FPT Polytechnic and the journey of bringing marathon into education

With nearly 200 staff, lecturers and students participating in the 42km distance at VnExpress Marathon Hanoi Midnight 2025 and receiving the Vietnam Record title, FPT Polytechnic College showed that it is not simply the effort of a group participating in a race. This educational brand is striving to create a new “physical education theory” - where discipline, endurance and the will to overcome personal limits are cultivated as an inseparable part of the philosophy of “practical learning - practical work”.

Starting with an extracurricular activity

According to the school representative, since 2020, jogging has been considered a compulsory extracurricular activity, aiming at self-development, with the goal of "not running fast, but running long-term, training discipline, training will".

Many students here said that at first they were instructed to practice running sessions of only 2 km, every night. Once they got used to it, they ran in small groups, on weekends, in parks and large squares, overcoming challenges of 5 km, 10 km, 15 km, 21 km. Each route is clearly calculated in kilometers, time, recorded on a smart application, so that runners can clearly see their progress, as motivation.

The most notable thing about this physical activity is that the lecturers and staff become the “locomotives”: many people at the age of 40-50 still actively practice. Since the beginning of 20225, the “FPoly Run 42 km Club” has been established, taking the “nucleus” from the members who have persistently pursued this sport, both setting an example and supporting and guiding the team to practice correctly, practice regularly, and strive to exceed their limits.

Educational and social significance of a "Record Holder"

Running – following the school, not only to be healthy, but also to cultivate personality: discipline, perseverance, overcoming difficulties, self-discipline, knowing how to set goals, commit and carry them out to the end. This is in line withFPT Polytechnic’s philosophy of “learning while practicing” – helping students form positive living habits, ready to face challenges, not only in studying but also in work and life later on.

The fact that 186 staff, lecturers and students completed the 42km distance at the recent VnExpress Marathon Hanoi Midnight 2025 , helping FPT Polytechnic to be recognized as a Vietnamese record for the number of marathon participants from a College, is proof that the "lecture hall + running track" model is not just symbolic, it is a real result of belief and will.

If this method is maintained, it can be said that FPT Polytechnic is contributing to redefining the role of sports in education in general, and vocational education in particular. It is not just an extracurricular activity, it is a program to train personality, life skills, physical and mental health. When the lecture hall and the track go together, students will not only graduate with knowledge, but also with health, discipline, perseverance and a spirit ready to face challenges./.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/fpt-polytechnic-va-hanh-trinh-dua-marathon-vao-giao-duc-post1801005.tpo