Fouryearsago,Ifeltluckyafterescapingoneofthoseterrible2-mileruns.Ihatedrunning;itwasjustsomethingthat1cameeasilytome.Atthattime,ifyouhadtoldmethatIwouldonedayrunamarathon,I’dhavetoldyouhones

Fouryearsago,Ifeltluckyafterescapingoneofthoseterrible2-mileruns.Ihatedrunning;itwasjustsomethingthat  1  cameeasilytome.Atthattime,ifyouhadtoldmethatIwouldonedayrunamarathon,I’dhavetoldyouhonestlythatIhadabetter  2 ofwinningthelottery（彩票）.
Theturning  3  camewhenImetMrs.Green.Shewasfiftyyearsold,goingthroughchemotherapy（化学疗法）forhercancer,andstillmanagedtorun30milesaweek.IthoughtthatifMrs.Greencouldrun6milesatatime,Icouldrunatleasttwo.InFebruary,incoldweather,Istarteda2-mile  4  aroundmyneighborhood.Twomonthslater,I  5  therunningforthefirsttime.Ifeltverytired,butIfelthappy.
Overthenextseveralyears,Icontinuedtopusheachrunforafew  6  minutes,slowlybuildingmyendurance（耐力）.Ididn’tneedto 7  againstotherrunners,formymostimportantcompetitorwasmyself.
Aftercontinuingto  8  myself,Iknewitwastimetostepmytrainingup.I  9 IwouldtrainfortheDetroitFreePress/FlagstarMarathon.
Theraceday  10  came,andIwasfilledwithexcitementandworry.ItwasfinaltimetoseewhatIwasmadeof.The  11  endedupsurprisingly.Idid  12 throughthelastfewmiles,butaftermyrunning,therewasnodoubtinmymindthatI’dfinished.AsI  13  thefinishline,Iexperiencedthestrongestsenseof  14  andhappinessIhadeverhadinmylife.Iamnowamarathoner.
AsJohnBinghamoncesaid,“Themiracle（奇迹）isn’tthatIfinished.ThemiracleisthatIhadthe  15 tostart.”