Even now, the atmosphere in Nanking Road 's still very tense- big crowds everywhere, milling round and round. And all the big shops are bolted and barred.
Prince Charles has already raised eyebrows by having not one but two birthday parties, and now his wife Camilla is planning to give him 60 individual gifts - one to mark every year of his life.
That excellence is not just the awesome energy of the best runners and the smoothness of the organisation, but also the quality of determination shown by all the competitors.
Now, what we do have clear evidence for is that people are developing friendships and professional networks in a way that wasn't possible before, the process is faster.