Marathon runner, 66, who is billed as the ‘Chinese Forrest Gump’ racks up 318 miles by jogging around his tiny flat during coronavirus quarantine
- Li Zhanzhe, 66, completed the equivalent of 12 full marathons at his Beijing home
- He ran about six miles a day for nearly two months after going into self-isolation
- The retiree is reportedly the fastest Chinese marathon runner over the age of 60
- He ran a monthly average of 186 miles to keep fit before coronavirus outbreak
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An elderly Chinese man has jogged 318 miles, or the equivalent of 12 full marathons, in his tiny flat during coronavirus quarantine.
The 66-year-old, Li Zhanzhe, claimed he ran about 10 kilometres (six miles) every day for nearly two months while being cooped up in his apartment in Beijing.
Video shows the passionate runner, who is billed as the ‘Chinese Forrest Gump’, jogging back and forth between his kitchen and living room.
A Chinese marathon runner, Li Zhanzhe (pictured) has jogged 318 miles in his tiny flat during the coronavirus quarantine in Beijing. By last Thursday, he had completed 513 kilometres (318 miles), which rounded up to twelve full marathons
‘I began running on January 29. By March 19, I had been running for 50 days,’ Mr Li told the local press.
‘There’s not a lot of space, so one lap is about 10 metres (32 feet).’
‘I run about 10 to 12 kilometres (six to seven miles) a day, so around 1,000 laps, which takes me nearly an hour.’
By last Thursday, he had completed 513 kilometres (318 miles), which round up to the distance of 12 full marathons.
Before the outbreak, the marathon enthusiast Li Zhanzhe (pictured) ran a monthly average of 300 kilometres (186 miles) to keep fit. He was known as the ‘Chinese Forrest Gump’ after taking part in major Chinese marathons for the past 37 years
Video shows the pensioner, Li Zhanzhe, who is also billed as the ‘Chinese Forrest Gump’, jogging back and forth between his kitchen and living room in his Beijing flat
Before the outbreak, the marathon enthusiast ran a monthly average of 300 kilometres (186 miles) to keep fit.
In 2015, Mr Li completed the Abbot World Marathon Majors, a collection of the six largest marathons in the world. He is reportedly the fastest Chinese marathon runner over 60s.
He was known as the ‘Chinese Forrest Gump’ after taking part in major Chinese marathons for the past 37 years.
‘My physical age is 66, but my mental age is 36,’ said Mr Li.
This comes as cities around China have eased its quarantine restrictions on the citizens after Hubei reported zero domestic cases two days in a row last week.
Hubei officials said they will resume Wuhan’s transportation on April 8, lifting the mass quarantine over the city where the coronavirus first emerged last December.
People in Wuhan will be allowed to leave the city and Hubei province, according to a statement on the provincial government’s website today.
The country saw a dramatic plunge from the height of an epidemic that’s infected more than 81,000 people in China and killed over 3,200.
Globally, over 361,000 people have been infected with the contagion and the death roll has risen to 15,683.
There are over 6,000 confirmed cases in the UK and 335 deaths.
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