THE RISE OF THE ULTRARUNNERS:AJOURNEY TO THE EDGEOFHUMAN ENDURANCE
超级奔跑者的崛起： Ajo Urney到EdgeFhuman Endurance

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I give myself almost six months to get in shape totackle the South Devon ultra,which takes place in February,but by Christmas I'm still struggling to build up my training.I haven't yet managed to get out for a run longer than two hours.I need to embrace the early mornings-I see from the increasing number of ultra runners Ifollow on social media that this is when they train in order to fit it in around the rest of their lives.But it is easy to say.In reality,in the middle of winter,when the alarm goes off at 6 a.m.,and you canfeel theicy chill outside the duvet,the tiredness rushing back in waves,flooding your whole body,sucking you back down into the bed.….then it's easy to think:I'll go later.That will be fine.I need to rest,sleep is importanttoo.Sleep is nice.
我给自己近六个mo nths，以达到2月份举行的南德文郡Ultra的身材，但是到了圣诞节，我仍在努力建立训练。我还没有设法出去跑步更长的时间比两个小时。我需要拥抱早晨-我从越来越多的超级跑步者中看到这样的媒体上，这是他们训练以适应其余生的时候。但是我很容易​​在现实中说，在 id = 73 >冬季中旬，当警报在凌晨6点发出时，您可以在羽绒被外冷却，疲倦涌向海浪，淹没了您的整个身体，将您的身体吸回到床上。很容易想到：我稍后再去。我需要休息，睡眠很重要。睡得很好。

But once the day is up and running,the time gets taken.My three children,Lila,Uma and Ossian,need drivingto school,my office expects me to turn up for work,I need to eat,wash up, then I get tired again.I'll go for twice as long the next morning,Itell myself.I'll get up early and go for a big run at 5a.m.Ican do three hours before anyone wakes up.

ButIdon't.And itrepeats.
但是， iTrepeats。

Of course,I run sometimes.I total around forty miles in a good week.But it's not enough to start feeling anything like an ultrarunner.
当然，我有时会跑步。我在一个好一周内总共大约四十英里，但是这还不足以开始感觉像超级奔跑者一样。

This is where I am when my brother,who lives in Edinburgh,challenges me and our other brother to a 25-mile trail race in Scotland.It seems a good chance to test my fitness,to practise running a longish race over rough terrain.It's a good stepping stone to my first ultra.But this is no friendly,'let's do something together and see if we can get around'type challenge.This is more of a race-to-the-death type challenge.
当我的兄弟（住在爱丁堡RGH）向我和我们的另一个兄弟挑战苏格兰25英里的越野赛时，这是我的挑战，这似乎是一个很好的机会来测试我的健康状况这对我的第一个Ultra来说是一个很好的垫脚石。但是这不是友好的，'让我们一起做一些事情，看看我们是否可以围绕“ dype挑战”，这更像是一场对死亡类型的挑战。

I'm the eldest of three brothers,all close in age.It was always a tough place to be,forever trying to keep one step ahead.I remember clearly the day in the learner pool,when I was five years old, and my middle brother,Jiva,who was only three,began to swim.In a blur of confused emotions, within five minutes,I too had learned to swim.
我是三个兄弟中的长子，在Ag E. It一直是一个艰难的地方，永远试图保持一步。​​​​​​我的中间兄弟吉瓦（Jiva）只有三岁，开始游泳。在五分钟之内，我也学会了游泳。

The most humiliating moment in my sporting life was the day the swimming club promoted my two brothers to the next-level group ahead of me.I quit swimming that day.And took up running.
我体育生活中最屈辱的时刻是游泳俱乐部将我的两个兄弟推向我前面的下一个级别的团队的那一天。那天我退出游泳。

I was better at running.Luckily for me,over the years,our sibling rivalry has tended to focus mostly around running.We've completed countless fiercely contested races together.Even our training runs almost always turn into battles by the end.We always agree,before we start,that there will be no racing.But at some point,youjust know,someone is going to make a move.I'm not talking about picking up the pace because he feels good,but making a move,trying to'win'.Jiva is especially known for his'moves',sometimes made right at the start of the run in an effort to catch us on the hop.
我很擅长跑步。对我来说，多年来，我们的兄弟姐妹竞争倾向于主要集中在跑步上。我们已经完成了ED无数激烈竞争的比赛。即使我们的训练几乎总是在结束时变成战斗。在开始之前，我们总是同意任何赛车。​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​举动，尝试' win'.jiva以His'mo而闻名 id = 72 > ves ' ，有时在跑步开始时就制作了，以抓住我们的跳跃。

