Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we conquer!"

过于渴望胜利会带来危险的后果：记住，第一位马拉松运动员费迪皮迪兹说完：“欢呼吧，我们赢了！” 几秒钟后就倒在地上死了。

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He went on to win the race by 35 seconds. The following year, Lopes became the first runner to complete a marathon in less than 2 hours and 8 minutes.

在洛杉矶，洛佩斯在34.5公里后开始加速，并且仅用14分33秒就跑完随后的五公里，最终以35秒的优势夺得奥运会马拉松冠军，成为奥运会历史上第一位在两小时八分之内跑完马拉松的运动员。

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The Beijing-based creative, Zhijun Wang, first began experimenting with re-purposing sneakers back in 2014 when the former marathon runner noticed the air was not clean.

北京人王志钧在2014年参加马拉松时发现北京空气有些污浊，于是就开始对运动鞋进行改造再利用，自此开始了他的口罩改造之旅。

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"Winning an initial victory here is just incredible, " said the American runner, who first took part in the ultra-marathon four years ago.

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The country's first pop disc jockey, Sir Jimmy was also a seasoned television presenter, marathon runner, Mensa member, wrestler and fund-raiser.

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