週末跑步進行的如何
Two questions mainly occupied me on my long run yesterday. Firstly, would I rather - like the RideLondon cyclists I intersected with twice - be cycling 100 miles or running 20? Secondly, how much, theoretically, would I offer that passing man for his oh-so-delicious looking bottle of water? I don't take water on my long runs, instead putting a coin or a bank card in a pocket if I really need it. And god, I needed it yesterday. I don't know if it was the effects of a mild virus I've had all week, or humidity, or tiredness, or all of the above, but I've never felt so dehydrated on a run. And so think about the total absence of water fountains along the 20 miles of Thames I covered.
昨天長跑時，我主要思考了兩個問題。第一，我會不會寧願像倫敦全民騎行的車手們一樣騎100英里或跑20英里？我跑步時與他們碰面了兩次。第二，從理論上來講，對從我身邊疾馳而過的車手們拿着的十分美味的水，我會出價多少？長跑時，我不帶水，但如果真的需要喝水，我會在口袋裏放些硬幣或帶張銀行卡。上帝啊，昨天我真的需要喝水了。我不知道這是不是由於幾周以來我感染的輕微病毒或溼氣或是疲倦亦或是三者皆有導致的，但跑步時我從未感覺如此脫水過。所以想想看我沿着泰晤士河跑了20英里，而我卻完全缺水！
I also managed - and you really would think that given I'm training for marathon number six I'd know better - to take my first energy gel far too late. I'm a loyal user of SiS Go gels (I find the ones with caffeine help more with the mental battle that is a long run) but even they can't help if you take them 20 minutes after you probably should have done. With gels, timing is everything.
我第一次吃能量膠時也已經有點晚了。你們可能會認爲我是馬拉松6號選手，我接受相應的訓練，應該對能量膠有更多的瞭解。我是SiS Go能量膠的忠實用戶（我發現含有咖啡因的能量膠對精神長跑更有作用），但在你本應跑完的20分鐘後吃能量膠是沒有效果的。吃了能量膠，時間就是一切。
Of course, inevitably when you mention gels, someone will reply something along the lines of "In my day we ran marathons on a sip of water and 10 pints in the pub the night before". To which my reply is, yes, well, imagine how much faster you might have run it with proper nutrition and hydration！
當然，當你提到能量膠時，總會有人回覆你這樣一些話"想當年我跑馬拉松的時候，我會在馬拉松開始前一天晚上去酒吧喝10品脫的酒，只抿一小口水。"對此，我的回答則是：哇塞，有這麼多的營養和水分，可以想象你跑的有多快了！
Could I run 20 miles without them? Do a marathon without them? I could, yes. But it wouldn't be a good one. Despite hitting the wall fairly hard in my training run yesterday, I've never yet hit one in an actual marathon race, which I'm sure is a combination of training and getting the gels/water right on the day.
沒有能量膠我能跑20英里嗎？還能跑馬拉松嗎？是的，我可以。但可能效果不好。儘管昨天訓練時，突然跑不動了十分困難，但真的在馬拉松過程中，我還沒有跑不動過，我確定這是訓練以及比賽當天吃了能量膠/喝了水的結果。
