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| 趟过泥河 |
| 2003年01月03日15:40:26 新快报 |
Mud-caked Competitors Get Down And Dirty()
英国艾塞克斯小城近日举办了一场别开生面的“趟泥河大赛”，吸引了150人报名参赛，比赛当日引来数千名观众围观。
参赛者必须从当地一条名为黑河的200米深的泥河中穿个来回，至于方式则随便，可以趟过河，也可以游过去。无论哪种方式，选手都不可避免地成为“泥蛋糕”。
Dozens of competitors have skidded and slid through slimy black mud and ice cold water in an annual race from one bank of a river to the other.
The annual Maldon Mud Race in the Essex town attracted 150 entrants and thousands of spectators. Competitors in the race, which was inaugurated in 1973, set off at low tide to wade or swim across the River Blackwater. They then negotiated 200 metres of deep, sticky mud on one bank, some attempting to run, others propelling themselves along on their stomachs. Caked in mud, they then make their way back across to the other bank.
The event is organised by the Rotary and Lions clubs of the town and the local council.Bill Geller, secretary of Maldon Rotary Club, said: "It is a huge physical challenge and is a really good laugh."
The origin of the race dates back to a dare made to a regular of a pub who was challenged to serve a meal on the riverbank dressed in a tuxedo. It then developed into a dash across the river to drink a pint of beer and return. Today the alcoholic element has been removed.
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