My two brothers,Jiva and the youngest,Govinda,are both competent runners.Jiva ran at county level as a schoolboyand Govinda has a marathon best of 3hrs 12mins.But I've always had the edge over them.Well,almost.The occasions they'vebeaten me have gone down in sibling folk- lore.There was that time in 1997 in Northampton.First Jiva passed me.Then Govinda passed us both.Sure,it was only a friendly Sunday run,but it was the first time I'd ever been beaten by either of them.Over twenty years later,it still comes up regularly at family gatherings.
我的两个兄弟，吉瓦（ Jiva ）和最年轻的戈文达（ Govinda ）都是能干的跑步者。吉瓦（ Jiva他们让我失望了在兄弟姐妹的民间载体中。 1997年的那个时候在北安普敦（Northampton）。首先，吉瓦（Jiva ）通过了我。然后戈文达（ Govinda 'd曾经被两个人殴打。二十年后，这是在家庭聚会上定期出现的。

So when Govinda throws down the latest gauntlet-a race called the Great Wilderness Chal- lenge in the Scottish Highlands-Iknow it's going to be no picnic.He has recently taken uprunning through the mountains for fun at the weekends,so Iknow hefancies his chances.All my previous race victories havecome onthe hard,sure smoothness of the roads.This race-hilly trail running -is still not my territory.But Ihave to start somewhere ifI'm going to become an ultra runner,and a race against my brothers is the perfect impetus to get me moving.
因此，当Govinda击中最新的Gaun Tlet - A种族时，称为“大荒野” Challenge在苏格兰高地- ikn Ow中，这将不是野餐。他的机会。我以前的比赛胜利都在艰难而肯定的道路上。这场比赛-赛车道跑-仍然不是我的领土。与我的兄弟们对抗是让我搬家的完美动力。

Suddenly I'm off training in the hills of the nearby Dartmoor national park.My first attempts don't go well.I end up struggling after about 10 miles,barely ableto move beyond walking pace. My watch tells me I've been running at a speed I would normally consider a slow jog,but it feels a lot tougher out on the moor.It's not just the hills,but the bumpy,soggy terrain,which jolts you out of any rhythm at every step.I find myself getting annoyed.Occasionally I kick a rock,or one of my legs knocks against the other and I almost stumble,and Ifind myself cursing.Whose stupid idea was this?As soon as Ifind a bit of road,it feels like coming home,back to what I know.Back to running.
突然，我要在附近的达特穆尔（ Dartmoor n national Park）的山丘上进行训练。我的第一次尝试不好。我最终在大约10英里后挣扎，几乎没有阿布莱托（Ableto）超越步行步伐。我的手表告诉我，我一直在跑步，通常会考虑缓慢的慢跑，但是在沼地上感觉更加艰难。不仅是山丘，而且是崎y的，潮湿的地形，使您震惊每一个步骤的任何节奏。我发现自己很生气。从而在我身上踢了一块岩石，或者我的一只腿 id = 72 >敲另一个，我跌倒了，如果我自己诅咒。什么是愚蠢的主意？​​​​​​​​​ ​。

I may be struggling,but Jiva is faring even worse.He lives in London and his job,and moving house,are taking up all his time.And the more we read about the race,the less it seems to be one you can muddle through.Jiva once completed the Edinburgh Marathon with barely any training. But hitting the wall along the seafront in Edinburgh is one thing;it is another to falter out in the Highlands.The race requires runners to carry waterproofs,a map and a compass in case of emer- gency.This is not a fun run.
我可能正在挣扎，但是JIV A的情况甚至更糟。​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​吉瓦（Jiva）曾经几乎没有任何训练完成了Ed Inburgh马拉松比赛。但是，在爱丁堡的海滨撞墙是一回事；在高地中摇摇欲坠是另一回事。种族要求跑步者携带防水，地图和指南针，以防万一​​​​ id = 73> emer -gencence。这不是一个有趣的运行。

In the end he realises he istoo unprepared and he pulls out,leaving it as a straight fight,mano amano,between me and mountain man Govinda.
最后，他意识到自己没有做好准备，他撤出了，将其作为一场直率的战斗，我和我和阿恩·曼·戈文达山之间的马诺·阿曼诺（Mano Amano ）。

