Kaohsiung Dahua Elementary School's 250-Person Team Completes 153km Graduation Ride to Eluanbi
Kaohsiung Dahua Elementary School celebrated its "10th Anniversary Graduation Ride" with a team of 250 participants, including graduating students, current students, and alumni. They successfully completed a challenging 153.8km long-distance cycling trip to Eluanbi, Pingtung, setting a new record for participation and distance.
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(Central News Agency reporter Lin Qiao-lian, Kaohsiung, 18th) Kaohsiung Dahua Elementary School today welcomed its meaningful "10th Anniversary Graduation Ride" event, with 250 participants, including graduating students, current students, and alumni. They collectively completed a challenging 153.8-kilometer long-distance cycling trip to Eluanbi, Pingtung, setting a new record for the event.
The school stated in a press release today that looking back, the graduation ride has challenged limits in wind and rain, and has also crossed the hills of Provincial Highway 3, completing a hundred-kilometer feat. After 10 years of accumulation and transformation, this event has long surpassed a physical challenge, becoming a deeply educational learning process.
The school stated that this year's graduation ride continued the spirit of previous years, led by Parent Association President Chen Zheng-han, with full commitment from the Parent Association and the school. Under meticulous planning and division of labor, the team embarked on long-distance cycling training, covering traffic control, supply support, medical arrangements, and accompanying riders, ensuring that the large group could proceed safely and steadily.
Dahua Elementary School stated that the team underwent 22 systematic training sessions over several months. The children started from the campus, traversed rural areas, and crossed hills, gradually building their strength to prepare for the final 153.8-kilometer challenge to Eluanbi.
The team departed from Dahua Elementary School at 6 AM today, the school explained. The children pedaled in rhythm, cheering each other on, with high morale, and successfully advanced to Jialutang before 9:30 AM. In the subsequent sections, the team faced the test of scorching sun, and the cycling load significantly increased. Some students experienced leg fatigue and slowed pedaling, requiring assistance from accompanying riders to adjust their pace and short breaks at supply points.
The school stated that the supply team provided water and energy replenishment as planned and implemented cooling measures. Medical personnel were on standby throughout, promptly handling discomfort and abrasions. Despite sporadic issues during the process, the overall progress remained stable, and the team finally arrived at Checheng Elementary School's Hot Spring Branch before noon, successfully completing the morning stage.
The afternoon section entered the most challenging stage. As physical strength approached its limit, focus and cycling safety still needed to be maintained. The final hurdle, the "Longpan Park Big Slope," nearly 1 kilometer long, became the ultimate test for the graduating students.
Graduating student Liu Yi-si stated that long-term training allowed him to better control his pace, and it was precisely because of thorough preparation that he could complete the goal step by step.
Parent Su De-luo shared that she initially only accompanied her child but rediscovered her physical strength and self in the process, and re-established a connection for dialogue with her child. The graduation ride changed not only the children but also the entire family relationship.
Principal Zhuang Ming-guang stated that Dahua Elementary School's graduation cycling event has evolved from a simple physical challenge in its early days into a learning process combining teamwork and self-management. This year's planning of a 153-kilometer cycling distance allowed students to experience physical distribution, risk judgment, and continuous response capabilities under a comprehensive safety mechanism.
The school emphasized that "never giving up" has always been the core spirit of Dahua's graduation ride. Children learn perseverance through pedaling, break through limits in fatigue, and understand the meaning of teamwork by supporting each other. When the team reaches the finish line, what remains in their memories is not just the sense of accomplishment from completing the challenge, but also the journey they shared. (Editor: Chen Ren-hua) 1150418
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(Central News Agency reporter Lin Qiao-lian, Kaohsiung, 18th) Kaohsiung Dahua Elementary School today welcomed its meaningful "10th Anniversary Graduation Ride" event, with 250 participants, including graduating students, current students, and alumni. They collectively completed a challenging 153.8-kilometer long-distance cycling trip to Eluanbi, Pingtung, setting a new record for the event.
The school stated in a press release today that looking back, the graduation ride has challenged limits in wind and rain, and has also crossed the hills of Provincial Highway 3, completing a hundred-kilometer feat. After 10 years of accumulation and transformation, this event has long surpassed a physical challenge, becoming a deeply educational learning process.
The school stated that this year's graduation ride continued the spirit of previous years, led by Parent Association President Chen Zheng-han, with full commitment from the Parent Association and the school. Under meticulous planning and division of labor, the team embarked on long-distance cycling training, covering traffic control, supply support, medical arrangements, and accompanying riders, ensuring that the large group could proceed safely and steadily.
Dahua Elementary School stated that the team underwent 22 systematic training sessions over several months. The children started from the campus, traversed rural areas, and crossed hills, gradually building their strength to prepare for the final 153.8-kilometer challenge to Eluanbi.
The team departed from Dahua Elementary School at 6 AM today, the school explained. The children pedaled in rhythm, cheering each other on, with high morale, and successfully advanced to Jialutang before 9:30 AM. In the subsequent sections, the team faced the test of scorching sun, and the cycling load significantly increased. Some students experienced leg fatigue and slowed pedaling, requiring assistance from accompanying riders to adjust their pace and short breaks at supply points.
The school stated that the supply team provided water and energy replenishment as planned and implemented cooling measures. Medical personnel were on standby throughout, promptly handling discomfort and abrasions. Despite sporadic issues during the process, the overall progress remained stable, and the team finally arrived at Checheng Elementary School's Hot Spring Branch before noon, successfully completing the morning stage.
The afternoon section entered the most challenging stage. As physical strength approached its limit, focus and cycling safety still needed to be maintained. The final hurdle, the "Longpan Park Big Slope," nearly 1 kilometer long, became the ultimate test for the graduating students.
Graduating student Liu Yi-si stated that long-term training allowed him to better control his pace, and it was precisely because of thorough preparation that he could complete the goal step by step.
Parent Su De-luo shared that she initially only accompanied her child but rediscovered her physical strength and self in the process, and re-established a connection for dialogue with her child. The graduation ride changed not only the children but also the entire family relationship.
Principal Zhuang Ming-guang stated that Dahua Elementary School's graduation cycling event has evolved from a simple physical challenge in its early days into a learning process combining teamwork and self-management. This year's planning of a 153-kilometer cycling distance allowed students to experience physical distribution, risk judgment, and continuous response capabilities under a comprehensive safety mechanism.
The school emphasized that "never giving up" has always been the core spirit of Dahua's graduation ride. Children learn perseverance through pedaling, break through limits in fatigue, and understand the meaning of teamwork by supporting each other. When the team reaches the finish line, what remains in their memories is not just the sense of accomplishment from completing the challenge, but also the journey they shared. (Editor: Chen Ren-hua) 1150418
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