Mud Runs

Mud Runs. Written by Keith and Sarah Corte -Martin. Focus question. Why do people participate in mud runs?

泥巴跑 作者：基思·科特-马丁和萨拉·科特-马丁 核心问题 人们为什么要参加泥巴跑呢？

A messy race. Mud runs are races where people run through mud. People have been running in mud runs for about 30 years in the United States. Races are held all over the country. Some mud runs are for people who are good at sports. Some are just for fun. All mud runs are the same in one way. People get very muddy.

一场脏兮兮的比赛 泥巴跑就是人们要在泥巴里穿行的比赛。 在美国，泥巴跑已经有大约30年的历史了。 全国各地都会举办这类比赛。 有些泥巴跑是专为擅长运动的人设置的。 有些则纯粹是为了好玩。 所有泥巴跑都有一个共同点。 参赛者都会变得浑身是泥。

They don't make it easy. Running through mud isn't easy. The mud sticks to your shoes and slows you down. It's hard to move forward. The people who plan mud runs know this. They use mud to make parts of the course hard.

他们可不会让比赛轻轻松松的。 在泥巴里跑步可不容易。 泥巴会粘在鞋子上，拖慢你的速度。 往前走特别费劲。 泥巴跑的活动策划者很清楚这一点。 他们会用泥巴把部分赛道弄得很难走。

Racers need to be strong to climb over nets and walls. They need to be careful to get past parts like the balance beam.

参赛者得足够强壮，才能爬过网子和墙壁。 过平衡木这类路段的时候，他们得格外小心。

They need to get down into the mud to crawl under walls or through tunnels. They need to be brave to slide down big hills or even jump over fire.

他们得趴进泥里，从墙下或者隧道里爬过去。 他们得足够勇敢，才能滑下大坡，甚至跳过火堆。

monsters in the mud. Some mud runs have an extra twist, such as monsters. In a zombie mud run, racers run away from people dressed as zombies. Racers can run from zombies or choose to become zombies and chase others. Which would you rather be?

泥巴里的怪物 有些泥巴跑还有额外的趣味玩法，比如加入怪物元素。 在僵尸主题泥巴跑里，参赛者要拼命逃跑，躲开装扮成僵尸的人。 参赛者可以选择躲避僵尸，也可以选择变成僵尸去追其他人。 你更想当哪一个呀？