chief leopard my running buddy su da qiang
Recently, I've been watching 'All Is Well'.
The behavior and actions of Su Daqiang in it
really make one shake their head!
Until later,
I suddenly found this old man somewhat adorable.
So, using his image,
let me introduce my running buddy 'Su Daqiang'
and his running story.
Daqiang is a running buddy who simply loves running.
Whenever he has free time, he wants to run,
probably because he has nothing else to do if he doesn't run.
He habitually chats in various running groups,
participates in online races,
shares his running tracks,
and says good morning every day
with a piece of old chicken soup from who knows where.
In recent years, marathons have become very popular,
and he also wants to go out and see.
But he is not a lucky person,
not only does he never win the lottery,
he also doesn't have the luck to get a marathon spot.
A friend told him: All runners are one family...
Why don't you ask for a spot?
So he went to find a KOL.
Of course, this kind of familiarity usually doesn't work.
Why would they give you a spot?
Are you beautiful? Handsome?
Isn't it better to use it to get likes
and shares on public accounts?
Daqiang was desperate,
but he didn't want to give up and wouldn't use a fake bib.
Finally, at the last moment,
he got a spot for the Wuxi Marathon from Da Wang.
So high, it felt like he reached the peak of his life.
But...
it's not easy to go out and run a marathon,
however,
after reading Da Wang's article'Wuxi Marathon || You Have a Cherry Blossom Rain Waiting for You'
for the sake of that cherry blossom rain,
Daqiang still headed towards his poetry and distant places.
The weather was good on the day of the race,
the atmosphere was great.
Daqiang picked up his seven-minute pace.
Although it was his first time on the track,
Daqiang was neither arrogant nor reckless.
He wouldn't rush towards the photographer,
nor would he speed up to compete,
bumping into the soft girls beside him with his elbows.
In the lively atmosphere,
with mature breathing and exhaling,
he... hit the wall perfectly at 30k.
Despite this, Daqiang never thought of giving up
nor did he think of taking shortcuts,
like riding a bicycle.
'Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever'
This phrase, which he seemed to have seen in someone's social media check-in,
suddenly imprinted on his mind.
In the end, while eating supplies and green dumplings along the way,
he staggered to the finish line.
Although Daqiang
ran painfully in the end,
and kept thinking he would never run a marathon again.
But this memory
is definitely a beautiful one that can never be taken away from his heart.
Sure enough, a few days after Daqiang returned home,
he started
preparing for his next marathon journey.
This is the story of my running buddy Su Daqiang.
If you've read my ramblings up to here,
you must be a true fan,
so how about I wish you all become more beautiful and handsome as you run?
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