今年检查身体，医生说我太胖了。
Jīnnián jiǎnchá shēntǐ, yīshēng shuō wǒ tài pàng le.
At this year's health check, the doctor said I was too heavy.
他说我必须多运动。
Tā shuō wǒ bìxū duō yùndòng.
He said I had to exercise more.
我决定开始跑步。
Wǒ juédìng kāishǐ pǎobù.
I decided to start running.
头一天，我跑了五百米就走不动了。
Tóu yī tiān, wǒ pǎo le wǔ bǎi mǐ jiù zǒu bù dòng le.
On the first day, after five hundred meters I could not move another step.
腿疼了整整一个星期。
Tuǐ téng le zhěngzhěng yī gè xīngqī.
My legs hurt for a whole week.
朋友说，你这样不行，得有个目标。
Péngyou shuō, nǐ zhèyàng bùxíng, de yǒu gè mùbiāo.
A friend said, this will not work, you need a goal.
他给我看了一场比赛的消息。
Tā gěi wǒ kàn le yī chǎng bǐsài de xiāoxi.
He showed me the news of a race.
二十一公里，大家都叫它半马。
Èr shí yī gōnglǐ, dàjiā dōu jiào tā bàn mǎ.
Twenty one kilometers, and everyone calls it the half marathon.
我说，我？不可能。
Wǒ shuō, wǒ? Bù kěnéng.
I said, me? Impossible.
他说，半年前，我也跑不完一公里。
Tā shuō, bàn nián qián, wǒ yě pǎo bù wán yī gōnglǐ.
He said, half a year ago I could not even finish one kilometer.
我决定参加，那时离比赛还有五个月。
Wǒ juédìng cānjiā, nà shí lí bǐsài hái yǒu wǔ gè yuè.
I decided to join, and it was five months before the race.
我给自己写了一个计划。
Wǒ gěi zìjǐ xiě le yī gè jìhuà.
I wrote myself a plan.
头一个月，每天跑两公里。
Tóu yī gè yuè, měi tiān pǎo liǎng gōnglǐ.
In the first month I ran two kilometers every day.
我早上五点就起来，跑完再去上班。
Wǒ zǎoshang wǔ diǎn jiù qǐlái, pǎo wán zài qù shàngbān.
I got up at five in the morning and ran before going to work.
以后每个月再加一点。
Yǐhòu měi gè yuè zài jiā yī diǎn.
Each month after that I added a little more.
下雨天，我就在家里练。
Xià yǔ tiān, wǒ jiù zài jiā lǐ liàn.
On rainy days I trained at home.
慢慢地，五公里，十公里，十五公里。
Màn màn de, wǔ gōnglǐ, shí gōnglǐ, shí wǔ gōnglǐ.
Slowly it became five kilometers, ten, then fifteen.
比赛前一个月，我跑完了十八公里。
Bǐsài qián yī gè yuè, wǒ pǎo wán le shí bā gōnglǐ.
One month before the race, I finished eighteen kilometers.
比赛那天，天很热。
Bǐsài nà tiān, tiān hěn rè.
Race day was very hot.
跑到十五公里的时候，我想放弃。
Pǎo dào shí wǔ gōnglǐ de shíhou, wǒ xiǎng fàngqì.
At fifteen kilometers I wanted to give up.
路边一位老奶奶对我喊，孩子，加油。
Lùbiān yī wèi lǎo nǎinai duì wǒ hǎn, háizi, jiāyóu.
An old grandma by the road shouted at me, child, keep going.
她看上去比我奶奶年纪还大。
Tā kàn shàngqù bǐ wǒ nǎinai niánjì hái dà.
She looked even older than my own grandma.
我忽然又有了力气。
Wǒ hūrán yòu yǒu le lìqi.
Suddenly I had strength again.
最后六公里，我是走完的。
Zuìhòu liù gōnglǐ, wǒ shì zǒu wán de.
I walked the last six kilometers.
到的时候，我用了三个小时。
Dào de shíhou, wǒ yòng le sān gè xiǎoshí.
By the time I finished, three hours had passed.
成绩不好，可是我一点也不难过。
Chéngjì bù hǎo, kěshì wǒ yī diǎn yě bù nánguò.
My result was not good, but I was not sad at all.
后来医生看见我，都不敢认。
Hòulái yīshēng kànjiàn wǒ, dōu bù gǎn rèn.
When the doctor saw me later, he almost did not recognize me.
明年，我还要跑一次。
Míngnián, wǒ hái yào pǎo yī cì.
Next year I will run it again.