The total distance was exactly 40,075 kilometers, equivalent to circling the Earth's equator once.
Each contestant had a separate live broadcast channel, and at least two supersonic drones followed them during the run at all times.
Moreover, high-resolution satellites were also tracking from above.
If it was a star contestant in focus, more drones and satellites followed, showing the running from multiple perspectives.
As the countdown began, hundreds of drones flew into the sky, locking onto the contestants on the ground.
"10,9,8..."
Amidst the roaring chant of tens of thousands of spectators, a gunshot rang out, and the quadrennial Global Marathon finally began!
Bang.
As the gunshot sounded, over three hundred people shot out like arrows released from bows, creating a whirlwind on the spot.
Boom boom boom...
An intense sound of sonic booms echoed through the skies, and the crowd watching on-site, hundreds of meters away, was still blown about haphazardly.
