Knit and Marathon 美国教授跑马拉松织围巾

Most men cant knit and even more cant run a marathon. But David Babcock does both， at the same time.

A 41-year-old University of Central Missouri graphic design professor set a Guinness world record for longest scarf knitted during a marathon in October 2013. The previous record was set by Susie Hewer during last Aprils London Marathon with a scarf that measured 6 feet， 9 inches.

Before the race in Kansas City， Babcocks goal was to beat Hewer by three feet but he ended up nearly doubling her with a scarf that measured 12 feet， 13.4 inches.

It was his first time running a marathon and it took him 5 hours， 47 minutes and 27 seconds to finish.

Mr Babcock began knitting and long-distance running， separately， three years ago. He decided to merge the two activities since both were a little boring and he thought it would be a “fun challenge”.

Over the years Mr Babcock has developed a system for how he knits while running.

To protect himself from possible injury he uses plastic needles and attaches a stopper at the end so the scarf doesnt fall off.

Hes only fallen once while running and knitting， and that was early on when he wasnt paying attention to a pothole.

He keeps yarn in a fanny pack and only uses acrylic materials since natural fibers absorb sweat.

Mr Babcock， like prior-record holder Ms Hewer， ran Saturdays race to benefit an Alzheimers disease foundation.

“I think it will be great particularly for my kids to be able to say， ‘Dad did it. Dad broke a record. Hopefully that will lead them to their own proud moments，” Mr Babcock said.

许多男人不会织毛线，更多的人不能跑马拉松，而大卫·巴布科克两样都会，而且是同时进行。

2013年10月，这名41岁的中密苏里大学设计系教授边跑马拉松边织出了一条长约4米的围巾，刷新了跑马拉松时织成最长围巾的世界吉尼斯纪录，打破了英国女子苏西六个月前缔造的纪录。当时苏西一边跑马拉松一边织围巾，织了一条6英尺9英寸（约2米）长的围巾。

在堪萨斯州举办比赛之前，巴布科克的目标是超过苏西的成绩大约3英尺（约0.9米），结果他织出了12英尺13.4英寸（约4米）的围巾，几乎是苏西织出的围巾长度的两倍。

这是他第一次参加马拉松赛跑，他花了5小时47分钟27秒跑完全程。

三年前，巴布科克先生开始织毛线、长跑，但两件事并没同时进行。当他开始觉得有点无聊时，他决定将两件事合二为一，并认为这会是“一个有趣的挑战”。

近三年以来，巴布科克先生已经练就了织毛线兼长跑的运动方法。

为了预防可能出现的危险，他使用的是塑料编织针，而且在针的末端夹上了夹子，这样围巾就不会从针上掉下来。

他边织边跑的过程中只有一次跌倒了，那是他刚起跑不久，没有注意到地上有坑。

他把毛线装在腰包里，看起来有些滑稽，而且他只织腈纶毛线，因为这种天然材质更吸汗。

苏西当时是要为阿尔茨海默病研究机构募款，巴布科克这次尝试也是希望为阿尔茨海默病协会募款。

巴布科克先生说：“我感觉非常棒，尤其想到我的孩子们可以说：‘我爸爸做到了，他打破了世界纪录。希望这件事能激励他们创造自己的荣耀时刻。”