Running,a part of who I am

在经历了一系列致命的心脏问题后，他总是会设定一个又一个的目标来激励自己康复。在他看来，没有运动和马拉松，生命也就意味着终止。

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难词探意

1.asthma/΄æsmə/n.气喘；哮喘

2.motivate/΄məʊtɪveɪt/v.激发；激励

3.compromise/΄kɒmprəmaɪz/v.妥协；折中

4.sedentary/΄sednteri/adj.惯于久坐不动的

5.strive/straɪv/v.努力；奋斗；力争

Randy Lazer started running back in 1990 as a way to step into a healthier lifestyle.As anasthmasufferer who didn't work out much,he took it one step at a time,going out for a half-mile jog his first time on the road.It took about four tries for him to make it a full mile,but that onlymotivatedhim to go farther.In 1995,Lazer went the ultimate distance,clocking 26.2 miles in his first marathon.He completed three more by the time he was in his early 40s.

One Sunday morning,in the midst of his typical training cycle,Lazer began to feel so terrible that he drove himself to the hospital.There,he suffered a heart attack.Thanks to the hospital staff and a strong will to live,Lazer pulled through the surgery.Two weeks after the surgery,Lazer found out that the Rock‘n’Roll Las Vegas marathon was three months and three days away.His friend,who barely ran,said he'd run it with him,so they both signed up and Lazer went back to pushing his pace on the road.A mere seven weeks out from the race,Lazer turned his typical walk into a run.In those next 50 days,Lazer built up his mileage so he could eventually cross his first Las Vegas Rock‘n’Roll marathon in 2001.

Running marathons can certainly be addictive in a way,of course.Lazer kept up the marathon tradition for three more years after that initial Rock ‘n’Roll race.In 2004,he finished it in a breezy three hours and 50 minutes.But 13 days later,he was back in the hospital,undergoing another heart surgery.After that 2004 surgery,doctors gave Lazer about a year to live with his heart condition.“When I heard that,I really did feel this kind of shock and depression.”

“After getting out of the hospital,my goal was not to compromise.I wanted to live my life as I desired,and that meant to continue running and be in the best shape that I can,”he says.“I wasn't going to besedentaryand sit on a sofa and press the remote.The big thing for me was that I wanted my own life.I was going to do everything I could to get my life back.”

To Lazer,that meant running,since it was such a big part of that life.Lazer credits running as one of the main reasons why he's lived well beyond that one-year prognosis he got back in 2004.“Running is a part of who I am—I amstrivingto be the best that I possibly can be.It's such a huge part of my life that my life seems to be out of order if I'm injured or I can't run.”

Reading Check

1.What may be the original purpose of Randy Lazer's running?

A.To prepare for the marathon.

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B.To recover from his disease.

C.To develop a healthy lifestyle.

D.To enjoy fresh air outdoors.

2.What made Lazer pull through the surgery according to paragraph 2?

A.His good luck.

B.His friend's company.

C.The Rock‘n’Roll Las Vegas marathon.

3.Which of the following words can best describe Randy Lazer?

A.Generous.

B.Determined.

C.Humorous.

D.Adventurous.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

After getting out of the hospital,my goal was not to compromise.出院后，我的目标是不妥协。

【信息提取】one's goal be to do...意为“……的目标是……”。

【句式仿写】这个组织的目标是拯救濒危的野生动物。