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THE RISEOF THEULTRARUNNERS:AJOURNEY TO THE EDGE OFHUMANENDURANCE
Theultrarunner的崛起： Ajourney到humanendurance的边缘

We drive upto the Highlands from Edinburgh the night before the race,arriving in Poolewe,north- west of Inverness,in squalls of driving rain,the mountains hulking silent in the darkness on both sides.The closer we get,the more the wind howls.We both look out the window nervously,not sayinganything.
我们在比赛前一天晚上从爱丁堡开车到高地，到达因弗内斯西北部的普尔威，在驾驶雨水大战中，双方的黑暗中， hulkin g serial silent silent ，我们越近，我们就越靠近。 wind叫。我们俩都紧张地看着窗外，没有说什么。

The next morning,the rain is still falling,and when we arrive at the start there is bad news. The weather is so bad that the organisers are changing the route to avoid the most treacherous sections.It turns out that one organiser,while out checking the course the day before,got swept away by a river and is now in hospital.A few weeks later we hear that he has died.The mountains are not to be fooled with,and I for one am not complaining when we are told that instead of a 25- mile run across a section ofthe Highland's most rugged wilderness,the race has now been cut to a 19-mile out-and-back section,along a route that race veterans are glumly calling the most boring sectionof thecourse
第二天早上，下雨仍在下降，当我们到达起点时，这是个坏消息。天气太糟糕了，组织者正在改变路线，以避免最危险的部分。事实证明，一个组织者在前一天检查课程时被河流扫除，现在正在医院。后来我们听说他已经去世了。山区不应该被愚弄，当我们被告知我们没有在高地最崎gard的荒野的一段25英里时，我没有抱怨过，现在已经进行了比赛切成19英里的倒退部分，沿着种族退伍军人沮丧地称为最无聊的部分的路线.

Nobody is happy about the change,and I play along and look disappointed,but I'm secretly thrilled.Aflattish 19 miles is much better for me.Not only am I less likely to end upwalking,but Govinda'sstrength is themountains.He gives me a rueful look-he knows what I'm thinking.
没有人对这种变化感到高兴，并且看起来很失望，但是我秘密地感到很兴奋。aflattish 19英里对我来说要好得多。不仅可能最终走动，但Govinda'sstrength Rengtth是他们的Tains。他给了我一个令人毛骨悚然的外观，他知道我的想法。

The Great Wilderness Challenge is a small,local race,and sowe line up with only around sev- enty other runners.I'm feeling sprightly as we stand at the start,and looking around I even begin to fancy my chancesof winning the overall race.The field doesn't look particularly intimidating.
伟大的荒野挑战是一场小型的当地比赛， Sowe仅与其他跑步者排队。当我们站在一开始时，我感到非常兴奋，看上去很兴奋，甚至开始欣赏我的总体比赛的机会。​​​​​​

Govinda is trying to find a quiet moment,taking deep breaths.'He's stressing too much,'I think,my confidence rising.I havethe feeling this is already in the bag.
戈文达（Govinda）试图找到一个安静的时刻，深吸一口气。他强调太多了，“我认为，我的信心上升了。我觉得这已经在包中了。

The beginning of the race is along a narrow trail where,we are told,it is hard to overtake,so we both get out fast.The first mile or so feels frantic,too quick,but Govinda is ahead of me,so I decide tokeep up.I can't let him get away.The path is soggy and rocky,twisty and up and down.It is im- possible to get any rhythm.
比赛的开始是沿着一条狭窄的小径，我们被告知，很难超越e ，所以我们俩都走了。决定求职。我不能让他逃脱。这条路潮湿，岩石，曲折和上下。这是不可能的。

After about two miles,Govinda makes a mistake and runs wide,following the wrong path.I pounce,racing by him.He is soon back on my heels.I don't need to look behind,I can hear him splash,splashing along.His presence,so close behind,forces me on.I feel good,so I push hard up the hills,through the woods.His splashes begin to drop further and further behind.And each time Idare to glance back-I don't want to give him too much encouragement-he isfurther back.
大约两英里后，戈文达（ Govinda ）造成了薄雾ake并沿着错误的道路奔跑。​​​​​​​​​​​他的pre脚在靠近的地方，迫使我继续前进。​​​他的飞溅开始越来越远。​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ID = 74>后退。

