2006 ING Taipei International Marathon

Volunteer Training Registration Area.

The Undertaker of Volunteer Training welcomed volunteers entering ING Cafe.

Pre-Training Encouragement.

ING Antai Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Deputy General Manager Ingrid T. Y. Chen.

Secretary-General of Chinese Taipei Road Running Association Sunny Hua-Heng Chen.

The original version of ING Taipei International Marathon T-Shirt (right).

Volunteers concentrated on receiving information about important notice at main competition on December 17, 2006.

Team leaders train their volunteers by different groups.

Barts C. F. Lin is the Terminal Group Leader at 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon.

Barts C. F. Lin told the volunteers important notice on December 17, 2006, especially the position as the photographer Rico Shen stood at.

Barts C. F. Lin told the volunteers important notice on December 19, 2006.

Calvin C. W. Huang told the News Media Group volunteers important notice on December 17, 2006.

This is the Fun Run Terminal Group training area.

Some of volunteers asked some questions about main competition to group leaders.

Taipei City Sports Department Director Jia-Tseng Liu.

Volunteers made their declaration.

Ready for welcoming marathon competitors.

The volunteer team leader explained some things to do to volunteers.

Main Stage.

ITRI ChampionChip time recording area.

ITRI ChampionChip time recording area (Chip Time Recording Device).

ING Taipei International Marathon Lucky Lions.

A special streamer with some chinese words "感謝車主放我一馬" (meaning: Thanks car drivers let marathons smoothly running).

The volunteer team make a special encouragement for a high class service quality.

The Tap and Drum Dance Show before the competition.

The CTRRA staff explained starting prevention notice to Taipei Municipal Sungshan Senior High School and Taipower Basketball team.

Jong-Sheng Chen, Deputy Minister of National Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Taiwan, made his opening speech.

Ray Fan-Chiang, President of Chinese Taipei Road Running Association, made his opening speech.

John Wylie, General Manager of ING Antai, made his opening speech.

Some of Media in Taiwan wait for the VIPs' Speech of Main Stage.

Media Photographing Car.

Ying-jeou Ma.

Newly elected Taipei City Mayor Lung-pin Hau.

Pre-competition Warming Up.

The VIPs hit the gong for Elite Runner starting.

Elite Runners started.

The VIPs' Opening Shoot at 2006 ING The 10Th Taipei International Marathon.

Every runner is ready to run for breaking through the first line.

The non-elite runners broke the start line.

The non-elite runners starting.

More and more runners finished their match and lined up for chip censoring.

Crowded 9KM competitors lined up for censoring.

Current Taipei City Mayor Ying-jeou Ma finished his 9KM race.

Current Taipei City Mayor Ying-jeou Ma made his speech at Main Stage after finishing his 9KM race.

KMT lawmakers Ming-Tsai Lo (rightest) and current Taipei City Mayor Ying-jeou Ma (left two) finished their 9KM race.

Wen-chien Wu is winner of Men's 21KM Marathon Group.

Chin-Ping Ho loses Wen-Chien Wu just 12 seconds in Men's 21KM Marathon Group.

Chin-Ping Ho (right) won the second place in Men's 21KM Marathon Group at 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon.

Chin-Ji Chiang won the 3rd place in Men's 21KM Marathon Group.

Chin-Ji Chiang won the 3rd place in Men's 21KM Marathon Group. (2)

(From left to right) Chin-Ji Chiang, Chin-Ping Ho, and Wen-Chien Wu are winners in Men's 21KM Marathon Group.

Jun-Wei Shao won the 4rd place in Men's 21KM Marathon Group and 1st place in Men's 17-19 ages Group.

Sheng-Chun Hwang won the 5th place in Men's 21KM Marathon Group and 1st place in Men's 20-24 ages Group.

Ying-Ru Li (right, blue jacket) made an amazing record (first place) in Women's 21KM Marathon Group.

Sophie C. H. Chen (center-right) won the 2nd place in Women's 21KM Marathon Group.

Yu-Fang Hsu (right, born in 1982) won the 3rd place in Women's 21KM Marathon Group.

