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Man runs marathon in 3.5 hours while chain-smoking cigarettes

Smoking a cigarette with smoke around and a blurred background
Smoking a cigarette with smoke around and a blurred background
Getty Images/Zhang Rong

When you hear someone runs marathons, you probably think to yourself "that person must keep in great shape, treat their body right," stuff like that, y'know?

Well this man is the exception to that chain of thought.


This 50-year-old, who goes by the name "Uncle Chen," recently completed the Xin'anjiang Marathon in Jiande, China, running the 26.2 miles in 3 hours, 28 minuteswhile chain-smoking cigarettes the entire time!

According to TMZ, Chen has become somewhat of a sensation for smoking during races.  In 2018, he smoked all during the Guangzhou Marathon, where he finished with a time of 3:36.

He followed that performance in 2019 by finishing the Xiamen Marathon in 3:32.

Chen finished the Xin'anjiang Marathon 574th overall out of nearly 1500 runners who competed.

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