A Chinese man has gone viral for running a marathon while smoking cigarettes throughout the entire race.

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You'll be shocked to know the fact that this viral Chinese man is 50-year-old.

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The viral 50-year-old marathon runner is known as “Uncle Chen”.

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Chen has become popular for chain-smoking while competing in marathons.

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Chen goes viral after he was spotted smoking while running at the Xinanjiang marathon in Jiande, China last week.

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Not only Chen has competed in the marathon while smoking but he also finished the race.

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It took him 3 hours 28 minutes to complete the 42 kilometers marathon.

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He was placed at 574th out of 1500+ competitors, which is a big achievement for a 50-year -old guy..isn't it.

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Well, this is not the first time Uncle Chen has run a marathon while chain smoking.

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He was also spotted smoking heavily while running at the 2018 Guangzhou Marathon & 2019 Xiamen Marathon.

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