SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): As running becomes one of South Korea’s fastest-growing pastimes, Seoul is facing a new challenge: A marathon calendar packed so tightly that major roads are blocked almost every weekend, prompting widespread complaints that the city’s fitness fever is pushing everyday life off course.
Streets in central districts, from Gwanghwamun and Jongno to the Han River bridges, have been repeatedly shut down for early morning events that funnel tens of thousands of runners through corridors with the heaviest traffic.
