At around 1pm on the 29th, guided by a running rope, after a long 5-hour run, 51 year old visually impaired runner Li Zhongshu and running volunteers Cheng Jialin and Zeng Wanjun joined hands to reach the finish line of the 2023 Chengdu Marathon and successfully completed the race. Last night I didn't have a good rest, and my grades have dropped a bit, "Li Zhongshu said with some regret after the horse race. No problem, it's great to finish the game smoothly. We'll adjust our form next time! "Cheng Jialin comforted him. In total, 122 year old running "duozi" Li Zhongshu, Cheng Jialin, and Zeng Wanjun are members of the "Dark Running Group", a public welfare running group composed of visually impaired runners and accompanying volunteers. Chen Xia, a volunteer of the running team, told reporters that under the guidance of the Chengdu Disabled Persons' Federation, the running team organized 10 visually impaired runners, 1 physically disabled runner, and 2 hearing impaired runners to participate in the competition, with 3 of them challenging the half horse and 10 challenging the whole horse. With the accompaniment of volunteers and logistical support, all participants successfully completed the competition. A visually impaired person participating in a marathon requires at least three escorts, one responsible for leading, observing, and guiding the direction, one guiding the visually impaired person through a running rope, and one accompanying the visually impaired person on the other side to ensure safety, "Chen Xia said. At the sports field of West China Campus of Sichuan University, Chen Xia (first from right), a volunteer of the "Dark Running Team", guides the stretching movements of volunteers after training (photographed on October 28th). Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan took a photo of Li Zhongshu and Cheng Jialin, the running partners, totaling 122 years old. Li Zhongshu is participating in the Chengdu Marathon for the third time, and 71 year old Cheng Jialin is also a sports expert. I started running at the age of 16 and have been running for 55 years now. "When I was young, Cheng Jialin completed the cycling around China. In 2008, he became the torchbearer of the Beijing Olympics. One day in 2020, while running in the park, he stumbled upon a team from the "Dark Running Team" and after inquiring, he joined the team. In the past three years, he has become one of the most attended runners in the running team, and has accompanied them nearly a hundred times. Now, his wife has also joined the volunteer team, and the couple have become accompanying runners together. Whether it's holding a torch or holding a running rope now, he said, "It's very meaningful." After the Chengdu Marathon on the 29th, reporters were interviewing Cheng Jialin while walking. When they encountered a staircase, Cheng Jialin reminded the reporter, "Be careful of the stairs!" Then he immediately reacted and laughed, "Sorry, I treat you as a visually impaired person." In order to better understand visually impaired people, The first lesson of volunteer training for new members of the running team is to wear eye masks for "guiding the blind and accompanying". Before, closing my eyes and imagining myself as blind was very different from truly experiencing blind walking, which made me understand them better, "said Cheng Jialin. In order to blend in with each other's stride frequency and rhythm during running, and form a tacit understanding, the running team has a fixed training period every Saturday. In addition to regular training locations, they also go to various parks in Chengdu - Qinglong Lake, Xinglong Lake, Jincheng Lake, Jiaozi Park... "Running takes me to 'see' many of the city's scenery" "I used to rarely go out, and I never expected to go to many places now