Yu-Fang Hsu (left, born in 1982), Sophie Chen (center-right), and Ying-Ru Li (right) are winners in Women's 21KM Marathon Group.

Fun Run Group Guidance Car.

The moment before Fun Run Group starts.

Department of Visual Communication Design of Kun Shan University of Technology showed their special art crafts named "Tough" in Fun Run Group.

Organizers made kids shout the slogan.

Female Kids Group started.

The one side of kid shoes is reconized as the evidence of the massive starting of kids group.

One of Female Kids Group winner.

Victory Chi-Sheng Hsu, Double Crown winner of 1995 Chinfon Kaohsiung International Marathon, is the leading runner in the Kids Group.

When "Follow Me" Leading Car entrances near the finish line, it means Men's Marathon winner will come.

Kenyan marathon runner Luke Kibet is the Champion at 2005 & 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon.

Kenyan marathon runner Luke Kibet is the Champion at 2005 & 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon.

Kenyan marathon runner Stephen Loruo Kamar won the second place.

The "Follow Me" Guidance Car left a reference record "2h11m18s".

Another Guidance Car.

Russian marathon runner Andrey Chernishov won the 4th place in Men's Marathon Group.

Kenyan marathon runner Jane Ekimat Auro is the winner in Women's Marathon Group at 2005 & 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon.

Kenyan marathon runner Jane Ekimat Auro is the winner in Women's Marathon Group at 2005 & 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon. (2)

Zimbabwean marathon runner Tabitha Tsatsa won the 2nd Place in Women's Marathon Group.

Taiwanese marathon runner Tzu-Chien Cheng is the champion of Men's Marathon Taiwan Group at 2005 & 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon, and winner of 2006 Taipei Intertnational Marathon Pioneer (Warming Up) Match.

Taiwanese marathon runner Chih-Feng Ho won the 2nd Place in Men's Marathon Taiwan Domestic Group.

Taiwanese marathon runner Wan-Ling Wu is the champion of Women's Marathon Taiwan Group at 2005 & 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon.

In the stage (from left to right) is John Wylie, Jane Ekimat Auro, Luke Kibet, Tzu-Chien Cheng, Wan-Ling Wu, Ray Fan-Chiang.

In the stage (from left to right) is John Wylie, Jane Ekimat Auro, Luke Kibet, Ray Fan-Chiang.

In the stage (from left to right) is John Wylie, Wan-Ling Wu, Tzu-Chien Cheng, Ray Fan-Chiang.

Chu-Yi Weng (left), Ying-Chan Lin (center-left), and Chin-Wen Ho (center-right) are winners in Men's 9KM Road Running Group.

Chin-Wen Ho (left) finally won the champion in Men's 9KM Road Running Group.

Ying-Chan Lin (left) won the 2nd place in Men's 9KM Road Running Group.

Chu-Yi Weng (left) won the 3rd place in Men's 9KM Road Running Group.

Ching-Wen Chang (center-right) won the champion in Women's 9KM Road Running Group.

Pei-Ling Liao (center) won the 2nd place in Women's 9KM Road Running Group.

Ming Wu (left) won the 3rd place in Women's 9KM Road Running Group.

Ming Wu (left), Pei-Ling Liao (center-left), Ching-Wen Chang (center-right) are winners of Women's 9KM Road Running Group.

Nike Taiwan provide marathon runners massage area from 2004 ING Taipei International Marathon.

Souvenir exchange and ChampionChip guarantee fee refund area at 2006 ING Taipei International Marathon.

Nike Taiwan product show area from 2004 ING Taipei International Marathon.

Nike Taiwan product show area from 2004 ING Taipei International Marathon. (2)

Taichung Bigfoot Running Club Chien Chen (with a red hat and a ROC flag) finished his 100th marathon at this competition, he's also the third Taiwanese marathon runner who finished their own 100th marathon.

After Chien Chen finished his 100th marathon at this competition, he's welcomed by the Host and visitors.

Chien Chen made his speech after finishing his 100th marathon at 2006 ING the 10th Taipei International Marathon, he's welcomed by the Host and visitors.

See you next year, ING Taipei International Marathon!