"You just try to to put it aside and just concentrate on your race..."

我最大的憂慮是高溫及濕度

"My head and everything was still functioning,

妳只能忽略這些憂慮，並且專注在比賽當中

I knew what I had to go and, through dehydration, your body cramps up"

我的腦袋和其他機能都還正常

"I kinda told myself: Try to keep running, try to stay upright.

我知道該往哪兒跑

My muscles just didn't respond."

因為脫水，身體開始絞痛起來

"I knew if I would stop, or sit down that would be the end of it."

我告訴我自己

"I just was determined to make it through that finish line."

試著保持往前跑

It was quite special because they had a little ceremony beforehand

試著把身子挺直

They had all the flags, and they said,

但是我的肌肉就是沒有反應

they announced it's the first women's marathon.

我知道

And so, I think that - besides running in the Olympics -

如果我停下來，或是我坐下來

also being part of the first marathon was special.

一切就結束了

And you wanted to show that it was the right decision for the Olympic Committee

我只是做了個決定

to let women run the distance,

一定要堅持到終點

because there is no scientific evidence that they can't run it

比賽當天早上

And so many women ran marathons

相當特別，因為

in just road races around the country

他們之前有一個小小的儀式，有所有的旗子

just not in the Olympics

說明這是第一次的女子馬拉松

and as the development shows

所以，除了能跑進奧運這件事之外

in the United States a lot of the marathons

能夠是史上第一個女子馬拉松的一部分

or the shorter races on the roads, the percentage of women now

真是特別

this sometimes bigger than the percentage of men, so it just shows you.

妳知道 妳是要讓人知道奧運讓女人可以跑這種距離

It was a good thing that they decided to do that because

這是一個正確的決定

definitely, I think that helped women get involved

因為

into long distance running.

當時並沒有科學證據顯示

The race for the women it was the first event of the track and field

女人可以跑完奧運的馬拉松

I remember warming up, still have my sweats on;

有一些，有很多女人跑馬拉松

just trying to drink a lot of water.

但都是在路跑或是鄉間

And then the first half

不是在奧運

went pretty much according to my plan

但是發展到了後來

I had an idea what I wanted to run at each 5-kilometer mark,

在美國

and I looked at the women around me

許多馬拉松或是距離短一點的路跑賽

and some of them I knew from previous races.

女性的參賽者甚至比男性還多

I knew I couldn't run with the leaders

所以，這都是告訴你

I just wasn't that good

所以，這是一件好事

but not everybody can win.

他們決定允許這件事

And there were a lot of us - you know - that were just

因為，這當然協助了那些從事路跑的女性

in 10th-15th place and we ran as a group.

可以進入長距離跑步

After 15 miles or so, the field started to thin out,

女子馬拉松，我仍然記得

you are running a lot just by yourself.

第一個要求是要暖身

And then I think, maybe at twenty miles

我身上還穿著毛衣，

I started to really feel the heat you know

試著喝下大量的水

I thought: "It's 6 more miles, you've made 'til here."

然後

"You are not lost. It looks good."

前半段

I missed the last water station

然後，當然前半段

I don't know if he was consciously or

全部按照我原本計畫的想法

sometimes you're so focused,

來執行

or you start to focus on your body...

每五公里做個標記

Anyway I just missed it.

我看著

And that definitely had an impact for the last few miles

在我身旁跑著的女性

and I distinctly remember

有一些在之前比賽見過

like the last mile I had to slow down

我知道

and coming into the tunnel

我不會贏

I really remember that because I thought

我沒有那麼強

"It's a little cooler in there"

但是，你知道

And I knew from here on, it's not that far to go.

不是每個人都能贏

One of the big problems I had was -

路上有一整群的人再跑

I wish I could have had water more often

我大概是在第十，第十五位吧

especially since I missed that last station

Joan Benoit (美國)，率先拉出一段無法超越的領先

The ruling at that time was that you could only

Joan 以2:24:52贏得這次的比賽

get the water at these four or five stations that they set up

然後，你知道

I just got dehydrated;

經過了十幾英里，

and that's why when I got into the stadium

基本上你就是自己在跑了

the heat but more intense in there.

然後，我覺得

And at that point through dehydration, your body cramps up.

