Lance to return… to New York City Marathon
Just weeks after completing what he labeled "the hardest thing I've ever done," Lance Armstrong has confirmed he will return for another attempt at the New York City Marathon in 2007. The 35-year-old confirmed to news agency Reuters "I'm going back next year; I've decided I'm going back."Armstrong raised over US$600,000 for his foundation and cancer research during this year's event. "I'm still shaking it off. I'm still limping," said the seven times Tour de France winner.
The American also cleared any cloud hanging over the Discovery Channel's recent signing of Ivan Basso. "We have a zero tolerance policy," explained Armstrong - who remains a minority shareholder in the team. "If someone either admits doping or is caught doping or prosecuted for doping then they're out."
Basso was implicated in the Spanish Operación Puerto investigation but his files were shelved by the Italian cycling federation (FCI), clearing the way for the former-CSC rider to race and find a new team. Within a fortnight of the decision, Armstrong announced, "It's done," meaning Basso had signed for Discovery Channel.
from cyclingnews He Came, He Cramped, He Conquered
Cycling champion Lance Armstrong calls the ING New York City Marathon "the hardest physical thing I've ever done."Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong did what he wanted to do on November 5 – run the ING New York City Marathon in under three hours.
Armstrong, 35, stepped over the finish line in Central Park just under his goal in 2:59:36. His dark green shirt soaked in sweat, the superstar cyclist admitted that the last few miles of the race were a struggle.
“Even after experiencing one of the hardest days of the Tour nothing has ever left me feeling this bad,” he said at a post-race news conference. “ started to hurt in the second half, but the bigger problem the last 7 or 8 miles was the tightness in my calves and thighs. My calves really knotted up. I can barely walk right now.”
Armstrong called the race “the hardest physical thing I have ever done.” While he competed in triathlons as a teenager, Armstrong had never attempted a marathon.
“I think I bit off more than I could chew,” he said. “I never felt a point where I hit the wall; it was really a gradual progression of fatigue and soreness.”
Armstrong was relaxed at the beginning of the race, pointing to the crowd and smiling as spectators yelled, “Go Lance.”Armstrong fans along the course buzzed with excitement at the news that he was due in their area.
The millions of fans didn’t go unnoticed by the cycling champion. “It really was one of the more special events I have ever been involved with,” Armstrong said. “Certainly without the support of New York City I would have been three and a half hours. It’s rare that you see that kind of support from fans. Everyone who was cheering out there was cheering for everyone in this race, not just for me.”
The Armstrong entourage was hard to miss. It included a press vehicle, NBCSports.com on MediaZone.com’s dedicated“LanceCam,” Lance Armstrong Foundation athletes, and a contingent of world-class runners who paced him, including Alberto Salazar, Joan Benoit Samuelson, andHicham El Guerrouj, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field.
Armstrong ran with Salazar in the first half of the race. Salazar certainly knew the course: he won three consecutive New York City Marathons in 1980, ‘81, and ‘82.
“I had to hold him back,” Salazar, 49, said of Armstrong. “Cardiovascularly he was fine. He could speak sometimes better than I could while we were running.I knew that the challenge for him would be the pounding on his legs. So, I tried to keep us at a decent pace but knew he wanted to make it under three hours.”
Samuelson, who won gold at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, paced Armstrong for the last 16 miles of his marathon. Acting like a cycling domestique, Samuelson muscled runners to the side giving Armstrong a clear path.
“I had to use my elbows more than I ever have in a marathon, just keeping a clear path for him,” Samueslon said. “In the last few miles, I had keep the reins on him and just remind him to loosen up his arms and stretch them every once in a while.”
Armstrong needed Samuelson’s advice to loosen up.
“Toward the end of First Avenue in Harlem, I thought ‘uh-oh, I am in pain,’” Armstrong said, but he did not stop. “That LanceCam is humbling,” he said. “At one point I wanted to stop and stretch but with the LanceCam on me, I thought that would be embarrassing.”
