78-year-old Luo Guangde recently completed the Berlin Marathon on September 24, clocking a personal best of 5 hours 28 minutes 30 seconds, shortening his previous ’PB’ by 16 minutes.

　　78岁的罗广德最近完成了9月24日的“柏林马拉松”，他的个人最好成绩是5小时28分30秒，比他之前的最好成绩提高了16分钟。

　　Only picking up running at the age of 75, Luo now ranks 28th in the world in the 75-and-above category for marathons, and is the only Chinese person in the group.

　　75岁开始跑步，如今的罗广德在全球马拉松75岁以上年龄段中排名第28，且是唯一一名中国人。

　　A back injury had previously limited Luo’s ability to run.

　　因背部受伤，罗广德此前的跑步能力受限。

　　However, Luo overcame the injury, and - despite some pain - was able to complete the Chongqing half-marathon with the assistance of his twin sons, who were the catalyst for his decision to begin running.

　　不过，他克服了这些伤病——尽管有些疼痛，他在两个儿子的陪伴下完成了重庆半程马拉松。儿子们是他决定开始跑步的催化剂。

　　He then competed in the Los Angeles Marathon in February, 2016. After crossing the line under his own power, Luo decided to go for the "Marathon Grand Slam," which are the 6 largest marathons in the world.

　　之后，2016年2月，他完成了洛杉矶马拉松。在靠自己的力量冲过终点线之后，罗广德产生了跑完“马拉松大满贯”的想法，即完成世界六大马拉松。

　　He competed in the New York Marathon in November, 2016, and also took part in the London Marathon in April, 2017.

　　2016年11月，他完成了纽约马拉松;2017年4月，他又参加了伦敦马拉松。

　　"I plan to run in two Marathons in 2018, and one in 2019. By then I will be 80," said Luo.

　　罗广德说，“我计划在2018年参加两场马拉松，2019年参加一场，那时我就要满80岁了。”