Senior citizen aged 70 completes 20 marathons

Yu Yonghe, 70, has run through nearly the whole country over the past eight years, and he has completed 20-plus full marathons, feats that have won him great support from young runners, according to Changchun Daily.

Yu, a retired electrician in Changchun, capital city of Northeast China's Jilin province, started training for long-distance running daily after retirement in 2009, it said.

He's famous among local marathon enthusiasts and has attracted lots of followers.