At the 2023 Shenzhen Marathon(马拉松), 45-year-old Luo Shujian crossed the finishing line with his 13-year-old son Xiaobai, who was in a special push-chair. They 1 the half-marathon race in an hour and 59 minutes.
The son was born with cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪). He had to stay indoors, but his father decided to give him a 2 and happy life by taking up marathons with him. However, the decision was challenging (挑战性的) because Luo had no 3 experience. He had to 4 at 4 a. m. to practice running before work. Whenever he got chances, he would take his son with him to races, 5 half-marathons.
Now Xiaobai likes to watch the world from his push-chair with his father during races. Though he cannot express feelings in 6 , he shows them through expressions and body language. He claps his hands and smiles to show his 7 . The other runners are friendly and 8 them on as they pass.
Their marathon races have 9 them to Chengdu to see pandas, to Beijing to climb the Great Wall, and to Lanzhou to take photos along the Yellow River.
Luo plans to keep 10 with his son to allow Xiaobai to live the best life he can.