Chain-Smoking Man Runs Marathon In 3.5 Hours

If you believed completing in a marathon was difficult, envision running 26.2 miles while filling your lungs with smoke … ’cause one Chinese man did precisely that throughout a race — and he completed with a good time!!

The chain-smokin’ professional athlete is a 50-year-old who passes the name “Uncle Chen” … and the Guangzhou man achieved the task at the Xin’anjiang Marathon in Jiande, China on Nov. 6.

Photos of Chen cigarette smoking throughout the competitors went viral on Weibo — a Chinese social networks app — and occasion organizers commemorated him by sharing his completing certificate.

Chen — who crossed the goal with a remarkable 3:28 time — completed 574th general out of almost 1500 runners who completed … in spite of taking heating units to the face throughout the race.

Chen has actually ended up being an experience for cigarette smoking throughout races — in 2018, he blasted cigarettes throughout the Guangzhou Marathon, where he completed with a 3:36 time.

Adding to his legend … Chen followed up his jaw-dropping efficiency in 2018 with another strong trip in 2019, completing the Xiamen Marathon in 3:32, according to Canadian Running.

However, the outlet reports that not everybody loved Chen’s cigarette smoking sesh … with critics stating the stunt is upsetting to the other runners.