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It was cool and bright and just right for running. I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race through some hills. Birds were singing on the trees. The soft wind was brushing my cheeks. I felt rested and springy. Despite the hills, I thought it was going to be a fine run.
Ahead was Blake, a student from Burke High School. He was running easily, too, moving along efficiently. The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where he was; why bother concentrating on pace when Blake was such a nice pacesetter for me? I would overtake Blake later on when he used up energy.
天气凉爽明亮,适合跑步。我参加了一场穿越山丘的10英里比赛的前几英里。鸟儿在树上唱歌。柔风拂过我的脸颊。我感到休息了,浑身充满活力。尽管有山,但我认为这将是一次不错的跑步。前面是伯克高中的学生布莱克。他跑得也很轻松,动作也很有效率。节奏感觉很舒服,所以我决定留在他所在的地方;既然布莱克对我来说是一个很好的标兵,为什么还要把注意力集中在速度上呢?我会在布莱克消耗完能量后追上他。
So I ran closely behind him. The course headed north for five miles, wandered west for a mile, and then turned south again. The race was getting tougher. With three miles to go, it was beginning to be real hard work. My lungs were on fire, and legs felt like stone.
Blake overtook the boy in front of him. Apparently he knew the boy, for they exchanged a few words. Their brief communication worried me. Runners don’t chat during a race unless they feel really good, and Blake plainly was. There was still a noticeable bounce in his steps, but the springiness I had once possessed was gone.
所以我紧跟在他身后。航向向北走了五英里,向西走了一英里,然后又转向南方。比赛变得越来越艰难。还有三英里,这开始是一项非常艰苦的工作。我的肺着火了,腿感觉像石头。布莱克追上了他前面的男孩。显然他认识那个男孩,因为他们交换了几句话。他们简短的交流让我很担心。跑步者在比赛中不会聊天,除非他们感觉很好,而Blake显然是这样。他的脚步仍然有明显的弹跳,但我曾经拥有的弹性已经消失了。
Still, I was close enough to overtake Blake if he was tired, so I didn’t give up hope completely. We were approaching a hill, a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost certainly determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Blake was moving away, first five yards, then ten, then more. There was no hope of cat