This could be a new world record among long-distance runners who smoke: In China, a chain smoker ran a marathon in under 3:30 hours. And yes: Even during his run, the man grabbed the fags.
He smokes and smokes and smokes. And run and run and run! A Chinese chain smoker has demolished a marathon in the “Kingdom of the Fag” – and that in three and a half hours! That is impossible??? Hold my cigarette, says “Uncle Chen”.
Uncle Chen – that’s what they call the runner from Guangzhou with the miraculous lungs. He recently ran the Xin’anjiang Marathon in the Chinese city of Jiande. And as always, he caught one fluke after the other over the 42.195 kilometers.
Instagram user about marathon star: “Here is my hero, look how he smokes”
Out of 1,500 participants, the smoking uncle took 574th place with an impressive time of 3:28:45 hours. Uncle Chen went viral on social media in China and beyond. Many users celebrate him.
“Here is my hero, look how he smokes,” wrote a user on Instagram. “Imagine being stuck behind him for the whole race,” joked another. “This is what a perfect performance looks like,” said another fan.
By the way, the race in Jiande wasn’t the first marathon that the steam engine has breathed away. According to Canadian Running Magazine, he ran the 2018 Guangzhou Marathon (in 3:36 hours) and the 2019 Xiamen Marathon (3:32). Now Uncle Chen improved his time again – maybe he just smoked a tad faster. (mar)