Professor kitted scarf during a marathon

美国教授跑马拉松织围巾

Měiguó jiàoshòu pǎo mǎlāsōng zhī wéijīn

Professor kitted scarf during a marathon

许多男人不会织毛衣,更多的人不能跑马拉松.而大卫•巴布科克两样都会,而且是同时完成.

Most men can't knit and even more can't run a marathon. But David Babcock does both, at the same time.

这名41岁的男子是中央密苏里大学设计系教授,本月19日他边跑马拉松边织出了一条长约四米的围巾,创下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3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.

On19th Oct, the 41-year-old University of Central Missouri graphic design professor set a Guinness world record for longest scarf knitted during a marathon. The previous record was set by Susie Hewer during last April's London Marathon with a scarf that measured 6 feet, 9 inches.

在于堪萨斯州举办的比赛之前,巴布科克的目标是超过苏西的成绩大约3英尺,结果他织出的围巾,几乎是苏西织出围巾长度的两倍.

Before the race in Kansas City, Babcock's 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.

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.

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

三年前,巴布科克先生开始织毛线、长跑,但两件事并不同时进行.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".数年以来,巴布科克先生已经练就了织毛衣兼长跑的运动方法.

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.

为了预防可能出现的危险,他使用的是塑料编织针,而且在末端夹上了夹子,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.

To protect himself from possible injury he uses plastic needles and attaches a stopper at the end so the scarf doesn't fall off. He's only fallen once while running and knitting, and that was early on when he wasn't paying attention to a pothole. He keeps yarn in a fanny pack and only uses acrylic materials since natural fibers absorb sweat.

巴布科克说,"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."

"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.

词语解释

世界吉尼斯纪录 （shìjiè jínísī jìlù） Guinness world record

围巾 （wéijīn） scarf

针 （zhēn） needle

(Source: myechinese.com)