Armstrong is not the first Tour de France cyclist to tackle the five boroughs. Laurent Jalabert ran last year’s ING New York City Marathon in 2:55.39. Armstrong said he was aware of Jalabert’s result and it was one of his goals to beat that time.
“Before the race that was my goal, I wanted to break three hours. But if you asked me that with three miles to go, I wouldn’t have cared,” he said. “Honestly, at the end I was so tired, I couldn’t care. I don't know how these guys do it.”
Armstrong wore a hat bearing the date of his diagnosis of cancer: 10/2 (in 1996). His struggle to overcome cancer and go on to win seven Tours de France has been an inspiration for others. The Lance Armstrong Foundation, which funds cancer research, raised about $600,000 at this year’s ING New York City Marathon.
“What Lance does is bring more people into the sport of running,” Salazar said. “He is good for the sport and he creates excitement.”
Will Armstrong return next year?
“The answer to that right now is ‘no,’” Armstrong said ruefully. “But I reserve the right to change my mind.”
And a few photos The runners' world magazine had a long report on that. Meaning do not understand 引用第6楼饼干于2006-11-23 12:40发表的:
Lance is NO.1???
no,not on top 100 I have roughly translatedthe article offered by Bato andwelcome to rectify any mistakesin it~~~
将Bato的文章粗略翻译了一下 有什么问题请大家指正
He Came, He Cramped, He Conquered 他来了，他抽筋，他战胜了
Cycling champion Lance Armstrong calls the ING New York City Marathon "the hardest physical thing I've ever done."Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong did what he wanted to do on November 5 – run the ING New York City Marathon in under three hours.
自行车冠军兰斯阿姆斯特朗把ING纽约市马拉松赛称作是“我所作的最艰苦的体力活“环法七连冠阿姆斯特朗在11月5日作了他想做的事-在3小时以内跑完纽约城市马拉松。
Armstrong, 35, stepped over the finish line in Central Park just under his goal in 2:59:36. His dark green shirt soaked in sweat, the superstar cyclist admitted that the last few miles of the race were a struggle.
35岁的阿姆斯特朗，在他目标之内以2小时59分36秒成绩跑过纽约中央公园的终点线。他碧绿色的T恤被汗水浸透，这位自行车巨星承认比赛最后的几英里他拼了很大的劲。
“Even after experiencing one of the hardest days of the Tour nothing has ever left me feeling this bad,” he said at a post-race news conference. “ started to hurt in the second half, but the bigger problem the last 7 or 8 miles was the tightness in my calves and thighs. My calves really knotted up. I can barely walk right now.”
"即使在经历了环赛最艰苦的一天后，也没有什么让我感到如此疲惫"他在赛后新闻发布会上说道“[我的胫部]在后半场比赛中开始发痛了，不过最后7到8英里最大的问题在于我的小腿肚和大腿肌肉紧绷了。我的小腿肚的肌肉真的紧紧缩住了。我现在几乎不能行走。
Armstrong called the race “the hardest physical thing I have ever done.” While he competed in triathlons as a teenager, Armstrong had never attempted a marathon.
阿姆斯特朗将比赛称作是“我所作的最艰苦的体力活”。然而在少年时期比赛铁人三项的时候，他从未尝试过马拉松比赛。
“I think I bit off more than I could chew,” he said. “I never felt a point where I hit the wall; it was really a gradual progression of fatigue and soreness.”Armstrong was relaxed at the beginning of the race, pointing to the crowd and smiling as spectators yelled, “Go Lance.” Armstrong fans along the course buzzed with excitement at the news that he was due in their area.
