Society

Boy, 5, runs marathon to celebrate birthday

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-26 08:57

A 5-year-old boy in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, celebrated his fifth birthday on Saturday by running a short Marathon with his father.

Zheng Haoran and his father ran for two hours around the city wall.

"I want my son to grow up into a strong and healthy man. A long run was the best was to celebrate life," said the boy's 38-year-old father Zheng Wei.

(Huashang Daily)