By about five miles Iam flying.Racing through the brooding landscape.'Boring',it turns out,is a relative term.The scenery iswild and beautiful.Though it is hard to look at it.Most of the time it isimperative to keep my eyes on the ground as the path is relentlessly boggyand uneven.One mis- placed step could be disastrous.
事实证明，到繁殖景观的距离大约五英里。​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​当路径无情地不平坦时，我的眼睛一直在地面上。一个错误的步骤可能是灾难性的。

I begin to relax.In some ways,it is a shame Govinda hasn't put up more of a fight.I'm glad he hasn't,of course,but it is almost too easy.We're reaching the halfway point already.This is a breeze.
开始放松。在某些方面， Govinda并没有进行更多的战斗。我很高兴他当然没有​​​​​​​​​这已经很轻松了。

Down the steep section to the turning around point,a few people catch me.Watching the ground I'm not aware who they are,but I can tell they are itching to get past.Rather than hold them up,Irun up on the grass beside the path to let them by.One,two,three,they goby.
沿着陡峭的部分绕过点，有几个人抓住我。看着我不知道他们是谁的地面，但可以告诉他们他们渴望超越他们。 p ath让他们经过。​​

'Go on,Dhar,'saysthe last one. Huh?It's Govinda.
“继续，达尔。 ”嗯？是戈文达。

They make the turn and start coming back,and he runs past without looking at me.As I turn and begin to clamber back up the way we came,my legs feel suddenly heavy.I can't findthe strength to even try to stay with him.I can only watch as he startsto pull away,looking strong,like aman making his move.I am done.Ihave nothing.
他们转身开始回来，他跑过去而没有看着我。当我转身开始爬上我们来的方式时，我的腿突然感到沉重。我甚至找不到力量他只能看着他开始启动，看上去强壮，就像阿曼采取行动一样强壮。我做了。

I struggle on gamely.I have vague thoughts that he might blow up and come back to me, although Iknow it's unlikely.And also,in my charitable moments,I thinkit would be a shame if he did.I resign myselfto running my own race,but it is a longninemilesback to the finish.
在游戏上挣扎。我有模糊的想法，他可能会炸毁并回到我身边，尽管我知道这不太可能。​​​​​​​​​​ ​，但这是终点的漫长返还。

By the time I get there,Govinda is already changed,cheering me over the line.He says after- wards that he kept thinkingIwas going to come back past him,so he kept pushing hard.In the end he beat me by over 15 minutes.It was an annihilation.
到达那里的时候， Govinda已经改变了，为我加油助威。他说，他不断想到他会回到他身边，所以他一直在努力。最后，他击败了我15分钟以上。那是一个ac灭。

Later,on the way home,he phones his wife.'How did it go?'I hear her ask.'T won,'he says.'You won the race?'she asks.No,he didn't win the actual race.But he won the race that mattered.He beathis big brother.
后来，在回家的路上，他给妻子打电话。 '我听到她的声音。实际的比赛。但他赢得了重要的比赛。

So,well done to Govinda,but it isn't a great start for me.I realise that I need to get out on the trails more often,to learn to run up and down wet,muddy hills.To run with a pack on my back. Even though this race was only 19 miles,it was a long way from a road marathon.
因此，对Govinda做得很好，但这对我来说不是一个好的开始。​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​我的背。即使这场比赛只有19英里，但距离马拉松比赛还有很长的路要走。

Luckily,living in south Devon,I have the moor and 100-odd miles of coast path to train on.I justhave to get outthere.Embrace the early mornings.
幸运的是，住在南德文郡，我有摩尔和100多英里的海岸路径训练。​

By the time my ultra race rolls around a few weeks later,I'm feeling a little fitter,a little sharper,but I have still never run more than a marathon in one go.Even in Oman,no single stage was longer than 26.2 miles,so this is,in some ways,my first bona fide ultra marathon.Will my body hold out?There is only one way tofindout.
到几周后，我的Ultra Race滚滚时，我感到有点贴特，一个更尖锐的人，但仍然从未参加过一场马拉松比赛。​​​​​​​迈尔斯，这在某些方面是我的第一个真正的超级马拉松。我的身体会伸出来吗？只有一种方法。

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THE RISEOFTHE ULTRA RUNNERS:AJOURNEY TO THE EDGEOF HUMAN ENDURANCE
超级跑步者的崛起：人类耐力的边缘

