Professor kitted scarf during a marathon

美國教授跑馬拉松織圍巾

Měiguó jiàoshòu pǎo mǎlāsōng zhī wéijīn

Professor kitted scarf during a marathon

許多男人不會織毛衣,更多的人不能跑馬拉松.而大衛•巴布科克兩樣都會,而且是同時完成.

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

這名41歲的男子是中央密蘇里大學設計系教授,本月19日他邊跑馬拉松邊織出了一條長約四米的圍巾,創下了跑馬拉松時織成最長圍巾的世界吉尼斯紀錄,打破了英國女子蘇西3個月前締造的紀錄,當時蘇西一邊跑馬拉松一邊織圍巾,織了一條6英尺9英寸（約2米）長的圍巾.

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.

在于堪薩斯州舉辦的比賽之前,巴布科克的目標是超過蘇西的成績大約3英尺,結果他織出的圍巾,幾乎是蘇西織出圍巾長度的兩倍.

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.

這是他第一次參加馬拉松賽跑,他花了5小時47分鐘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,巴布科克先生開始織毛線、長跑,但兩件事并不同時進行.當他開始覺得有點無聊時,他決定將兩件事合二為一,并認為這會是"一個有趣的挑戰".數年以來,巴布科克先生已經練就了織毛衣兼長跑的運動方法.

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.

為了預防可能出現的危險,他使用的是塑料編織針,而且在末端夾上了夾子,這樣圍巾就不會從針上掉下來.他邊織邊跑的過程中只有一次跌倒了,那是他剛起跑不久,沒有注意到地上有坑.他把毛線裝在腰包里,看起來有些滑稽,而且他只織腈綸毛線,因為這種天然材質更吸汗.

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.

巴布科克說,"我感覺非常棒,尤其想到我的孩子們可以說,'我爸爸做到了,他打破了世界紀錄.'希望這件事能激勵他們創造自己的榮耀時刻."

"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.

詞語解釋

世界吉尼斯紀錄 （shìjiè jínísī jìlù） Guinness world record

圍巾 （wéijīn） scarf

針 （zhēn） needle

(Source: myechinese.com)