The next year, 1999, Taiwan held its first international 24-hour race in Taipei. Lin beat out track stars from all around the world, raising Taiwan's profile in the running world. In the years since then, the race has become a mainstream international competition.
隔年，台灣首度舉辦台北國際 24 小時超馬賽，林義傑擊敗各國菁英勇奪冠軍；台灣因這場賽事打響知名度，之後年年舉辦，更一舉被排進國際主流賽事。