Australian Runner Izzi Batt-Doyle Breaks National Marathon Record in Chicago

Australian runner Izzi Batt-Doyle has broken her country's national marathon record by more than 45 seconds at the Chicago Marathon. The 31-year-old athlete finished in sixth place with an official time of two hours, 20 minutes, and 38 seconds. The performance cut more than two minutes off her own personal best time.

by more than= 表示「相差……以上」，用來具體指出時間或數據的差距。cut ... off= 表示「縮減（時間或成績）」，指從先前的紀錄中減少了多少時間。

Batt-Doyle broke the previous Australian record of 2:21:24, which was set by Jess Stenson in 2025. During the race, Batt-Doyle ran alongside her fiancé, Riley Cocks. The two followed a careful pacing plan together before Cocks finished just seconds behind her. As she approached the finish line, Batt-Doyle celebrated and raised her arms in joy.

in joy= 表示「欣喜地」、「充滿喜悅地」，以介系詞 in 搭配情緒名詞表達狀態。

After the race, Batt-Doyle shared that she felt very happy and relieved because breaking the record had been on her mind for the past two years. The two-time Olympian already held Australian national records in the half-marathon and the 10,000 meters. Her record-breaking performance in Chicago gives her strong momentum as she prepares for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

on her mind= 表示「一直掛在心頭」、「始終惦記著」，指某件事長期佔據思緒。gives her strong momentum= 表示「帶來強勁的動力（或勢頭）」，指為未來的行動或目標提供推動力。

學習筆記

文法整理

句型	意思
by more than	表示「相差……以上」，用來具體指出時間或數據的差距。
cut ... off	表示「縮減（時間或成績）」，指從先前的紀錄中減少了多少時間。
in joy	表示「欣喜地」、「充滿喜悅地」，以介系詞 in 搭配情緒名詞表達狀態。
on her mind	表示「一直掛在心頭」、「始終惦記著」，指某件事長期佔據思緒。
gives her strong momentum	表示「帶來強勁的動力（或勢頭）」，指為未來的行動或目標提供推動力。

詞彙整理

單字	意思
performance	戲劇、音樂、舞蹈等在觀眾面前的演出或表演。
previous	在時間或順序上緊接在前的；前一個的。
relieved	感到放心、如釋重負的；尤指憂慮或緊張消除後的心情。
momentum	推動事情持續發展的力量或勢頭；也指事情一旦開始後，逐漸加快並變得更難停止的趨勢。

延伸學習

•在田徑運動中，「personal best（個人最佳成績，常縮寫為 PB）」指運動員個人在該項目創下的最快時間，與全國紀錄（national record）或世界紀錄（world record）有所區分。
•片語「on someone's mind」表示某個想法、目標或擔憂在一段較長的時間內一直縈繞在心頭、被持續惦記著。
•在全程馬拉松中，選手常與配速員或伴侶「並肩奔跑（run alongside）」來精確掌控體力與配速策略，這在長距離競技中至關重要。