Lisa Lisa, a Taiwanese long-distance runner of mixed Japanese and French descent, recently flew to South Korea to participate in the Daegu Marathon in order to gain more points and compete in the Paris Olympics! In order to pursue her dream within a limited time, Lelisa pushed herself very hard. However, due to an old injury, her dream pursuit in Daegu came to an abrupt end. On the field that day, she suffered a dissociation of her spinal arch due to an old injury. Broken bow) When he was about to reach the halfway point, he stopped and gave up the race, bursting into tears.
Lisa.File photo｜Photography by Liu Xiaotian
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The Daegu Marathon in South Korea has been held since 2009. It is held every April. There are one or two sections of large ups and downs on the track, as well as a gentle uphill at the end. The rest is relatively flat. The current men’s track record is set by Kenya’s Filex Kiprotich Written at 02:05:33 in 2019, the woman is from Ethiopia Ruti Aga This year (2024), it broke the previous track record by 02:21:08 by 48 seconds!
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The Daegu Marathon, certified by the International Association of Athletics Federations with a gold label, attracts many elite runners from all over the world to compete every year. This year, Taiwanese long-distance runner Lisa Lisa also made it a target event, hoping to pursue the Paris Olympics step by step. dream! Before the competition, she shared: “In order to pursue my dream within a limited time, I pushed myself very hard and believed wholeheartedly that I would stand at the starting point of the hall. However, due to the repeated recurrence of old injuries, even if time is urgent, I still have to Change. From the ground contact, ankles, knees, thighs, hips, waist, core, upper limbs, from beginning to end, the coach and physical therapist discussed and helped me deal with it again and again, and retrained the muscle groups that I had not trained before. This period of change During this period, I thought I couldn’t run anymore.”
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Under such circumstances, Lelisa not only felt that all her efforts last year had not paid off, but had even regressed. She had been working hard to hold on physically, mentally and spiritually. It was not until recently that she finally began to find a new way, but she also reached her goal. At the closing point, she said: “Protecting yourself and taking care of your body is the prudent choice, but in front of dreams, the word ‘adventure’ sometimes appears. I am very grateful to my team. We patiently adjusted the difficulties time and time again, and all God poured into every training and every body reaction, and I slowly saw the results. I don’t know what the results will be. I only know that I gave myself up on this road. We tried our best and never gave up! “
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On April 7th, she stood on the starting line of the Daegu Marathon and started her dream-chasing journey. However, when she was almost halfway through the race, her old injury caused the vertebral arch to dissociate, causing spondylolisthesis and compressing the spinal nerves. She could only Forced to abandon the game. Risa shared: “I knew it was over right now. It was impossible to reach the finish line. This time I failed in pursuit of my dream. There is still a long way to go. It was really sad, but I could let go because I really tried my best. . You will not always get what you want in life. Although I did not reach the destination, I wholeheartedly went there and saw many beautiful scenery. Thank you to everyone who loves me and supports me. I have never given up and I feel that Never given up! This is not the end, but a new starting point.”
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