The 2026 World Marathon Challenge concluded its final stop in Miami, United States on the evening of February 6 Beijing time. 

Wang Shengxian from Changsha, Hunan Province, completed the race in two hours, 58 minutes and 49 seconds, finishing runner-up in this stop and also in the overall competition.  

The World Marathon Challenge, also known as the 777 Challenge, is an amazing logistical and physical feat to run 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 consecutive days. This year's competitors ran successively in Novo in Antarctica, Cape Town in South Africa, Perth in Australia, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Madrid in Spain, Fortaleza in Brazil, and Miami in the USA. 

Wang is a manager of a sci-tech company in Hunan. Embarking on his marathon journey in 2017, he has completed seven iconic races in the world marathon major series, in Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City, Tokyo, and Sydney. 

Wang Shengxian secures the championship in the first race in Antarctica. 

In all of the seven stops in the 777 Challenge, Wang finished in the top three. Notably, he claimed the championship on the icy and snowy course at the opening race in Antarctica on January 31. 

Wang Shengxian places second in the second marathon in Cape Town, South Africa. 

Wang Shengxian completed the second race in in Cape Town, South Africa in two hours, 56 minutes and 23 seconds, winning second place. 

Wang Shengxian finishes second runner-up in the third race in Perth, Australia. 

Under scorching 40-degree Celsius temperatures in Perth, Australia, Wang exerted his energy and won third place. 

Wang Shengxian claims the championship in the fourth race in Dubai, the UAE. 

Wang took the crown in Dubai, the UAE, in two hours, 49 minutes and 13 seconds. 

Wang Shengxian finishes runner-up in the fifth marathon in Madrid, Spain. 

In Madrid, Spain, Wang completed the race with 600 meters of uphill track in three hours, five minutes and 47 seconds, claiming second place. 

Wang Shengxian finishes runner-up in the sixth race in Fortaleza, Brazil. 

On the evening of February 5 Beijing Time, Wang completed the race in Fortaleza, Brazil in three hours, nine minutes and 59 seconds, winning second place, only six seconds behind the champion. 

Wang Shengxian wins second place in the final marathon in Miami, USA. 

In the final race in Miami, USA, Wang Shengxian clocked a time of 2 hours, 58 minutes, and 49 seconds, once again securing second place. With his combined performance across all seven stops, Wang finished overall runner-up in this year's World Marathon Challenge.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday