Marathon: Running Among Runners 马拉松：奔跑在跑者中间

王兵

The Vancouver Marathon, starting from Queen Elizabeth Park, has more uphill slopes in the first half, especially when running into Pacific Spirit Park at 9 km or so, we had to run up a large uphill slope near 1 km, which was the most difficult part of the entire track. At that moment, what I could hear were the pantings around: runners were all trying to insist.

温哥华马拉松，从伊丽莎白女王公园起跑，前半程上坡较多，特别是在9公里左右跑入Pacific Spirit Park时，要跑上一个接近1公里的大上坡，是整个赛道中最艰难的部分，这时只听到周围气喘吁吁，跑者们都在努力坚持。

The last 10 kilometers of the race is the picturesque Stanley Park. However, it is picturesque only in the eyes of others. Marathon runners had been exhausted, dehydrated, sugar and salt depleted, and started to cramp time to time, while the curved track at the seaside and the undulating slopes even increased the difficulties.

赛程的最后10公里，是风景如画的斯坦利公园，然而这风景如画，只看在别人眼里。马拉松跑者们已经筋疲力竭、脱水、缺糖、无盐、抽筋，而海边弯弯的赛道，和起伏的坡度，更增加了赛道的难度。

However, I was running; all the runners around me were running. I ran very slowly, and acute jumps in my legs at every step made me feel I might get cramped right away. The runners around me were running very slowly. Every steps they made for sure they would feel their own sufferings.

但是，我在跑，周围的跑者都在跑。我跑得很慢，每一步都感受着腿部一跳一跳的，可能下一步就立即抽筋。周围的跑者们，跑得很慢，他们的每一步，肯定也都在感受着自己的困难。

However, we kept running, 36 kilometers ... 40 kilometers ... 41 kilometers, the distance which is just a piece of cake to us usually, seemed endless long.

但是，我们就这样跑着，36公里...40公里...41公里，平时秒杀的距离，漫长得无边无际。

However, we kept running, until we saw the arc at the finish line, until we waved our hands to the spectators, until we smiled our triumphant smiles.

但是，我们就这样跑着，直到，我们看到终点的大门、直到，我们向观众挥起双手、直到，我们展开胜利的笑容。

Marathon, as long as you run, you are surrounded by running people.

马拉松，只要你奔跑，周围就是奔跑的人。