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A new record for the oldest woman to run a marathon has been set, but it may

游客2024-01-15  22
问题    A new record for the oldest woman to run a marathon has been set, but it may not stand for more than a year: Harriette Thompson, 92, said that she hasn’ t ruled out running the Rock’ n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego again next year. Harriette finished in 7 hours, 24 minutes, 36 seconds, the BBC reports, coming close to the over-90 record of 7 hours, 7 minutes, and 42 seconds she set in 2014, despite having a very difficult year between marathons. "I couldn’ t train very well because my husband was very ill and I had to be with him for some time, and then when he died in January I had some treatments on my leg, " Thompson, who was in her 70s when she ran her first marathon, tells the AP. " I was just really thrilled that I could finish today. "
   At 92 years and 65 days old, Thompson is 46 days older than Gladys Burrill was when Burrill finished the 2010 Honolulu Marathon. "I can’t believe I made it, " Thompson tells the Charlotte Observer. "I was really tired at one point. Around Mile 21, I was going up a hill and it was like a mountain, and I was thinking, ’ This is sort of crazy at my age. I can’ t do it’. But then I felt better coming down the hill. And my son Brenny kept feeding me all these wonderful carbohydrates (碳水化合物) that kept me going. " Thompson—whose parents, three brothers, and husband all died of cancer—tells the Observer that the San Diego marathon ’ s fundraising for the Leukemia(白血病) Society is what inspired her to run and may even bring her back again next year. [br] What inspired Thompson to run the marathon?
选项 A、Setting her son a good example.
B、Setting new marathon records.
C、Raising money for cancer treatment.
D、Living up to her own promise.
答案 C
解析 细节题。根据第二段最后一句可知，圣地亚哥马拉松为白血病协会筹款是促使她要去参赛，甚至明年继续参赛的动力，选项C(为治疗癌症筹款)与原文相符。选项A(给她儿子树立好榜样)、选项B(创造新的马拉松纪录)和选项D(履行自己的承诺)在文中并未提及。故答案为C。
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