On July 14th, with the 18th round of the league completed, the Chinese Super League officially unveiled the marathon running list for this round. Chengdu Rongcheng captain Zhou Dingyang topped the list with a running distance of 12,125.92 meters, leading for two consecutive rounds, and his name has become synonymous with "running man".
Close behind was the familiar Chitadini, who narrowly missed out on second place, while Wuhan Sanzhen foreigner Daran cemented his place on the running list with a third-place finish. Cangzhou Lions contributed two runners in this edition of the list, with Zhukov showing his speed with a fourth-place finish, while his teammate Zhao Yingjie followed in fifth place.
