Crazy Things Seen on Runs 跑步時看到的瘋狂事

Saturday February 26, 2011
2011年2月26日，星期六

Every now and then I'll see a runner doing something so crazy or ridiculously hard during a run that it makes me think, "Wow, my run is easy compared to THAT!" This happened a couple of weeks ago when I was running with my team in New York's Central Park and we spotted a guy running while dragging a tire that was attached to a rope around his waist. We saw him and his Michelin several times during our run, so he was definitely doing significant mileage with the tire, not just 100-meter sprints.
我常常能天到，有些跑步者在途中做着瘋狂的或是可以說是可笑的自找苦吃的事情。這讓我意識到，“噢，與這些人相比，我的跑步是不是太安逸了呀。”那是兩星期前，正與同伴們在紐約中央公園跑步，我們發現一個腰上繫着繩子拽着輪胎跑的人。我們一邊跑一邊看。他淡定地拽着輪胎跑了數英里，而非只有百米左右的短跑。

Races, especially marathons, tend to bring out the most adventurous runners because they know they'll have a bigger audience for their crazy antics. Beyond costumed runners, I've seen people who have juggled, yo-yoed, and carried a pizza box on the palm of their hand through an entire marathon. (Those were three different people - not one person doing all of that at once.) I'm always grateful for the little extra boost that these crazy runners give me when I see them. Because, really, who wants to admit that they got beat by the guy who ran the entire race backwards?

競賽中，尤其是馬拉松運動中，往往能出現最大膽的跑步者。因爲他們知道，在這樣的運動中瘋狂而古怪的行爲能得到更多的觀衆。不僅僅是穿着奇裝異服的跑步者，我曾經見到有表演雜耍的、玩溜溜球的、還有手掌上託着比薩盒跑馬拉松全程的人。（這是三個不同的跑步者，這些活可不是一個人同時能幹的。）這些瘋狂的跑步者給了我莫名的激勵，我永懷感激。

What are some crazy things you've seen or done on the run?
有誰願意承認它的心被倒着跑完全程的跑步者所征服呢？

It's almost March, which means spring weather should be right around the corner. But some parts of the U.S. are still experiencing cold and blustery weather, so runners are still spending lots of time on the treadmill. If you're really bored with indoor running, finding some new running tunes may help. Check out other runners' favorite running songs and get fellow runners pumped up for their runs by adding a few of your own.
已近三月，春風即將吹遍大地。但是美國的部分地區還在經受着嚴寒與狂風，因此還有相當一段時間，奔跑者們要在跑步機上度過。如果你已經厭倦了室內跑步，找些新歌也許會有幫助。淘一淘其它人奔跑時最喜歡的歌曲，與同伴們分享你的經驗，讓他們對奔跑充滿期望。