This Chinese Man Couldn't Go Out Due To Coronavirus Lockdown, So He Ran A 50 KM 'Marathon' Indoors!
Coronavirus right now is executing a reign of terror in China and has also infected many across the globe. The origin of the disease is from a place called Wuhan in China. Thus several cities nearby have been on lockdown and residents have been told not to go outdoors.
Coronavirus right now is executing a reign of terror in China and has also infected many across the globe. The origin of the disease is from a place called Wuhan in China. Thus several cities nearby have been on lockdown and residents have been told not to go outdoors.
So what does this 44-year-old man do? To pass the time, he decides to run a 'marathon indoors! No, it is not a joke. As per a report in The Guardian, a message therapist and amateur marathon runner named Pan Shancu from the city of Hangzhou ran 6250 laps in his apartment. Check it out:
How "spectacular" does a live running broadcast have to attract 250,000 views?
¡ª CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) February 15, 2020
Pan Shancu, a marathon runner from Hangzhou , China, achieved it while on lockdown during the #coronavirus outbreak. https://t.co/CTRFQkQMrj pic.twitter.com/JOIMyIMWNh
According to the Business Insider, he posted a video of his run the Chinese social media website Weibo.
¡°I have not been outside for many days, today I cannot bear sitting down anymore! Let¡¯s run laps around the two massage tables in the room, then! One lap is about 8 meters ¨C I ran 50km, did it in 4:48:44, sweated all over, feels great!¡± he was quoted as saying in the report.
Chinese runner in Coronavirus lockdown does 6,250 laps in his living room over 4:48:44 for 31 Miles! ? pic.twitter.com/mcsj8jcmvx
¡ª FloTrack (@FloTrack) February 13, 2020
I felt a little dizzy at first, but you get used to it after you circle many times. Running is like an addiction. If you don¡¯t run for a long time, you get itchy feet,¡± he was further quoted as saying by NDTV.
It did not go unnoticed on social media and people had a lot to say about it:
This might be the most impressive human accomplishment I have ever seen! https://t.co/mZiIf7QGvb
¡ª Nyki Mapchek (@mapchek) February 13, 2020
What's your excuse for not working out? https://t.co/SMmQp3UCZd
¡ª Tom Moeller (@tommoeller) February 13, 2020
Someone get this man a treadmill https://t.co/1rdcljIUPk
¡ª Tony Campos (@Tonypjssays) February 13, 2020
Runners gonna run. https://t.co/4EeCa96gh1
¡ª Get Out There Mag (@GetOutThere) February 13, 2020
And his downstairs neighbor is like... pic.twitter.com/iG82F8IMUB
¡ª Kona (@IMKona) February 13, 2020
So this was a nice piece of innovation. If one cannot run outside then do it inside.
