And I'm glad that I did because being a professional runner is really, really hard.

我很高兴，因为当一职业手是十分艰难的。

Well, there are lots of fantastic runners. They come from all over the world.

呃，有很多很棒的手，他们来自世界各地。

Nkoku is pulling away from the other runners.

【pull】恩科库把其他手都甩在了后面。

Two of the competitors failed to turn up for the race.

【competitor】手中有两时没有出场。

Glancing down the list of runners, I noticed a familiar name.

【down】我往下扫了一眼手的名单，注意到了一熟悉的名字。

The runners are taking up their positions on the starting line.

【take】手们在起线上各就各位。

So two of the fastest women's marathons in history have been run recently by people who were like Olympic 800 meter runners.

因此，近期历史上最快的两次女子马拉松，都是由那些类似于奥运800米手的人完成的。