The day before the coastal ultra,there's a knock at my door.I open it on a striking-looking man: 5ft 10in tall,a big,rust-orange beard,long hair plaited at the front across his forehead,and a huge grin.
沿海超级沿海的第二天，我的门上有一个敲门声。​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​笑。

It's Tom Payn,a good friend of mine
是汤姆·佩恩（Tom Payn），我的好朋友

Tom is a serious runner and Ialready know that he's likely to win the race tomorrow.In fact he tells methat he has never lost anultra racein the UK.
汤姆（ Tom ）是一位认真的跑步者，伊尔（ Ialdread ）知道他很可能明天赢得比赛。

I first met Tom in Kenya when he was the fourth-fastest marathon runner inthe UK.It was 2011 and he had given up a desk job at a water fltration company in Portsmouth to pursue his dream of qualifying for the London Olympics.He spent six months living in a Kenyan training camp in the small town of Iten,coping with cold showers,a hole in the ground for a loo,a tiny shared room,and beans and rice for lunch every day.He didn't quite cut the striking figure he does today,but he had afriendly face and a chirpy,generous nature,always willing to see the bright side of situations.Which was just as well because when hereturned from his six monthsin the Rift Val- ley,he ran a full ten minutes slower thanhis best time andmissed out onthe Olympics.
在肯尼亚首次在肯尼亚遇到了汤姆，当时他是英国的第四名马拉松赛跑者。那是2011年，他在朴茨茅斯的一家水上公司放弃了办公桌工作，以追求他在伦敦奥运会上获得资格的梦想。几个月在伊滕小镇的肯尼亚训练营中生活，应对冷水淋浴，地面上的一个洞，一个很小的共用房间，豆类和米饭每天都有午餐。他并没有完全削减引人注目 id = 75 >他今天所做的，但是他的脸和宽松而慷慨的天性总是愿意看到情况的明亮一面，这也一样​​​整整十分钟的最佳时光慢了，并参加了奥运会。

Tactually ran my slowest ever marathon right after Kenya,he says.Obviously disappointed,it lefthim feeling lost with his running.'I wasn't really sure what to do next!'
他说，在肯尼亚之后，触觉地进行了我最慢的马拉松比赛，这很失望，这让他感到失去了自己的跑步。

But a pagehad been turned in his life and there was no way he was going to give up and return to his nine-to-five officejob.Using his Kenyan contacts,he got a job with an athlete management company,taking elite Kenyans to races around the world,looking after them,training with them, pacing them in the big races.He even lived in a flat in London that acted as a lodging house for the Kenyan athletes when they came to Europe to race.Butit still didn't quite work out for him on the roads,and by the time he comes to stay with me in Devon,his best marathon time is stillthe 2hrs 17minshe ran back in his days as an office worker in Portsmouth.
但是他一生中扭转了一页，他没有办法放弃并返回他的九至五个办公室。​​参加世界各地，照顾他们，与他们一起训练，参加大型比赛。​​​​​​​​​​​ T在道路上还没有为他锻炼，到他和我在一起时​​​​ ID = 70>德文郡，他最好的马拉松时间仍然是2小时17米斯在朴茨茅斯担任上班族的时代。

Yet here is a man brimmingwith vitality.A lot has happened since those post-Kenya days.In particular,he has taken up ultra running,and has met Rachel,his fiancée.Both things have had a huge impactonhim.
然而，这是一个覆盖vi titality的人，自从那些肯尼亚之后的时代以来发生了很多事情。尤其是，他已经进行了超级奔跑，并遇到了Rachel ，他的未婚夫。一切都产生了巨大的影响。

'Ultimately,the life I was living,where running and training had become something I had to do rather than somethingIwanted to do,led to an early,and short-lived,retirement,'he tells me as I cook up a pasta surprise in our small cottage kitchen.'So when I started running again,and took up ultra running,I vowed I would only run because I loved it,and that love of running has been there eversince.'
“最终，生活过着，跑步和训练成为了必须做的事情，而不是做些事情要做，导致了早期且短暂的退休，”他告诉我，当我们小的小型面食煮熟时，小屋厨房。 '因此，当我开始跑步并进行超级跑步时，我发誓只会因为爱德（Lov）而奔跑，而对跑步的热爱一直在那里。

