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Aiste:
Hello, Christophe.What are you doing thisafternoon?
Christophe:
Hi, Aiste. Ithink I'm going to run thisafternoon.
Aiste:
To run? But it'sraining outside.
Christophe:
I don't care.I love running in the rain,and I have to run becauseI am training for amarathon.
Aiste:
A marathon! Isn’tthat like some 100kilometers of running?
Christophe:
Oh, no. Amarathon is a race whereyou run 42 kilometers. It'sa long distance, so youneed to train every dayfor it.
Aiste:
So do you actuallyrun 42 kilometers everyday when training for it?
Christophe:
Oh, no.Actually, a goodpreparation for amarathon is about 12weeks of running, andyou never run for 42kilometers in one training.You never do thisbecause it's actually very,very bad for your body if you would do that, so yourun a maximum, like 32 to34 kilometers.
Aiste:
Every day?
Christophe:
Not everyday of course. I think,right now, I run about 80kilometers a week, butthat's almost every day,10, 15 kilometers that youhave to run.
Aiste:
And how manymarathons have you donealready?
Christophe:
I've alreadyran about four marathons,and now I'm preparing for my fifth marathon.
Aiste:
What is that goingto be like?
Christophe:
Well,actually, I hope to run lessthan three hours. It's quitefast. It's like fourteenkilometers average duringforty-two kilometers.
Aiste:
Whoa! Thatsounds difficult. I'm notreally into sports verymuch, so I think for me,even a five-minutes runseems kind of difficult andrequiring lots of endurance.
Christophe:
Well, in thebeginning, it's hardmaybe, but once you tryrunning a little bit longer,you really start liking it, soI would recommend youto do one training with meand you start slow andthen you build up slowlyuntil you can run five,maybe ten kilometers,and then you will see, youwill get addicted and youwill love it too. I think in acouple of years, you willrun your first marathon.
Aiste:
Oh, that soundsgreat but...I really don’tthink it’s for me.
The Run
 Aiste fromLithuania talks toChristophe abouthis running.
 
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1.I would like to do the race, but I haven’t trained nothing. ______________________________________________________________________  ___________ 2. What you doing this afternoon? _________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
3.Is great for your body to get exercise everyday. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Running a marathon sound di
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cult. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5.Can you give me more informations about it? _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Personally, I think running is bored. _________________________________________________________________________________ 7. I’m fast to running short distances but I have no endurance. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. I hope you enough trained. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How you can get so much motivation to run everyday? _________________________________________________________________________________ 10.I’m having another friend who is going to run that marathon also. _________________________________________________________________________________ 
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Aiste: Hello, Christophe.
 _____________ 
 doing this afternoon?Christophe: Hi, Aiste.
 _____________ 
goingto run this afternoon.Aiste: To run? But it's raining outside.Christophe: I don't care. I love running in therain, and I have to run because I am trainingfor a marathon.Aiste: A marathon! Isn’t that like some 100kilometers of running?Christophe: Oh, no. A marathon is
 _____________ 
run 42 kilometers. It's a longdistance, so you need to train every day for it.Aiste: So do you actually run 42 kilometersevery day when training for it?Christophe: Oh, no. Actually, a goodpreparation for a marathon is about 12weeks of running, and you never run for 42kilometers in one training.
 _____________ 
 do this because it's actually very, very badfor your body if you would do that, so you runa maximum, like 32 to 34 kilometers.Aiste: Every day?Christophe: Not every day of course. I think,right now, I run about 80 kilometers a week,but that's almost every day, 10, 15 kilometersthat you have to run.Aiste: And how many marathons have youdone already?Christophe:
 _____________ 
ran about four marathons, and now I'm preparing for myfifth marathon.Aiste: What is that going to be like?Christophe: Well, actually,
 _____________ 
 run less than three hours. It's quite fast. It'slike fourteen kilometers average during forty-two kilometers.Aiste: Whoa! That sounds difficult.
 _____________ 
into sports very much, so Ithink for me, even a five-minutes run seemskind of difficult and requiring lots of endurance.Christophe: Well, in the beginning, it's hardmaybe, but once you try running a little bitlonger, you really start liking it, so
 _____________ 
to do one training with meand you start slow and then you build upslowly until you can run five, maybe tenkilometers, and then you will see, you will getaddicted and you will love it too. I think in acouple of years, you will run your firstmarathon.Aiste: Oh, that sounds greatbut...
 _____________ 
think it’s for me.
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