Pioneer female runner tracks event's 43-year road to success

Luo Minqin hasn't run a marathon for several years, but her legend is still well-known by many runners.

Luo was one of the first women to participate in marathon races in China. Competing in the inaugural Tianjin Marathon in 1981, she was women's champion at the age of 25.

A physical education teacher at a middle school in Tianjin at the time, Luo loved sports and enjoyed running, but she had only officially participated in a 5,000-meter race.