“我觉得我咬下了超过我能咀嚼的分量”他说，“我从未有一点撞击到墙壁的感觉；这真是一种疲劳和酸痛逐渐发展的过程。"
阿姆斯特朗在比赛的开始很放松，指向人群并在观众呼叫的时候微笑着，“加油 兰斯”阿姆斯特朗的偶像们在比赛场地两边兴奋地谈论着当他们得知他已经跑到了他们所在的区域。
The millions of fans didn’t go unnoticed by the cycling champion. “It really was one of the more special events I have ever been involved with,” Armstrong said. “Certainly without the support of New York City I would have been three and a half hours. It’s rare that you see that kind of support from fans. Everyone who was cheering out there was cheering for everyone in this race, not just for me.”
数百万的追随者并没有被这位自行车冠军忽视。“这真是我所参加过的最特别的赛事之一，”阿姆斯特朗说。“当然，如果没有纽约市的支持，我不会在三小时半之内到达终点.你很少有机会看到来自你的拥护者的那样的支持。每个人在那呼喊着，并不是单单为我一个人的，他们为每个赛手欢呼着。”
The Armstrong entourage was hard to miss. It included a press vehicle, NBCSports.com on MediaZone.com’s dedicated “LanceCam,” Lance Armstrong Foundation athletes, and a contingent of world-class runners who paced him, including Alberto Salazar, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Hicham El Guerrouj, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field.
阿姆斯特朗的随行也很难错过。包括一辆新闻采访车，NBCSports.com on MediaZone.com’s 忠心的“LanceCam,”兰斯阿姆斯特朗基金会的运动员，和一支为他领跑的世界级跑步运动员的小代表团，其中包括Alberto Salazar, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Hicham El Guerrouj（一位在奥运会田径比赛中两次获得金牌的赛手）
Armstrong ran with Salazar in the first half of the race. Salazar certainly knew the course: he won three consecutive New York City Marathons in 1980, ‘81, and ‘82.
阿姆斯特朗在前半部分比赛的时候和Salazar一起跑。Salazar当然非常熟知比赛场地：他在1980，1981和1982年的纽约马拉松赛中连续三届赢得冠军。
“I had to hold him back,” Salazar, 49, said of Armstrong. “文字 he was fine. He could speak sometimes better than I could while we were running. I knew that the challenge for him would be the pounding on his legs. So, I tried to keep us at a decent pace but knew he wanted to make it under three hours.”
“我不得不阻碍他”49岁的Salazar，说起阿姆斯特朗，“他心血管系统非常好。当我们一起跑步的时候他有时说话的状态能够比我好。我知道对他来说挑战来自于对他双腿的撞击。因此，我试图让我们的保持一种比较像样的步子但知道他希望在三小时内获得胜利。
Samuelson, who won gold at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, paced Armstrong for the last 16 miles of his marathon. Acting like a cycling domestique, Samuelson muscled runners to the side giving Armstrong a clear path.
在1984年的洛杉矶奥运会上印的金牌的Samuelson ，在最后16英里的马拉松比赛中为阿姆斯特朗领跑。就像自行车运动中的照顾主力车手一样，Samuelsonba把赛手往边上挤，为阿姆斯特朗清道。
“I had to use my elbows more than I ever have in a marathon, just keeping a clear path for him,” Samueslon said. “In the last few miles, I had keep the reins on him and just remind him to loosen up his arms and stretch them every once in a while.”
我得比我过去马拉松赛中更加多用我的肘子，就是为了能给他一条干净的赛道，“Samueslon 说，“在最后的几英里中，我控制好他并且提醒他放松手臂，偶尔伸展他们一下。
Armstrong needed Samuelson’s advice to loosen up.
“Toward the end of First Avenue in Harlem, I thought ‘uh-oh, I am in pain,’” Armstrong said, but he did not stop. “That LanceCam is humbling,” he said. “At one point I wanted to stop and stretch but with the LanceCam on me, I thought that would be embarrassing.”