The switch to ultra running began almost by accident.'Not long after my "retirement",'he says,'T had theidea of tryingto run from where Ilived in London back to my mum and dad's house in Tiptree,in Essex.I had no idea how far it was but I knew it was longer than a marathon.For the
转向Ultra Running几乎偶然地开始了。 '我的“退休”很久，他说， 'T theidea试图从伦敦的il骨跑回到我妈妈和爸爸的房子，位于埃塞克斯的Tiptree。 。​​​​​​​​​​​

first time since Ijoined my local athletics clubas a nine-year-old,I wasn't following atraining plan, and so I realised I could run as far,and as fast-or slow-as I wanted.'
自从我加入了九岁的当地田径俱乐部以来，我没有遵循Atraining计划，因此可以意识到可以运行到远，而快速或慢慢想要。”

So he woke up one morning,put on his shoes and a backpack containinga few energy bars and a bottle of water,and set off.'Tfelt free,no pressure,took it easy when I wantedand pushed a little ifIfelt good.I soon hit marathon distance,then 30 miles.Feeling good but with slightly sore feet, I arrived at Chelmsford,where the sightof the train was too tempting,so I hopped on for the final 15miles.'
因此，他有一天早晨醒来，穿上鞋子和一个装有几个能量棒和一瓶水的背包，然后出发。 tfelt自由，没有压力，当想要和推动一点时，我很快就开始了马拉松距离。​​​​​​​​​​​​​最后15英里。​

As soon as he did this,however,he regretted it,so the next week he packed his bag again and ran the full 56 miles to Tiptree in around seven hours.It was such a great feeling to travel that sort of distance by foot,and it wasn't long before I signed up for my first ultra,the Ring O'Fire,a135- mile race around the island of Anglesey.'He won the race by over three hours.
但是，他一旦做到这一点，他就后悔了，所以下周他再次收拾行装，在大约七个小时内跑到了整整56英里到Tiptree 。​​不久之后，在安格尔西岛（ Anglesey ）岛上签署了我的第一个Ultra，戒指O'Fire，A135英里的比赛。

Tom was still mainly focused on road marathons,however,when he turned up at a trendy Adidas-sponsored event in south London ayear later.
然而，汤姆仍然主要专注于马拉松比赛，但是当时他在伦敦南部的阿迪达斯（Adidas）赞助的一项时尚的赛事中出现。

Before the run,Tom says he saw a woman he recognised from the track where he trained.'We had a quick chat,and I thought"T'd better run fast tonight".'Keen to impress,Tom made sure he won.'I went up to her after and said:“I won!"But shedidn't seem veryimpressed.'
在跑步之前，汤姆说，他看到了他训练的赛道上认出的一个女人。我们进行了快速聊天， t聊了“今晚最好快速跑步”。 。​​​​​​​​​​​

Things went better the next time he saw Rachel at an elimination-style race called Wings for Life.In this the runners set off and are followed thirty minutes later by a car moving at 15km/h andslowly getting faster.Once runners get overtaken by the car,they are pulledout and taken back to the start,where everyone watches the restof the race on abig screen.Tom,of course,won.
下次他在一场名为Wing for Life的Elimin ation风格的比赛中看到Rachel时，情况进展得更好。在这次跑步者中，三十分钟后，一辆汽车以15公里/小时的速度行驶，跑步速度更快。汽车，他们被拉动并带回了起点，每个人都在Abig Screen上观看比赛。

'Because I was the last one running,everyonewas watching me,'he explains.He was the hero of the day.Rachel sat looking on with growing admiration.'She put something up on Facebook saying"Cheering Tom Payn"and tagged me.After therace she came over and gave me a big hug.So I asked her out.'
他解释说： “因为这是最后一个奔跑的人，所以每个人都在看着我。​​​​​在Therace之后，她c ame又拥抱了我，所以我问了她。

Rachel and Tom have since inspired each other to give up their jobs,buy a yellow VW Beetle, move to France and take upultra running fulltime.Oh,and they're now both vegan.And engaged. It's been quite a few years.I've seen it play out largely on social media,watching on as Tom's hair grew longer,his grin wider and the backdrops to his life bigger,more colourful and more epic.Tom and Rachel have even boughta flat in Chamonix,the ultra running capital of Europe,the base for the UTMB,where they live during the summer when the running is good,and rent the flat out dur- ing the ski season-when they head off to Kenya and Moroccoto run.
此后，雷切尔（ Rachel）和汤姆（Tom）互相启发以放弃工作，购买黄色大众甲壳虫，搬到法国，乘坐Upultra运行fullt ime.oh，他们现在都素食。已经有好几年了。我已经在社交媒体上发挥了很大的作用，看着汤姆的头发长寿，他的笑容越来越大，以及他生活的更大，更加科罗拉来舞的背景甚至在欧洲超级运行之都Ch Amonix的Ch Amonix （ UTMB的基地）中购买了公寓​ ID = 68>在滑雪赛季期间扁平- 当他们前往肯尼亚并摩洛西托奔跑时。

