A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been called "Super Grannie" after it was reported that she is 1 about running and has completed over 100 marathons (马拉松) so far.
Most people 2 to take it easy after they retire (退休) , but Wang Guilan, from Liaoning, is 3 not one of them. She only started running at the age of 50, as a 4 to keep in shape, but soon realized it was her passion (酷爱) . She ran her first marathon in 2004 and hasn't 5 since. From 2005 to 2017, she completed the Beijing Marathon thirteen times, and this year she set a new record, becoming the 6 person to ever complete the 168-kilometer Liaoning marathon.
"This lady is as old as my grandmother, how can she run so fast? That's 7 , "a runner in his twenties said after seeing Wang compete8the Liaoning marathon in April. Last year, she ran for the 110 km version of the marathon with her 9. It was reported that she waited for her friend to catch up for about 5-6 hours 10 they could cross the finishing line together, but this year she took part in the marathon by 11, and chose the longest distance.
So 12can a 70-year-old stay in good condition to complete a marathon, while most people half her 13 couldn't finish? One reason, according to Sina, is that Wang Guilan runs at least 20 kilometers every day. And she14 running on mountain roads in her native Liaoning, but in winter she runs on asphalt (沥青) roads.
Wang Guilan 15 believes that age is just a number, and plans to continue running and enjoying the sunset of her life for as long as her health allows it.
