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雙語新聞:美國教授跑馬拉松織圍巾
2013-10-28 10:25
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Most men can't knit and even more can't run a marathon. But David Babcock does both, at the same time.
許多男人不會織毛線,更多的人不能跑馬拉松。而大衛·巴布科克兩樣都會,而且是同時完成。
On19th Oct, the 41-year-old University of Central Missouri graphic design professor set a Guinness world record for longest scarf knitted during a marathon.The previous record was set by Susie Hewer during last April's London Marathon with a scarf that measured 6 feet, 9 inches.
這名41歲的男子是中密蘇裡大學設計系教授,本月19日他邊跑馬拉松邊織出了一條長約四米的圍巾,創下了跑馬拉松時織成最長圍巾的世界吉尼斯紀錄,打破了英國女子蘇西3個月前締造的紀錄,當時蘇西一邊跑馬拉松一邊織圍巾,織了一條6英尺9英寸(約2米)長圍巾。
Before the race in Kansas City, Babcock's goal was to beat Hewer by three feet but he ended up nearly doubling her with a scarf that measured 12 feet, 13.4 inches.
在於堪薩斯州舉辦的比賽之前,巴布科克的目標是超過蘇西的成績大約3英尺,結果他織出了12英尺13.4英寸(約4米)的圍巾,幾乎是蘇西織出圍巾長度的兩倍。
It was his first time running a marathon and it took him 5 hours, 47 minutes and 27 seconds to finish.
這是他第一次參加馬拉松賽跑,他花了5小時47分鐘27秒跑完全程。
Mr Babcock began knitting and long-distance running, separately, three years ago. He decided to merge the two activities since both were a little boring and he thought it would be a 'fun challenge'.
三年前,巴布科克先生開始織毛線、長跑,但兩件事並不同時進行。當他開始覺得有點無聊時,他決定將兩件事合二為 一,並認為這會是「一個有趣的挑戰」。
Over the years Mr Babcock has developed a system for how he knits while running.
數年以來,巴布科克先生已經練就了織毛錢兼長跑的運動方法。
To protect himself from possible injury he uses plastic needles and attaches a stopper at the end so the scarf doesn't fall off.
為了預防可能出現的危險,他使用的是塑料編織針,而且在末端夾上了夾子,這樣圍巾就不會從針上掉下來。
He's only fallen once while running and knitting, and that was early on when he wasn't paying attention to a pothole.
他邊織邊跑的過程中只有一次跌倒了,那是他剛起跑不久,沒有注意到地上有坑。
He keeps yarn in a fanny pack and only uses acrylic materials since natural fibers absorb sweat.
他把毛線裝在腰包裡,看起來有些滑稽,而且他只織腈綸毛線,因為這種天然材質更吸汗。
Mr Babcock, like prior-record holder Ms Hewer, ran Saturday's race to benefit an Alzheimer's disease foundation.
蘇西當時是要為阿爾茨海默病(俗稱老年痴呆)研究機構募款,巴布科克這次嘗試也是希望為阿爾茨海默協會募款。
'I think it will be great particularly for my kids to be able to say, "Dad did it. Dad broke a record." Hopefully that will lead them to their own proud moments,' Mr Babcock said.
巴布科克先生說,「我感覺非常棒,尤其想到我的孩子們可以說,『我爸爸做到了,他打破了世界紀錄。』希望這件事能激勵他們創造自己的榮耀時刻。」
(編輯:何瑩瑩)
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