French Prime Minister announced on March 14 that the country would be closing all the restaurants, cafes and clubs. But one runner, Elisha,     1     32-year-old restaurant worker, didn’t let the French government’s order prevent him     2     training for a marathon among the coronavirus pandemic (疫情期间).

Last week, he ran the length of a marathon—on his 23—foot long balcony. And he did it in six hours and 48 minutes, a personal record nearly double     3     of his previous finish time.

“My only pleasure is running, no matter what the time,” Elisha told CNN. He devoted his run to medical staff     4     (work) through this pandemic,     5     he feels are doing an extraordinary job. Although Elisha has run 36 marathons, he said his balcony marathon was the most challenging of all.

Due to the short length of the balcony, he ran about 3,000 laps.     6     (luck), Elisha said his girlfriend was there to support him,     7     (feed) him Coca Cola to help him refuel. Elisha said the experience was worthwhile. Some people, he said, even reached out to say they     8     (inspire) by him.

As in France, during the pandemic, many teachers in our school tried their best to run at home or on the rural path to     9     (strong) their body so that they would be     10     (energy) to give a net-lesson.

4 . As we age, even if we’re healthy, the heart just isn’t as efficient in processing oxygen as it used to be. In most people the first signs show up in their 50s or early 60s. And among people who don’t exercise, the changes can start even sooner.

“Think of a rubber band. In the beginning, it is flexible, but put it in a drawer for 20 years and it will become dry and easily broken,” says Dr. Ben Levine, a heart specialist at the University of Texas. That’s what happens to the heart. Fortunately for those in midlife, Levine is finding that even if you haven’t been an enthusiastic exerciser, getting in shape now may help improve your aging heart.

Levine and his research team selected volunteers aged between 45 and 64 who did not exercise much but were otherwise healthy. Participants were randomly divided into two groups. The first group participated in a program of nonaerobic (无氧) exercise—balance training and weight training—three times a week. The second group did high-intensity aerobic exercise under the guidance of a trainer for four or more days a week. After two years, the second group saw remarkable improvements in heart health.

“We took these 50-year-old hearts and turned the clock back to 30-or 35-year-old hearts,” says Levine. “And the reason they got so much stronger and fitter was that their hearts could now fill a lot better and pump (泵送) a lot more blood during exercise.” But the hearts of those who participated in less intense exercise didn’t change, he says.

“The sweet spot in life to start exercising, if you haven’t already, is in late middle age when the heart still has flexibility,” Levine says. “We put healthy 70-year-olds through a yearlong exercise training program, and nothing happened to them at all.”

Dr. Nieca Goldberg, a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association, says Levine’s findings are a great start. But the study was small and needs to be repeated with far larger groups of people to determine exactly which aspects of an exercise routine make the biggest difference.

5 . A woman who lost one leg in a traffic accident is seeking to break a world record by completing 102 marathon-length runs in 102 days. A marathon is a race that goes 42 kilometers.

Jacky Hunt-Broersma, who lives in the Western American state of Arizona, set her goal last month. And every day since then, she has been running the distance of a marathon. Most of the time, she runs on roads and trails near her home. Sometimes she completes her runs on a running machine. If she keeps successfully completing marathon-length runs every day, she would reach her goal three months later. She would then hold the world record for completing 102 back-to-back marathon runs.

The current world record of 101 marathons was set on April 10 by British runner Kate Jayden. The 35-year-old Jayden does not have a disability.

Hunt-Broersma said that until five years ago, she was not very active. But then she looked into running and decided to give it a try. The sport ended up being quite costly. Currently, she runs on a prosthetic (假体的) leg made out of a strong, light material known as carbon fiber. The carbon fiber blade she uses, which is designed specifically for running, costs about＄10,000.But Hunt-Broersma says her investment (投资) has been well worth it.

One of her recent runs was the world-famous Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts. She finished that race, held on April 18, with a time of 5 hours and 5 minutes.

Hunt-Broersma’s main support team is her husband and their two young children. She is posting her progress online and has also gained a large social media following. As she nears the end of her goal, Hunt-Broersma is hoping to inspire a dream in others, regardless of (不管) their own physical limitations. She tells people, “You’re stronger than you think-and you’re capable of so much more.”

The only thing that is cooler than breaking a Guinness World Record is breaking the record set by yourself. That’s exactly     1     gymnast Ashley Watson did on GWR (Guinness World Records) Day.

    2     (hold) every year in November, GWR Day is all about celebrating current world records and encouraging others to test their skills by breaking     3     (they) own. In 2018, Ashley did just that with the farthest backflip (后空翻) between two horizontal bars (单杠) at     4     distance of 5.87 meters.

Yet even with Ashley’s impressive skills, attempting to break his record     5     (be) no simple task. After three years spent     6     (train) hard for November 17, 2021, his big moment finally arrived.

The audience surrounding him as he began his attempt remained fairly quiet, the     7     (weigh) of the moment heavy in the air. Then, Ashley began spinning in the air and his hands extended to grab onto the bars just     8     his reach. Cheers began to erupt as Ashley succeeded in holding onto the bars and sticking his landing after 6 meters.

“Seeing Ashley achieve this record was     9     (true) amazing,” said Alan Pixley, a GWR judge. “Ashley and all of this year’s Guinness World Records title holders are an example of how your skills and strengths can lead you     10    (become) officially amazing.”

8 . Leek Town Warriors was a girls’ football team Which used to get routinely defeated every time they turned out, until James Henry stepped in two years ago. He took the job when the previous coach quit and transformed the team’s fortunes.With the help of his assistant Andy Austin, they started training hard in April 2020.

Some players had never kicked a football before joining the team, so training them took hours of hard work and patience. After a good few weeks, they got down to training and really started to take it in what the coach wanted. “I insist on doing the basic stuff well and letting the girls decide what they feel they need to work on.” James said.

James’ first season was ruined by the pandemic, which forced him and Andy to get creative with training. They organized team-building activities with the girls to help them bond on and off the field. James then spent the sessions they could hold focusing on the basics of football like passing and shooting, bringing the girls up to a good standard.

James watched the girls develop over the course of last year, and in September they played their first match of the new season. They won the game, and since then went on an unbeaten run of eight games. The team’s star player, 15-year-old Chelsea, has also impressed the audience individually,becoming the top scorer in the league with incredible 30 goals.

James said, “All the effort that the girls, us coaches and parents have put in to get this point has been enormous. If I hadn’t had the Support of Andy helping me every week, this would have been an impossible task. So I’m incredibly grateful to have him on side. All we want is to bring more girls into the game and show that it’s not all about having the best players; it’s about hard work and giving everyone the chance to play.”