Ji'nan 74 year old Chen Xuhua, the United States, won the silver medal in the long run of the United States.
reporter Xu Jia Intern Liu Lian
life daily daily news July 25th news 10000 meters 50 minutes 13 seconds, 74 year old Spring City long run team Chen Xuhua got silver in the United States. So far, the veteran runner, who has been running for nearly 30 years, has won 95 medals.
Chen Xuhua took a medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal at the world old track and Field Championships in 2011! On the 23 day, Chen just returned to Ji'nan, and the news of her medal was spread in the Ji'nan Spring City long run team. In the early morning, Chen Hua Hua appeared on the "training ground" and did not fall over the time difference, "sleep at 1 points in the middle of the night did not sleep." It's right. "
in this competition, Chen Xuhua reported four items, although she got one silver and one bronze, but she was not very satisfied. "When I first came to the United States, I couldn't sleep with my eyes open." The day before the game, the day before the match, she went out to play again. In July 15th, Chen Xuhua found, "I was not physically enough. At the beginning, I was still very tight, but I felt tired at the end of the race, and finally fell four hundred or five hundred meters." Finally, 10000 meters ran out of 50 minutes and 13 seconds. She said, "usually I get better grades, 48 points or so."
"world veteran track and Field Championships" is a competition for all adults over 35 years of age. However, the age stipulated in our country is 40 to 79 years old. The oldest is 75 years old. " Xu Hushan, an official of the Committee Secretariat of the Chinese track and field management center, said the country had a total of 21 ginseng matches and Chen Xuhua had a good result. "In the past world old track and Field Championships, Chinese competitors rarely entered the top three."
Chen Xuhua, a good runner, began his "track and field career" from the age of 45. "I took the first gold medal at the age of 45, when I took part in a mechanical system sports meeting." Since then, she says, her lover has been training her. In the past thirty years, she has won 95 medals of all kinds.
"now runs every day, sometimes ten kilometers, sometimes twenty or thirty kilometers." She said that after all these years, there was nothing wrong with her except her knees.
"there will be another match in Taiwan next year, and I intend to take my wife and I together." Chen Xuhua said she will continue to exercise and continue to participate in the competition.