- People think fat people never get off the couch

人們認為肥胖者離不開床鋪

and people think that fat people sit around eating all day.

也認為他們整日只等著吃喝

My mission is to challenge people's assumptions

我的任務便是挑戰人們對肥胖者的

about fat people.

固有印象

(gentle piano music)

(柔和的鋼琴樂)

I'm Mirna Valerio, and I'm a runner.

我是 Mirna Valerio ，是一名跑者

I've been running long distance for about eight years.

我已經長跑了將近八年

I've done nine marathons and 10 ultra-marathons

我曾參加過 9 次馬拉松，以及 10 次超級馬拉松，

with my longest being 100K.

其中最長的距離為 100 公里

Traditionally, trail races and other outdoor events

一般來說，越野跑和其他戶外活動

have not always been welcoming to people like me.

並非總是很歡迎如我這樣的人參與

I'm black, I'm a woman, and I'm fat.

因為我是黑人，是個女性，身材肥胖

When I go to a race, I know I'm breaking the mold.

當我參加比賽時，我知道自己正在打破這種刻板印象

It's still very white and very male.

這項運動仍然相當白人化且男性化

So I know going in that I'm going to be different.

因此我清楚一旦參與了，會讓自己變得與眾不同

(soft piano music)

(輕柔的鋼琴樂)

10 years ago I lived a very stressful life,

10 年前，我過著很有壓力的生活，

and so that took a huge toll on my health.

這讓我付出了健康受損的代價

I consulted with a doctor who told me

我和醫生商量後，

that I needed to change my lifestyle pretty drastically

他告訴我如果想看到孩子長大成人，

if I wanted to see my son grow up, so I did.

需要徹底改變現有的生活方式 ，所以我照做了

I'd had some experiences with people

我曾有過這樣的經驗：

always making the assumption that whatever I was doing

人們總認為我所做的一切

it was for weight loss.

只是為了減肥

After a couple of years,

幾年後，

it was not a weight loss thing anymore;

這不再關乎減肥，

it's about fitness.

而是關乎健身

Running makes me feel like

跑步讓我感受到

my most human self.

全部的自我

My first mile was pretty awful.

我剛起跑的第一個英里特別糟糕

It was painful, it was slow.

過程既痛苦又緩慢

When I'm feeling like this is really too difficult,

當我對此感到十分困難時，

I know that in the end I'm doing it for a reason.

我知道自己最後會因為某種緣由而繼續努力

There's always a larger reason.

總是有某種強大的理由

The end goal not always only being to finish,

最終目標並不只是去完成比賽，

but the more important thing is that I'm out there

更重要的是我成功來到了終點，

because sometimes I come in last.

因為有時候我是最後一個抵達的人

It's amazing to me how many messages I get

對我來說每天收到許多訊息很驚喜，

on a daily basis saying,

對我來說每天收到許多訊息很驚喜，像是：

"Thank you for being you,

「謝謝你所做的一切，

"thank you for living in your own space

謝謝你活在屬於自己的地方，

"and taking up space, and not being afraid to do that

在那努力前進，並不害怕參與 ，

"because that has allowed me to do that."

因為這讓我也有勇氣去嘗試。 」

I'm gonna continue doing it because I think

我將會繼續堅持下去，因為我認為

people still need to see me.

人們還想看到我

(dramatic music)

(扣人心弦的音樂)

(chime dings)

(鐘聲)