Chen is helped shave his beard grown during the past 100 days after completing his 100th marathon in Beijing, on July 10, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Wearing a T-shirt printed with "Beijing 2022" as a support for Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, Chen ran through nine provinces across the country in 100 days.
Chen's plan for an extreme run was announced at a news conference in Beijing in March. He started at Guangzhou on April 2 and finished on Friday in Beijing. The journey traversed provinces and municipalities, including Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei and Tianjin.