the contestants illuminated the roads, guiding the contestants to advance bravely.

As a local cross-country race in Chenzhou, the Suxianling Mountain Running Challenge has received strong support from the government, and has won wide praise from runners because of its high standard, high specification and high quality service and experience, which will help to further promote the development of running, so that the events become an important force to "implement comprehensive fitness".

The track of this cross-country mountain running challenge has diversified characteristics, covering mountain trails, rural roads, bamboo forests, canyons, streams, rivers and so on. While competing, participants can feel the diversity of the surrounding landscape along the track and feel the beautiful natural scenery and unique local culture of Chenzhou. On the track, there were supplies prepared by the organizing committee, including drinking water, functional drinks, fruits and energy foods.

Ren Hao took 6 hours, 10 minutes and 51 seconds to win the first place in the men's group of 60 km Warriors and Fan Fengjuan took 7 hours, 46 minutes and 6 seconds to win the first place in the women's group of 60 km Warriors Group.

The head of the Organizing Committee of the Suxianling Mountain Running Challenge said that holding such a race would not only bring runners a deep cross-country experience, but also promote accommodation, transportation, catering and entertainment in and around Chenzhou, and promote sustainable sports consumption. He hoped that the race would create an atmosphere of national fitness, improve people's physical fitness, and show Chenzhou's unique natural scenery and local culture to the world, so as to promote sports culture and tourism health, and further enhance the popularity and reputation of Chenzhou City.