For the brokers who work the floor of the Big Board, the past two weeks have been as exhausting and exhilarating as a triumphant run in a marathon race.

对于那些在纽约镇股权交易所工作的经纪人来说，过去的两个星期就像是一场令人疲惫不堪但又以令人兴奋的马拉松比赛一样。

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My father gave me a lift to the sports ground, for the marathon race was going to take place there in an hour.

父亲开车送我到运动场，因为一小时后马拉松比赛将在那里举行。

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I have two databases and I'm sharding by distance, so when I create a marathon (which is greater than 10 miles), say, that Race instance should be found in shard 1.

我有两个数据库并通过距离进行切分，所以当我创建一场马拉松时(10英里以上的比赛)，该Race示例应在切分1中找到。

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As a banned athlete competing in non-sanctioned events, Armstrong since Aug. 12 has taken first place in a marathon, second place in a mountain bike race and fourth place in a half marathon.

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There are also options for exercising every day, achieving a specific race time in a marathon, quitting smoking or the option to customize a goal.

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Some progress is being made, but as in a marathon, it is the second half of the race that is the most agonising.

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