'Why Morocco?'Iask him.
“为什么摩洛哥？”伊斯克他。

'We're quite impulsive,'he says.'We just tend to go with our heart.We wanted somewhere warm to go in February and March and thought,where would be good?When we got there it was freezing.
“我们非常冲动。 ”他只是倾向于和我们的心一起去。我们想在2月和三月和思考的地方温暖的地方去哪里？

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THE RISE OFTHE ULTRA RUNNERS:AJOURNEY TO THEEDGE OF HUMAN ENDURANCE
超级跑步者的崛起：阿乔尼（Ajourney）到人类耐力

Despite the unexpected coldness,the following-the-heartbusiness has worked out pretty well. A few months before he turns up at my house,Tom was selected to run for Great Britain in the World Trail Championships.Pulling on a British vest was something he had been striving for since he was a child,and finally,when perhapshe thought his moment had passed,he had achieved it. His mum and Rachel travelled out to Portugal to watch him race.
尽管出乎意料的寒冷，但随着以下的心态效果很好。几个月前，他出现在我家，汤姆被选为世界越野赛锦标赛的大不列颠。​​​​​​​​​ Pshe认为自己的时刻过去了，他已经实现了。他的妈妈和雷切尔（Rachel）前往葡萄牙参加比赛。

'It was thehappiest day of my life,'he says,hisvoice quivering a little.'T cried at the finish.'
他说：“那是我一生中最白的一天。 ”

The next morning we leave the house at 6 a.m.,driving through the narrow lanes to the start of the race.I'm supposed to be navigating,but I keep getting us lost as I'm more preoccupied with select- ing the right pre-race music.
第二天早上，我们在凌晨6点离开家，开车穿过狭窄的车道到比赛开始时。 -RA CE音乐。

The official parkingis a large residential area on the edge of a village a few miles from the coast. It's like a silentdawn invasion as the usually undisturbed streets fillup with cars,doors opening, one after the other,men and women intights and running jackets stepping out.Any uninformed resident peeking through the curtains must be wondering what on Earth is happening.Atthe end of the road a queueof people wait for the buses to ferry us to the start.
官方停车位于一个村庄边缘的大型住宅区，从海岸几百万。这就像一场无声的入侵一样，通常不受干扰的街道上充满了汽车，开门，一个接一个地，男人和女人局限性S和跑步夹克走出来。任何没有知识的居民在窗帘上偷看一定会想知道地球上发生了什么。路的尽头，一个人的排队等着公共汽车将我们渡轮到一开始。

A few people try to start conversations.'Did you see the rain yesterday?'But no one has the stomach formuch chatting.The task ahead of us looms.Tom is munching on a fruit bar.Six days earlier he ranthe Marrakech Marathon,pacing the elite women to 30km before jogging in'to fin- ish in 2hrs 35mins.He says he's quite tired and doesn't have a plan for the race.
一些人试图开始对话。​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​在2小时35分钟内慢跑之前，将精英妇女提高到30公里。他说他很累，没有比赛的计划。

'Sometimes Igo off really hard for the first few miles and then relax,'he says. 'Toscare everyone?'
他说： “有时候，伊戈（Igo）在头几英里处真的很努力，然后放松。” '大家吗？”

He laughs.T guess so.'
他笑了。

All around you can see people clocking him.He just looks fast,even at a casual glance.He is skinny,of course,and wiry,but it is more than that.He almost seems to befrom a different world. The grey drabness that can settle over busy,working lives,that can make our skin pasty,our eyes tired,doesn't seem to touch him.He looks like a cartoon superhero,with his flaming hair and gen- eralbrightness.
周围您可以看到人们锁住他。他看起来很快，即使是随意的一眼。​​​​​​​灰色的单调可能会在B USY上定居，工作生活，可以使我们的皮肤糊状，眼睛疲倦，似乎不会碰到他。