One day, while I was waiting for my father, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance.

一天，当我在等爸爸的时候，我看见一个大约两岁的小男孩在草地上自由地奔跑，他妈妈就在不远处看着。

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It's a short memoir about his years of long distance running.

这部短篇回忆录记述了作者多年的长跑经历。

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The issue is that Jones-Drew, who is only 27-years-old, has been informed about the short shelf life of an NFL player (particularly a running back), may be entering the best years of his career (from a production standpoint), and wants to take advantage of his limited opportunity to capitalize on his proven ability to rack up rushing yards (he had 1, 606 yards rushing in 2011).

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Two years later, Edwards found himself on Al Gore's short list of potential vice presidential running mates.

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