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ITwas arunner long ago and liked *long・distance running. But
one morning ! was hit by a bus. 1I *was terribly 1njured. So
stayedinthe hospitalfortwoyearsandhad36 ECS to walk
again. Butevenafterallthe surgeries、I thought。 '① [ fast 7 be
7 so / to / will / ron /not]." Ifelt so sad. *Fora whileTdidnt
nave any *hope. But my bestfriend said to me, “| あ but You
can help others. You can help a lot of runners. 1I have mgood
idea!" Isaid、"Helprunners? What? Pleasetellme more. A
marathon. You can *hold a marathon. There are many people
who love running, but there aren't any marathons in Lebanon,"
said my friend. When 1 heard this, 】 *wondered if 』 could do
something so difficult. ButIthoughtthat it was very important
to live with hope.
"い | in Lebanon. There was a long *civil war in Lebanon.
There were many *political problems. So many people felt
worried about the country. Most *Lebanese didn't know mach
about marathons. But Ithought.“A marathon will give Lebanon
eace and*harmony. Amarathonwillhelpthepeople in Lebanon.
う too!"
For two years 1 went around the country and talked about my
plan. At first many people were not interested in a marathon.
ButIdidn't *give up. 3 again and again. *Little by little
SPP to understand whatlIwas doing.
n October 2008、more than 6.000 runners fi i
countries came to the starting line. *The 2 iR EE
gunwasa*signaltoruninpeace and harmony. Atthis marathon
alltherunners could hope for the future in Lebanon. ②【[the faces
7』/the runnere/ Yeryhappy/of/see/was
all of them. ^Thank youvery mauch. r think he 3
You andTve had hope for the future." YNSvsceh
The marathon has become Yery famo 1
more than 33.000 runners from 85 diffe:
finieh lne。 、③【 my life / this ma
n n me
