At the end of 2023, Hefei held a marathon. Among so many runners, ____1____ old couple caught the attention of many people. They ____2____ (be) 86-year-old Hu Yingfu and 77-year-old Wang Zhangmin. Hu finished the half marathon in 2 hours and 21 minutes, and his wife, Wang, completed it in 2 hours and 23 minutes.
In fact, this wasn’t the ____3____ (one) time that the couple had taken part in the marathon. In 1997, the couple joined a running club. At first, they started running ____4____ (keep) fit. But over time, they found it was a relaxing sport and became more interested in it. In 2004, they took part in a marathon for the elderly. To ____5____ (they) surprise, Wang won the fourth place.
In April 2011, the couple finished their first half marathon ____6____ (safe) in Yangzhou. In December of the same year, they finished the full marathon in Shanghai. At that time, Hu was 74 years old, and Wang was 65 years old.
Since then, the couple have started their “marathon journey”. Over next ten years, they have taken part in many ____7____ (race) across the country every year. And they have completed ____8____ (many) than 100 marathon events.
For years, they have been running 10,000 meters every day. They have covered over 40,000 kilometers ____9____ won 203 medals in many national sports events.
Through running, the couple have made friends _____10_____ other runners, and influenced by them, more and more young people have joined running.
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