美国父亲抱脑瘫女儿参加铁人三项比赛

A devoted father has completed a triathlon carrying his 13-year-old cerebral palsy-afflicted daughter across land and through water so that she could complete the gruelling event.

一位尽职的父亲带着他患有脑瘫的13岁女儿，跋山涉水一起完成了累人的铁人三项比赛。

Rick van Beek's feat of endurance and show of love for his daughter Madison have led many to call the man from Byron Center, Michigan the 'father of the century'.

瑞克·范·比克来自美国密歇根州拜伦中心，他完成的这项壮举展现了他惊人的耐力和对女儿麦迪逊深深的爱意，这使得许多人称他为“这个世纪最好的父亲”。

But it is not the first race of its kind for van Beek, who said he has participated in more than 70 events, including half-marathons, triathlons and other outdoor races, as part of 'Team Maddy'.

但这不是范·比克第一次这样做了，他说他和女儿一起，以“麦蒂之队”的父女组名义参加过半程马拉松、铁人三项和许多别的户外运动。

He and Maddy took part in the Sanford and Sun sprint triathlon on Sunday. Together they completed the 0.3-mile swim, 12.4-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run, with Maddy pictured in her father's arms as they transitioned from section to section.

他和女儿麦蒂一起在上周日参加了全力冲刺的铁人三项比赛。他们一起完成了0.3英里的游泳，12.4英里的自行车骑行和3.1公里的跑步，比赛项目间交接时，麦蒂都会和父亲一起拍照留念。

For the swimming portion, van Beek tugs his daughter through the water in a kayak and then pulls her behind him in a cart as he cycles. He runs the last leg pushing her in a buggy.

在游泳部分，范·比克将女儿放在一个皮划艇中，边游边拖着皮划艇前进。在骑自行车时，比克的女儿被放在一个二轮手推车里，接在自行车后。跑步时，比克边跑边推着童车里的女儿前进。

Van Beek, 39, told the Midland Daily News that he wants to complete the events with his daughter, who is unable to walk or talk, because she adores being outside.

现年39岁的范·比克告诉《米兰德每日资讯》说，他之所以想要和不能行走也不能说话的女儿一起完成这些项目是因为女儿特别喜欢呆在户外。

She functions like a three-month-old, and one of the very few things that we know she enjoys is being outside, being in the water, feeling the breeze in her hair and in her face,' he said.

比克说：“她的行为能力和三个月大婴儿一样，她喜欢做的事情也很少，但我们知道她喜欢呆在户外，呆在水中，感受吹在她头发和脸上的微风。”

Maddy was diagnosed with cerebral palsy two months after she was born. 'It was one of the worst days of our lives,' van Beek told Fox 17. 'Everybody prays that their children are healthy and for eight years I still wished that she had been a healthy child, but if she wouldn't have been like she is then we wouldn't be the people that we are today.'

在麦蒂出生后两个月，她被诊断为脑瘫。范·比克告诉福克斯电视台说：“这是我们一生中最糟糕的日子之一。每个人都祈祷自己的孩子是健康的，有八年时间我仍希望她是一个健康的孩子。但如果她是一个健康的孩子，我们也不会成为今天的自己了。”

His outlook changed when he saw his daughter taking part in a marathon more than four years ago, and saw the pure joy on her face.

比克的观点在四年前发生了变化，他看到当他带着女儿参加马拉松比赛时，女儿的脸上那纯净的笑容。

'I watched my daughter Maddy being pushed in the Grand Rapids Marathon,' he recounted on his blog.

比克在他的博客上重述了这个故事：“在大急流城马拉松比赛中，我的女儿被推着参加比赛。”

'To see her being so happy and enjoying every bump in the road was more than I could handle, my emotions took over.

“看到麦蒂这么开心，享受着路上的每一次颠簸，我的心被彻底打动，我被征服了。”

'Shortly after that day I gave up smoking 2 packs a day and chewing a tin a day to be better, for Maddy. It has been a long road, with many bumps, but we are better.'

“从那天开始，为了麦蒂，我每天嚼一罐口香糖来戒掉一天两包烟的坏习惯。我们已经走过了一条充满艰辛的长路，但我们正变得更好。”

In a bid to make his daughter happy, he began training for outdoor races in 2008. Van Beek, who was out of shape and a heavy smoker, also realised it would be beneficial for him.

为了让女儿开心，范·比克在2008年开始参加户外长跑锻炼。曾经是有很大烟瘾而且很肥胖的范·比克，也同样意识到锻炼对他同样很有好处。