"Life Marathon" () is the official theme song of the 20th (2016) Hong Kong Marathon, sung by Eason Chan. The song was included on Chan's 2015 album ''Getting Ready''. Chan was formally invited to participate in this race when he was granted a Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon VIP Pass by

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and

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.The 2015 Cantonese album of Eason Chan "Getting Ready" Release Party
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, the lyrics encourage people to rise to the challenges by comparing life to a Marathon. The music video included a number of well-known Hong Kong runners, including Ip Lun Ming (an experienced elderly runner, a survivor of the Tai Ping Incident, who died in 2014) and

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(spouse of Eason Chan, known for participating in the Full Marathon in recent years). The song received good airplay on Hong Kong radio channels, including FM 90.3,

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and RTHK.

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