King of the Mountain山


The long distance  runner  lined up for his  last  overnight  crosscountry marathon—for the title of “King of the Mountain”. It had been a tough preparation for the torture, but he wanted to tolerate the pain just once more before he turned forty the following day. After two hours he still ran without a trace of pain and began thinking of how good it would feel to toast his success after the event. Suddenly, he kicked his toe against a rock and realized that he might have lost his way. At that point he feared he might have to tone down his expectations. However, his coach had always made him toe the line in his training, so he remained confident about his chances, particularly as he was still in the lead. Then he quickly traced his way up the mountain again.
As the mountain became steeper and moonlight became blocked by trees, he tried to talk to himself in a low tone. His legs were a bit weak, but he didnt want to stop to tone them up. For the next couple of hours he guided himself by the light of his torch. At midnight he reached the top of the mountain and decided to rest briefly while having a toast from his drink bottle to celebrate both his arrival and the arrival of his birthday. From then on he knew his body had enough tolerance for the pain, and it was all downhill, as they say. He waved proudly as he crossed the finish line first and was handed a towel.
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长跑选手排好队准备参加他一次整夜跨国马拉松比赛——争夺“山”的称号。接受这种折磨的准备过程是艰苦的，可是他想在第二天40岁生日前再忍受一次这样的痛苦。两个小时之后他仍然跑得不觉一丝痛苦，他开始想象比赛完了以后为自己的成功干杯是多么美妙。突然，他的足尖踢到一块石头，他意识到可能迷了路，这时他担心起可能要降低一下他的期望值。不过，在训练中他的教练总是让他服从指挥，所以他相信自己仍然有机会，尤其是现在他还处于领先位置，很快他又找到了上山的路。
    山越来越陡，月光也被树挡住了，他试着低声跟自己说话。虽然他的腿有些发软，但他并不想停下来让腿增加点力气。在接下来的两三个小时里他用手电筒为自己引路。午夜时分他到达了山顶，他决定稍事休息，同时用水瓶里的水为到达山顶也为自己生日的到来干了一杯。从那时起他知道他的身体对疼痛有足够的忍耐力，并且他还知道，后面正如他们所说都是下坡路。冲过终点线的时候他骄傲地挥了挥手，这时有人递过来一条毛巾。

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