【ELastyearmyboyfriendsuggestedthatIshouldruntheLondonmarathon(马拉松)andIlaughed.Helaughedtoobuthelaughedtoolongandtooloud.Thatmademethink.Irealizedthathedidn'tbelievethatIcoulddoit.Th】

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　　LastyearmyboyfriendsuggestedthatIshouldruntheLondonmarathon(马拉松)andIlaughed.Helaughedtoobuthelaughedtoolongandtooloud.Thatmademethink.Irealizedthathedidn'tbelievethatIcoulddoit.ThatmademeangryanddeterminedNowheknowsthatIcan!

　　Trainingwasn'teasybutIkeptgoing.Ididn'tneedspecialtrainingbutIdidneedtobuyverygoodshoes.EachdayIwentalittlefurther.BytheendofthreemonthsIwasrunningfivedaysaweek.Some-timesintheeveningsIran10km；onSundaymorningsIsometimesranabout30kin.Iusedtocomehomehaveashowerandeatmybreakfast.Ifeltwonderful!

　　OnthedayoftheraceinLondonIlinedupwithabout30000otherrunners.Thefasterrunnerswereatthefrontwhileslowerrunnerslikemewereplacedfurtherback.Inthatwaytheprofessionalrunnersandclubrunnerswerenotsloweddownbytheamateurs(业余爱好者).

　　Atfirstthereweresomanyrunnersclosetogetherthatwewerealmostfallingovereachother. Wecouldonlyrunveryslowlybutthatwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantthatwedidn'trushofftooquickly.Graduallytherunnersspreadoutandtherewasmorespace.Therewerethousandsofpeoplewatchingusalongtherouteandtheycheeredandclappedeveryoneeventheslowestrunner.Itwaswonderful!

　　Forthefirst10kmIfeltveryhappyandmylegsfeltverycomfortable.Howeverat15kmIgotapaininmysideandrunningbecamedifficultbutIkeptgoingandthepaindisappeared.Atthe30kmmarkIfeltextremelytiredandwantedtostopbutIkeptongoing.Icoveredanother3kmandthenIbegantofeelbetteragain.

　　BythetimeIreachedthe35kmmarkIknewIwasgoingtogettotheendofthecourse.Somehowthatconfidencemademefeellighterandfasteranditseemedasifmylegsflewoverthelastfewkilometers.IpassedhundredsofslowerrunnerssomeofwhomhadpassedmeearlierandIfeltwonderful!ASIcameroundthelastbend(弯道)andsawthefinishinglineIcouldseethreerunnersaheadofme.Iracedpastallofthemtofinishtheraceinjustunderfourhours.Thewinnerhadcompletedtheracein2hoursand10minutesbutIdidn'tcare!Ihadrun42kmandcompletedmyfirstmarathon!

　　72.Thewriter'sboyfriendlaughedatherbecause .

　　A.hethoughtshecouldrunthemarathon

　　B.he.didn'tthinksh