美国92岁老太7小时跑完马拉松创纪录

 　　92-year-old Harriette Thompson completed the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon¹ in San Diego on Sunday, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon.

　　She finished the 42.1-kilometer race in 7 hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds.

　　"On this course my son was with me and he kept feeding me and giving me all sorts of drinks and then everybody, I got so tired of hearing 'Harriette.' I think I was going to change my name. But it was nice everybody was, wanted to take selfies and it was fun having all that attention."

　　Thompson started running at the age of 76.

　　美国92岁老太7小时跑完马拉松创纪录

　　She has now competed in 16 marathons to help raise money for cancer research, a disease² she has herself survived.

　　The oldest male marathon runner is Fauja Singh, who was 101 when he retired³ from racing⁴ in 2013.

1 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。

2 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

3 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。