A 50-year-old runner from China completed the Xin’anjiang Marathon in Jiande in three hours and 28 minutes while chain-smoking an entire pack of cigarettes this month.
A photo of the runner, who goes by the name “Uncle Chen,” went viral on the Chinese social media app Weibo showing the runner with a cigarette in his mouth while running. It is definitely a sight not many people are used to seeing.
Despite his smoking during the marathon, Uncle Chen finished 574th out of more than 1,500 runners with his time.
Apparently, Uncle Chen’s habit of smoking and running is nothing new, according to local media in China.