Man Aims to Break Record Running Boston Marathon Backward 男子欲破波士顿马拉松倒跑纪录

张祖平

A California runner is training to break a Guinness World Record by running the entirely1 of the Boston Marathon while facing backward.

Loren Zitomersky， an experienced runner， said he is planning to run all 26.2 miles of the Boston Marathon while facing backward in order to raise money for the Epilepsy2 Foundation3 of Greater Los Angeles.

Zitomersky said he is also aiming to break a Guinness World Record by finishing the marathon with a time under 3 hours， 43 minutes and 39 seconds.

Zitomersky said backward running has caused him a lot of pain in his legs， but it doesnt compare to the struggles faced by epilepsy patients. His brother， Brian， died of epilepsy-related causes at the age of 7.

“The pain and the struggle that Im feeling when Im running backwards is temporary4，” he told reporters. “For them， they live with this struggle5 and the difficulties every single day.”

加州一跑步選手正在训练，他想打破全程倒跑马拉松的吉尼斯世界纪录。

洛伦·赞托摩斯基是一个经验丰富的跑步选手。他说他正打算倒跑26.2英里的波士顿马拉松来为洛杉矶癫痫基金会筹集资金。

赞托摩斯基说他也打算用少于3小时43分39秒的时间完成马拉松，以打破吉尼斯世界纪录。

赞托摩斯基说倒跑引发了他的腿疼，但这比不上癫痫病人受的煎熬。他的弟弟布莱恩在7岁时因癫痫去世。

他告诉记者：“我倒跑时所受的疼痛和煎熬是暂时的，但对他们来说，遭受的煎熬和困难无时无刻不在。”

Notes：

1. entirely adv. 完全地，彻底地

2. epilepsy n. 癫痫，癫痫症

3. foundation n. 基金会

4. temporary adj. 暂时的，临时的

5. struggle n. 努力，奋斗；挣扎