To be honest, the contestants, especially high-level players from Kenya and Ethiopia in Africa, came to the Persian Gulf for money to run. It is very similar to the Berlin Marathon track - the track is flat and straight, and Jumeirah Beach Avenue along the seaside accounts for th

For a long time, the Dubai Marathon has attracted many world-renowned players to participate because of its high prize money (the championship prize is as high as US$200,000, the world's number one). This advantage alone is enough to make this event one of the most popular events that marathon athletes pay attention to every year. To be honest, the contestants, especially high-level players from Africa, Kenya, , Ethiopian, came to the Persian Gulf for money to run. The track of the

Dubai Marathon is very good, and it is very similar to the Berlin Marathon track - the track is flat and straight, and Jumeirah Beach Avenue along the seaside accounts for the vast majority, with only two turnovers and one right-angle curve throughout the journey; the weather in Dubai in January is pleasant, with an average maximum temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 14 degrees Celsius.

So far, in only four marathons in the world, four male runners ran into 2 hours and 5 minutes, three were Dubai marathons, and the other one was the 2011 Boston Marathon (it should be noted that in the Boma race that year, the wind helped the contestants a lot of help). Then in only three marathons, six female runners ran into 2 hours and 22 minutes, all of which were Dubai marathons.

The stimulation of money is so direct! It can be said that time is precious.

The Dubai Marathon in 2018 is even more impressive, with seven male runners running into 2 hours and 5 minutes, and the sixth place scored 2 hours and 04 minutes and 15 seconds. At the same time, four female runners running into 2 hours and 20 minutes. Such achievements are hard to achieve in any marathon in history.

This year's Dubai Marathon will be held on January 25.

The difference between this year is that the organizing committee cuts off the bonus by more than half this year. The total bonus in 2018 was $816,000, and this year it was directly reduced to $385,000. However, just like last year, there will be a bonus of 9,800 US dollars in the prize pool to be specially distributed to , UAE local outstanding players.

The following table is a comparison of the prize money of the Dubai Marathon last year and this year (unit: USD):

The first Dubai Marathon was held in 2000, but the event suddenly became popular in 2008. The reason was that that year, the Dubai government raised the total prize money of the event to US$1 million (set a world record), and the championship prize money was as high as US$250,000.

Ethiopian legendary athlete Heller Gebreslasier won the 2008 Dubai Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 53 seconds, raising Dima's track record by nearly 5 minutes and PBed 27 seconds.

(Hehehe, I'll make enough money for you to run for a year)

In addition, many of these are not disclosed, such as how much time you run into and how much money you will be rewarded, or how much money you will be rewarded for breaking the event record. However, we can still find some: among the six major slams in the world, the oldest Boston Marathon champion prizes and record-breaking prizes are 150,000 and 50,000 US dollars, the two prizes of London Marathon are 55,000 US dollars and 125,000 US dollars, the Chicago Marathon champion prizes are 100,000 US dollars, and the 100,000 US dollars in the Chicago Marathon champion prizes are 100,000 US dollars, and the most outstanding Berlin Marathon champion prizes are 40,000 euros in the record-breaking prizes of 50,000 euros (total equivalent to about 660,000 RMB).

The highest prizes for domestic championships are Shanghai Marathon and Xiamen Marathon, with a prize of US$45,000. The Shanghai Marathon breaks the record prize of the event is 10,000 US dollars, and the Xiamen Marathon is relatively detailed - the world record prize of 1 million US dollars, the domestic record prize of 50,000 US dollars, and the Xiamen Marathon breaks the record prize of 30,000 US dollars. The prize money for the

London Marathon is lower than that of other Grand Slam events such as New York and Boston , but the organizing committee compensates it with a high appearance fee (for example, the reward of $100,000 after running for 2 hours and 5 minutes). So we can see that every year, the London Marathon can almost win over the world's highest level male and female athletes to participate. The floating prizes of this competition are particularly high, and other competitions are basically incomparable.

But if you add a breakdown, setting like the London Marathon is easier to achieve results.Because in the Dubai Marathon, athletes may prefer to run rankings rather than grades. Unless the organizing committee throws some money into the record-breaking.

After this year's Dubai Marathon's prize money cut, it is obvious that it is no longer the richest marathon in the world. Instead, the Boston Marathon has been mentioned above. The Boston Championship prize is $150,000, currently the world's number one.

However, the same UAE event in December 2018 - the Abu Dhabi Marathon cannot be ignored. Although it is the first, the championship prize is US$100,000 and the total prize is US$358,000. For marathon masters who are determined to make money, the prize money of these two competitions is high and they are both within the UAE. What is important is that the competition time is very close, so it is feasible to participate in two consecutive games.

In addition, the media also contacted the Dubai Marathon Organizing Committee to ask questions such as why the prize money was cut, but the event press officer Alan Ewens did not reply.