C) " I like to do stuff that scares me, " Wardian said.

C) “我喜欢做让我害怕的事情，”Wardian 说。

The race for Wardian, however, was less about the result than overcoming his aversion to the cold.

然而，Wardian 的比赛与其说是结果，不如说是克服了他对寒冷的厌恶。

D) In a few days, Wardian will once again compete in an unfamiliar territory and below-freezing temperatures.

He will line up Monday in Antarctica (体温过低) for the first leg of the World Marathon Challenge – joining 32 other adventure seekers on an unusual journey where participants travel through different time zones and climates to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days。

The World Marathon Challenge, like most of Wardian's running goals, will be about pushing his limits.

与 Wardian 的大多数跑步目标一样，世界马拉松挑战赛将挑战他的极限。

I) Instead, 43-year-old Petr Vabrousek, an elite Czech Ironman champion, is expected to be Wardian's closest challenger.

I) 相反，捷克铁人三项精英冠军、43 岁的 Petr Vabrousek 有望成为 Wardian 最接近的挑战者。

Wardian wants to see how far his legs can take him, one epic challenge at a time.

Wardian 想看看他的腿能带他走多远，一次一个史诗般的挑战。

Wardian, a 42-year-old Arlington resident, is a record-breaking racer, known in the ultra-running community for seeking tough courses and setting world records.

沃迪安是一名 42 岁的阿灵顿居民，他是一位打破纪录的赛车手，在超跑界以寻求艰难的路线和创造世界纪录而闻名。

Sleeping on a crammed plane, adjusting to different time zones and finding food to eat (Wardian is a vegetarian) would make it an exhausting trip over a month, let alone a week.

睡在拥挤的飞机上，适应不同的时区并寻找食物（Wardian 是素食主义者）会让这趟旅行一个月都精疲力尽，更不用说一周了。

It was not until he ran in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials – the first of three for Wardian – that he felt that he was a legitimate runner.

直到他参加了 2004 年美国奥林匹克马拉松选拔赛——Wardian 的三场马拉松选拔赛中的第一场——他才觉得自己是一名合格的跑步者。

With ice frozen to his beard, Wardian crossed the finish line that April afternoon in a winning time of 4 hours 7 minutes and 40 seconds, almost two hours slower than his personal best over 26.2 miles.

Wardian 的胡子都结冰了，那个四月的下午，Wardian 以 4 小时 7 分 40 秒的获胜时间冲过终点线，比他超过 26.2 英里的个人最好成绩慢了将近两个小时。

" It's going to raise awareness ... I just wanted to do something that is epic and this certainly is right up there." Wardian, too, hopes his involvement will give him a platform to promote a cause.

“这会提高人们的认识… … 我只是想做一些史诗般的事情，而这肯定就在那里。” Wardian 也希望他的参与能给他一个促进事业的平台。

" I felt the natural extension to this idea would be to try to achieve it within a seven-day period." G) Wardian started saving for the trip in 2014, connecting with sponsors and getting approval from his wife, Jennifer, before committing.

“我觉得这个想法的自然延伸是尝试在 7 天内实现它。” G) Wardian 于 2014 年开始为这次旅行存钱，在承诺之前与赞助商联系并获得妻子 Jennifer 的批准。