Patti discovered the meaning of running when she was 23.At that time she was smoking two packs of cigarettes a day and had 1 over 50 pounds."I decided to 2 , " she says.She took a clock and started 3 what she did every day, and then she 4 an hour a day as a "be nice to Patti "hour."I started having bubble(泡沫)baths with 5 lit, because Cosmopolitan Magazine 6 that this would be good for me.But I got 7 of that soon, "Patti remembers.She wanted to do something really pleasant.She found that the 8 times in her life were times when she was physically active.So she took up 9 .
She decided to start 10 the next day.She ran for an hour, 11 a total of 7 miles on her first run."I couldn't walk for two weeks 12 I felt painful all over! " Patti recalls(回忆)."But I felt so wonderful! " Patti wasn't crazy about running yet, but she was in 13 with the after effects of running.
Within seven months, Patti had run her first marathon, qualified for the Boston Marathon, and placed 25th in the world for 14 distance runners.Over the next years, she 15 records and set standards for women in the sport.She was the first American woman to run a 2∶30 marathon, and then broke 16 two records 17 an 8-month period.
Patti 18 that, if we can set standards for ourselves, we can pull ourselves out of the most difficult 19 and come out on top."Everybody has to be a champion(冠军)and 20 has that in them."