Preview（腕試し）

This one's easy . . .

Yukie ran in a 20-kilometer race yesterday.

She:

A. ran in a 20-kilometer race

B. ran a 20-kilometer marathon

C. ran in a marathon

D. marathoned

　

Examples（例文）

I'm not sure if this is really Japanese-English, but I sometimes hear this word used to describe any footrace or running competition, regardless of the length. In English, a marathon is a race with a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards (41.3 kilometers). A race of 10 kilometers is not a marathon!

Yukie: I ran a marathon yesterday.

Yasuyo: Really? You ran 41 kilometers? Wow!

Yukie: No, no! I ran a race that was only 10 kilometers, but it took me two hours.

Yasuyo: Oh, I see. That's not a marathon, that's a 10K road race.

Yukie: Ugh . . . I have to study English harder!　　

　

Exercises （練習）A little grammar work using the verb "run" . . .

1. Yukie usually ____________ slowly in roadraces--she never worries about her time.

A. runs

B. ran

C. run

D. running

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2. Type the missing word in the box.

Have you ever more than 10 kilometers?

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