Ultra-marathon champion runs through 'Jurassic Park' in 88th marathon
Tony
2015-06-30 09:35:41
BEIJING -- 88 is considered a lucky number by the Chinese and in his 88th marathon in as many days, China's ultra-marathon runner Chen Penbin revisited the Jurassic period.
On the misty and cloudy Sunday morning, Chen, darker and bearded, ran through the fossil wood park in northwest Beijing. The silicified wood here is dated back to the Jurassic period and scientists already discovered foot prints fossils of dinosaurs in the mountains.
It took Chen four hours, seven minutes and 57 seconds to finish the run and there are just 12 to go to reach his goal.
(Chen Penbin runs in Nantong, Jiangsu province.)