A Chinese man has been disqualified from a marathon after he chain-smoked his way through the entire 26-mile race, MailOnline reported.
The news outlet reported that the man, known as “Uncle Chen,” completed the Xiamen Marathon in three hours and 33 minutes but was disqualified for violating the race’s rules against smoking on the course.
MailOnline reported that the runner fell foul of a new rule against uncivilized behavior, which prohibited “open defecation, smoking, or trampling on flower beds or green spaces.”
The Chinese Athletics Association implemented the regulation last year to encourage healthier participation in the race, the report said.
Is that an exhaustive list? So open defecation, smoking, and stepping on flowers no, but urination, doing lines and kicking ducks yes?
This man is a hero.
Maybe not a superhero, but he’s definitely qualified to be a folk hero.
Imagine being stuck behind the fog of a chainsmoking uncle for nearly four hours because you can’t overtake him
