This morning, a runner who was running by the West Lake surprisingly found that the Gourmet Festival was seemingly celebrated by the West Lake.

It turned out that some runners set up a stall to provide nutritious porridge, corn, watermelon, and even freshly made omelets after they finished their regular exercise.

In fact, it is the exclusive supply point of the West Lake Rose Running Group, guided by the leader Liu Xinchao.

"The stall is such a heat those days and I was asked to do some practice when our group members talked about it in the WeChat group. So I decided to set a food stall today. It was my first try in six years,” Liu Xinchao claimed, "we started from the Children's Palace, passing Su Causeway and Longjing, and finally returned to the Children's Palace. About fifteen members took part in the event. After the 18.8-kilometer run, we set up a stall to provide people with breakfast."

There were a lot of things in the supply booth. To make the omelet for everyone at the scene, Liu Xinchao was equipped with the raw materials needed for an omelette and the stove which he used to eat hot pot at home.

"Brother Chao is always keen on cooking. Besides running, he also likes sharing photos of delicious food in our WeChat group. I have long wanted to try brother Chao's food," said a runner from West Lake Rose Running Group

Liu Xinchao started running in 2016. "I was diagnosed with moderate fatty liver in my physical examination at that time. So I thought it was necessary to exercise more, and I started running."

Getting up at about 5 o'clock, Liu Xinchao runs for 1-2 hours every day and about 200 kilometers every month. He also set up the West Lake Rose Running Group with friends and takes the lead of the new runners. "I have lead many new runners in the group, at least hundreds of them."

"The West Lake is beautiful. But I live far away from here so for me it's not enough to run only 10 kilometers. Both the length and the route of the rose line are especially suitable for me, so I often run here, " Liu Xinchao said.

(Compiled by Xu Yuhong)