Recently, 55-year-old ultra-endurance runner Bai Bin has completed an extraordinary challenge. He ran 4,200 kilometers from Shenzhen to the Mount Qomolangma Base Camp in just 54 days. Averaging nearly 78 kilometers a day—the equivalent of a full marathon plus more than 30 kilometers—Bai completed his final 88.48 kilometers in 15 hours at an altitude of 5,200 meters in fresh gale, setting a new record for ultra-running on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Along the way, he also achieved two other extreme feats: completing four consecutive half marathons in Lhasa and covering 100-kilometer in five days in Shigatse.
Bai Bin running on the road
This runner, who pivoted careers midway, once worked in IT but ventured into outdoor sports in his 30s in search of life's meaning. In 2005, he won the inaugural National Outdoor Sports Championship, marking the beginning of his great journey where he claimed the title of multiple domestic and international events. In 2011, Bai and a Taiwanese runner Lin Yijie completed the "Run Back to China" campaign, covering 10,000 kilometers in 150 days. In 2019, he ran 24,110 kilometers from the South Pole to the North Pole in 433 days.
Bai Bin took photos in front of the Mount to the Elevation Survey of Mt Qomolangma
Bai's training is extremely intense. In addition to daily long-distance runs, he performs 1,000 push-ups a day. During the pandemic, he even ran 50,000 steps back and forth indoors. For Bai, running is pure joy, and the rhythm of footsteps is more exhilarating than music. Over the past 25 years, he has continually pushed the limits of human endurance, sharing the joy of sport and the spirit of challenge with others, drawing many runners to join him. Now, Bai Bin continues to chase his next goal, measuring life's infinite possibilities with his footsteps.
54天，4200公里，他从深圳一路跑到珠穆朗玛峰
近期，55岁的极限耐力跑运动员白斌完成惊人挑战：历时54天，从深圳出发跑至珠穆朗玛峰大本营，全程4200公里。他平均每天跑近78公里，相当于一个全马外加30多公里，最终在海拔5200米、八级大风中，以15小时跑完88.48公里，创下高原超跑纪录，还顺带达成拉萨四连半马、日喀则五日百公里等两项极限成就。
这位“半路出家”的跑者曾在IT行业工作，30岁时因寻求人生意义投身户外运动。2005年，他夺得全国首届户外运动锦标赛冠军，自此开启“开挂”生涯，拿下多项国内国际赛事头名。2011年，他与台湾跑者林义杰完成“跑步回中国”，150天跑10000公里；2019年，更以433天、24110公里，实现从南极跑到北极的壮举。
白斌的训练堪称“自虐”，每天跑完还要做千个俯卧撑。疫情期间，他甚至在家折返跑出五万步。在他眼中，跑步是享受，脚步声胜过音乐。过去25年，他不断突破人类耐力极限，沿途分享运动乐趣，传递挑战精神，吸引众多陪跑者加入。如今，他仍向着下一个目标进发，用脚步丈量生命的无限可能。
文 | 记者 谢小婉
图 | 受访者供
翻译 | 盛嘉
审校 | 黄宇洁
