VOCABULARY marathon runner - maratończyk scared - przestraszony, przerażony to look forward to - wyczekiwać, oczekiwać na coś tough challenge - trudne wyzwanie weary - zmęczony, znużony to run - biegać out of breath - zadyszany leg - noga tired - zmęczony blister - pęcherz, bąbel feet - stopy soreness - ból body - ciało back - tu: plecy training - trening strange - dziwny to work - pracować two hour run - dwugodzinny bieg mad - szalony hopefully - miejmy nadzieję, przy odrobinie szczęścia to push on - popychać, dodawać bodźca route - trasa cheer - skandować shout - krzyczeć to wave flags - machać chorągiewkami

Lesson 19
The marathon runner

Laurie: I'm not scared. I'm looking forward to it, actually. But I do think that it's a tough challenge for me - probably the hardest thing physically I've ever done. I think that I'll feel very weary.

I can now run a long, long way without feeling out of breath, but I know physically my legs will feel very tired. I know that I'll get blisters on my feet. I'll find that I'll get soreness throughout my body and my back as well.

The training is very difficult and I can understand why people think I'm strange at the moment.

Especially as I have to run 5 miles before I come to work, do a whole day working, spend the whole week working and then go for maybe a 2 or even 3 hour run at the weekend. At the moment even I think I'm a little bit mad!

Hopefully, the atmosphere of the day is going to push me on more than anything else. There's people along the whole route, which is 26 miles. And they cheer and they shout and they wave flags.

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	Lesson 19

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