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Posted on 11/16/2022 2:45:12 PM PST by nickcarraway
Who doesn’t want to ... smoke while running?
No athlete in the world matters anymore other than “Uncle Chen,” a mysterious marathon enigma who smokes while running. Chen has garnered a following on Chinese social media site Weibo, with various photos of him lighting up and running making the rounds on the site.
Uncle Chen finished the Xin’anjiang Marathon in Jiande, China with a time of 3 hrs 28 mins, all while chain smoking an entire damn packet of cigarettes according to local reports. This is nothing new for him either, and lighting up before running is a part of his athletic routine.
Make no mistake: This is, for lack of a better term, coo coo bananas. It’s the equivalent of playing on hard more. It’s like adding skulls for a round of Halo. Smoking and marathoning just don’t mix — let alone at the same time.
You see these old photos of Ken Stabler lighting up in the locker room or Joe Burrow burning a celebratory cigar, but that’s a far cry from smoking while actually doing the damn sport you’re competing in. Nevertheless, Uncle Chen is now a folk hero for bucking the trend of all basic sporting decency and burning one while running. Look at that dude behind him in the photo. Not only does he have to deal with the indignity of losing to a 50-year-old man smoking non stop, but you know that’s whafting in his face all race long.
In case you wonder “how the hell does he light up mid-race?” the answer is: Pretty much like any other smoker.
Chen it purported to be an ultra-distance runner, with Running Magazine finding statistical evidence of his races. So, when he’s not burning one while running a cool 26.2 miles, he’s presumably smoking it up while running much, much further.
I’m not saying this is a laudable trait, or something anyone should follow — because while Chen might have the heart of a man half his age, he probably has the lungs of a 150-year-old. Still, it’s kinda neat to see someone competing at an extremely high level and giving precisely zero shits about convention.
Live you best life Uncle Chen, keep those feet pounding the tar, and those lungs inhaling it.
Meh.
If he were a real hard-ass, he would smoke filterless camels.
I saw that yesterday. My Hero!!
If he endorsed a product, I may think about buying it.
He could take it one more step further and wear a pair of
Dark Shades as he ran.
The ultimate in manly nonchallance.
that’s why I dont get why the PGA was on Daly’s nerves about smoking. If anyone even read (and saw) how many times British and US golfers had a pipe between their lips when they took out their drivers back in the early half of the 20th century. Harry Vardon and Ted Ray were smoking almost at the start of every hole at US tourneys before they played at Brookline.
That's a funny closing line!
Lucky Strike, they’re toasted.
He should take shots of Jack too.
Keeping smoking and running cool since ‘72!
I am guessing Chinese cigarettes are worse than filterless Camels. I think a study showed that they have more nicotine, carbon monoxide, and impurities, and even the low tar ones have higher tar than the U.S. It’s not like they care about the health of their subjects.
” Harry Vardon and Ted Ray were smoking almost at the start of every hole at US tourneys before they played at Brookline.”
Harry died of lung cancer.
It’s all about good genes some live to a 100 no matter what they do.
The rest of us are S.O.L. no matter what we do.
He’s a health nut compared to Nicolino Locche. Nicolino hated training and the way he made weight was by smoking - up to 50 cigarettes a day! But boxing was his career. He was an enigma and more intriguing than Chen.
Many people do not realize there are two ways of smoking.
The current way is to inhale the smoke into the lungs and then blow it out.
The OLD Indian way, called “Smoke drink”, is to suck the smoke into the mouth, then swallow it to the stomach, then burp it back out quietly. It totally bypasses the lungs.
My family used the old method and lived into their late 80s with no lung problems.
Maybe the runner uses the old method.
I do not smoke at all!
He may not be the hero we want but he is the hero we need.
I had a Drill Instructor who smoked Marlboro Reds, but he could outrun anybody.
Have you ever tried Chinese cigarettes? Camels are like Kools in comparison. Lol.
“Smoke Yak Dung Smokes. A coupon for 10% off a lung transplant in every carton.”
Reminds me of Rosi Mittermaier. Used to watch her chain smoking up the chairlift and winning World Cup skiing events. She took a few years off to have kids and came back (still smoking) and won a few more before retiring.
Better lungs than 3/4 of the world's population if he's running marathons at a 3:28 rate at his age.
Ever read about the pre-WW2 Army or Marine Corps? Forced 20 mile hikes with full packs and gear. They all smoked.
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