I'm full of admiration for people who run marathons.I couldn't do it.I love running and have done a few half-marathons, but I always found a full marathon to be too much.Marathon runners are special.I don't think I have the stamina to do it.Not properly, anyway.I could “run” one of the big marathons in the world, like the Boston or London marathon, but it would really be pretty much as a fun run.Most people who take part in these well-known international marathons only do so for fun.I think to be a marathon runner, you need to train and run a hundred kilometres a week.I wonder what it's like to be in the lead in the Olympic marathon.That must be an amazing feeling.I think the marathon is the most important Olympic event.
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Marathons
I'm full of admiration for people who run marathons.
私はマラソンを走る人たちに憧れています。
I couldn't do it.
できなかった。
I love running and have done a few half-marathons, but I always found a full marathon to be too much.
私はランニングが好きで、ハーフマラソンを数回やってきましたが、いつもフルマラソンが多すぎると感じました。
Marathon runners are special.
マラソンランナーは特別です。
I don't think I have the stamina to do it.Not properly, anyway.
とにかく、正しくありません。
I could “run” one of the big marathons in the world, like the Boston or London marathon, but it would really be pretty much as a fun run.
ボストンマラソンやロンドンマラソンなど、世界の大規模なマラソンの1つを「実行」することもできましたが、それは本当に楽しい実行になります。
Most people who take part in these well-known international marathons only do so for fun.
これらの有名な国際マラソンに参加するほとんどの人は、楽しみのためだけに参加します。
I think to be a marathon runner, you need to train and run a hundred kilometres a week.
マラソンランナーになるには、週に100キロメートルのトレーニングとランニングが必要だと思います。
I wonder what it's like to be in the lead in the Olympic marathon.
オリンピックマラソンでリードするのはどんな感じかしら。
That must be an amazing feeling.
それは素晴らしい気分に違いない。
I think the marathon is the most important Olympic event.
