78-year-old Luo Guangde restarted his life on the marathon track

2017-10-31 「 1346 words / 3 minute 」
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78岁的罗广德最近完成了“柏林马拉松”,创造了5小时28分30秒的个人最好成绩,这要比他之前的最好成绩快了16分钟。
78-year-old Luo Guangde recently completed the Berlin Marathon, clocking a personal best of 5 hours 28 minutes 30 seconds, shortening his previous 'PB' by 16 minutes.
75岁才开始跑步的罗广德,如今在全球马拉松75岁以上年龄段中排名第28,且是唯一一名中国人。
Only picking up running at the age of 75, Luo now ranks 28th in the world in the 75-and-above category for marathons, and is the only Chinese person in the group.
背部的伤势之前限制了罗广德的跑步能力。
A back injury had previously limited Luo's ability to run.
不过,罗广德克服了这些伤病--尽管有些疼痛,他还是在两个儿子的陪伴下完成了重庆半程马拉松,而儿子们是他决定开始跑步的催化剂。
However, Luo overcame the injury, and - despite some pain - was able to complete the Chongqing half-marathon with the assistance of his twin sons, who were the catalyst for his decision to begin running.
之后,在2016年2月,他完成了洛杉矶马拉松。
He then competed in the Los Angeles Marathon in February, 2016.
在靠自己的力量冲过终点线之后,罗广德决定为“马拉松大满贯”--即世界上六大马拉松而努力。
After crossing the line under his own power, Luo decided to go for the "Marathon Grand Slam," which are the 6 largest marathons in the world.
2016年11月,他完成了纽约马拉松;2017年4月,他又参加了伦敦马拉松。
He competed in the New York Marathon in November, 2016, and also took part in the London Marathon in April, 2017.
罗广德表示:“我计划在2018年参加两场马拉松,2019年参加一场。那时我就要满80岁了。”
"I plan to run in two Marathons in 2018, and one in 2019. By then I will be 80," said Luo.