阿姆斯特朗需要Samuelson的建议来使自己放轻松。“朝着Harlem的第一大道的尽头跑的时候，我想‘阿欧，我好痛苦啊‘“阿姆斯特朗说，不过他并没有停下来。“那个 LanceCam 让我有种尴尬的感觉“他说“我一度想停下脚步伸展一下不过LanceCom一直跟着我，我觉得那样做很尴尬。”
Armstrong is not the first Tour de France cyclist to tackle the five boroughs. Laurent Jalabert ran last year’s ING New York City Marathon in 2:55.39. Armstrong said he was aware of Jalabert’s result and it was one of his goals to beat that time.
阿姆斯特朗并非是第一位跑完五个城区的环法自行车手。 Laurent Jalabert 在去年ING 纽约市的马拉松赛中的跑出2小时55分39秒的成绩。阿姆斯特朗说他知道Jalabert的成绩并且他的目标之一就是打破那个时间纪录。
“Before the race that was my goal, I wanted to break three hours. But if you asked me that with three miles to go, I wouldn’t have cared,” he said. “Honestly, at the end I was so tired, I couldn’t care. I don't know how these guys do it.”
在比赛之前 ，我想要打破三个小时。但是如果还有三英里路要走，你问我那个，我不会关心的，”他说。“说实话，在最后我是那么疲惫，我根本就顾不上在意那个。我不清楚这些人是怎么做的。“
Armstrong wore a hat bearing the date of his diagnosis of cancer: 10/2 (in 1996). His struggle to overcome cancer and go on to win seven Tours de France has been an inspiration for others. The Lance Armstrong Foundation, which funds cancer research, raised about $600,000 at this year’s ING New York City Marathon.
阿姆斯特朗戴着一顶证明他诊断他患有癌症日期的帽子：10月2日（在1996年）。他与癌症搏斗并且最后战胜和后来赢得环法比赛的七连冠的事迹已经成为对其他人的一种激励。资金用于癌症疾病的研究的兰斯阿姆斯特朗基金会，在今年的ING 纽约市马拉松赛中筹集了约60万美元的资金。
“What Lance does is bring more people into the sport of running,” Salazar said. “He is good for the sport and he creates excitement.”
“兰斯做的正在把更多的人带到跑步运动中来”Salazar说
“他有益于体育运动并且他创造了精彩”
Will Armstrong return next year?
阿姆斯特朗明年还会回来吗？
“The answer to that right now is ‘no,’” Armstrong said ruefully. “But I reserve the right to change my mind.”
“那个问题的答案目前是‘不’”阿姆斯特朗遗憾地说，“不过我保留改变我主意的权利。” "Armstrong's time of just under three hours (2'59'36), equates to a pace of 6'51 for each mile and placed him 869th in a field of 38,368 starters."
cycling news Nice job!
Actually the title is pretty interesting. The original sentence is : I came, I saw, I conquered which is said by Julius Caesar after a battle in Turkey in 47 BC.
Now people use it everywhere. Like 'I came, I ate, I conquered' , 'I came, I Rock, I conquered', ' I came, I Run, I Conquered' etc.
“Certainly without the support of New York City I would have been three and a half hours. "“当然，如果没有纽约市的支持，我不会在三小时半之内到达终点
I think it should be 当然，如果没有纽约市的支持，我可能需要三个半小时才能完成全程。
We often say runners ''hit a wall''. It's a point where the runner is exhausted and in pain. But if she keeps running, the runner can go past this point. "Get a second wind."
越过一个生理界限之后,身体会进入一种剧烈运动的状态,这时会感到很轻松很爽，就是所谓的 hit the wall
Therefore, it would be better if we put it this way: “I never felt a point where I hit the wall; it was really a gradual progression of fatigue and soreness.”我没有那种到达体能极限的感觉。
While he competed in triathlons as a teenager, Armstrong had never attempted a marathon. 然而在少年时期比赛铁人三项的时候，他从未尝试过马拉松比赛。
尽管年少时参加过铁人三项赛，但Armstrong从未尝试过马拉松比赛。 yeah,I do find it difficult to figure
out the "hit a wall"
Thank u a lot for ur checking out and detailed explaination~~
I think I have learnt something~
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