也許經過了二十英里

That was my main problem

我真的開始感覺到熱了

My head and everything was still functioning

但是

I knew where I had to go

你知道

I kinda told myself: "Try to keep running, try to stay upright"

還剩六英里

And my muscles just didn't respond

你好不容易跑到了這兒

It just deteriorated over the last 400 metres.

你沒有迷失

At that point it was just:

看起來還可以，不錯

"I'm in the Olympics, I wanna finish this race

然後，我感覺

because this is my one and only chance."

我錯過了最後一個補水站

Because I was already 39 and I knew

不曉得是有意的，還是...

in another four years, there would be a very slim chance

有時候，你就是會如此過於

to qualify again

專注在你的身體

If it would have been another race, just another marathon

無論如何，我就是錯過了

I would have probably stopped

而這絕對會影響剩下來的幾英里

I think just from the heat in that stadium,

我仍清楚地記得

I just started to fall apart.

接下來的距離裡

But I clearly remember the cheering.

我必須要慢下來

The noise it was just incredible. It was so loud!

進入到入場通道的時候

I didn't expect something like that

我真的記得

That probably kept me going too.

體育場溫度：華氏八十度

There was a doctor,

場內的溫度稍微涼爽了一點

he was following me closely and watching me.

然後，我知道

Later on, he said - because there was a lot of criticism from the press.

從這裡開始，應該就不會那麼難熬了

They said they should have stopped me -

但是

He said you - he's familiar with these these things -

真正

he said he was watching me closely,

我真正的大問題其中一個是

He said, that as long as I still knew where I was going.

妳知道，我真希望我能夠補充更多的水分

and showed sign of sweating

特別是，我錯過了最後一個補水站

that it was okay.

然後

I read now or sometime see tapes it's not the first time

那個時候的規則是

and its it's not uncommon in a hot

你只能在他們設置的

long race that people have troubles.

四到五個補水站拿到水

I know of a couple of other marathon runners

Gabriela接近體育場

who had the same problem.

大約在冠軍的20分鐘之後

but it happened earlier in the race

我就是脫水了

And then they just to you know quit

這就是為何

and got a ride or whatever.

當我抵達體育場的時候我為何會脫水

With me, just making it that far

你知道，熱氣在那裏比較集中

I think it's different.

同時，在那個地方

I think every other person would have tried to finish

發生脫水

I was very relieved and I was happy

你的身體開始絞痛起來

I got to the finish line.

而這是我主要的問題

And then at that point I didn't care if I would be

我的腦袋和其他機能都還正常

not feeling good for a week

我知道該往哪兒跑

The main thing was: "I made it!"

而...我....

And I didn't think I had anything damaged

似乎告訴我自己

It was painful!

試著保持往前跑

During that last lap and the first hour in the medical tent

一定要把身子撐直

I was in a lot of pain

但是我的身體肌肉就是沒有照做

but then after two hours I was fine

然後

You know, what really surprised me

就這樣移植持續到最後那四百公尺

in a very a nice way

在那個時候

Is all the compassion and

就只是

the reaction of

我在奧運比賽場上

just average people that were watching the Games

我要完成比賽

And then also of the athletes

因為

I was kind of embarrassed

這是我僅有的，

that I didn't do well

唯一的機會

and I thought I didn't deserve all this attention

因為我當時已經三十九歲

I really kinda felt guilty and

我知道

other athletes they made me feel good

再過四年

because they were so supportive

能夠再度被選上的機會

and I think that was one of the big memories I have

將是微乎其微

from the Games.

所以

At the time after the Olympics I would have traded anything for a

如果是另外一場比賽

10 to 15 place at not having that

你知道

what I thought was a spectacle

就是只是另一場馬拉松

But now looking back with time,

我可能說不定就會停下來了

I can see that

我想

people kind of identify with you

光是那體育場裡面的熱

Because they see the struggle

哦

and they see that

我幾乎就要崩潰了

if you really set your mind to it you can overcome

但是我

a lot of obstacles

清楚地記得

It teaches you a lesson too that besides

歡呼加油和場內的聲音

overcoming obstacles,

那麼地驚人

You have to get over

是那麼地大聲

some bad experiences

我根本沒有期待

and not dwell on it

像這樣的場面

and just look forward and

所以那是

hopefully learn something from it

你知道，非常清楚地