Objective to understand the basic situation of health knowledge of amateur
marathoners in Wuhan, and to provide a basis for the promotion of marathon health
knowledge. Methods the basic questionnaire of health knowledge survey of marathon
was used to investigate the health knowledge of 193 amateur marathoners in Wuhan
city, and the general descriptive analysis was made on the results. Result 45.1 percent
of amateurs participate in 24 marathons per year, and the main way they learn
about marathons is the Internet. Most amateurs exercise more than 16km a week for
preparation.12.5% of participants had an injury during the hanma race, and 50.8% had
no injury at all. Conclusion the health knowledge of amateur marathoners in Wuhan
city is good, but the injury is severe.