The men's 5,000 national record is the culmination of the athletes' hard training day in and day out. On October 23, 1997, at the 8th National Games held in Shanghai, Xia Fengyuan set this remarkable record with a score of 13:25.1. This achievement, embodies countless sweat and dedication, every sweat on the training ground, every time to challenge the physical limit of persistence, has turned into a strong motivation to rush to the finish line.