More than 3,000 women are expected to take part in a 10 kilometer jogging event to be held in north Shanghai as the city’s annual cherry blossom festival begins next month.

The runners will jog through the city’s largest cherry blossom forest totaling over 12,000 trees in Gucun Park in Baoshan District on March 11.

Applications have opened through the official amazing_runplus WeChat account of the event and female expats are encouraged to participate, the sports authority of Baoshan District said.