I can concede that a player's mental attitude can be the deciding factor in an event, for instance, a marathon running or even a less strenuous game such as chess.

我承认，一个运动员的心态可能是一个赛事的决定因素，如马拉松赛跑，或甚至是一个不那么激烈的比赛，如国际象棋。

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The game included three events: full marathon, half marathon and 5 kilometer mini marathon.

比赛包括全程马拉松、半程马拉松和5公里迷你马拉松三个项目。

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There was an emotional tribute today to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing at the city's Fenway park before the start of the Red Sox baseball game.

今天在红袜队的棒球比赛开始前对这座城市芬威公园波士顿马拉松比赛爆炸的受害者们表达了一种哀思。

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The teams were on the field for 6 hours, 32 minutes in a marathon game that ended at 1:41 a.m. on the West Coast.

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Dan Straily, who threw the first 4 2-3 innings of the marathon game, was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento and right-hander Evan Scribner was called up.

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It was the majors' second marathon game in two days.

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