Alan went with Anderson, an acquaintance from the Hare and Hounds Club, and they saw the Czech athlete Zatopek win the 10,000 metre race on 30 July.
图灵和安德森一同前往，这是一位来自犬兔俱乐部的朋友。他们观看了7月30日的10000米赛跑，捷克运动员扎托派克获得了冠军。
The Marathon was won for Argentina but in a time still only seventeen minutes better than Alan's.
马拉松项目的冠军是阿根廷人，他只比图灵的纪录快17分钟。
He replied to Jack:
图灵在回复杰克的信中写道：
Dear Jack,
亲爱的杰克，
I have repeatedly looked in books on neurology for the very important number ν you asked about, and never found any figure offered. My own estimate is 3.108<N<3.109.
我反复查阅了神经学的书籍，但是没有找到你问的那个数，我自己估计，是在3.108到3.109之间。
I have asked many phsyiologists myself and got anwers from 107 to 1011.
我又问了很多生理学家，得到的答案从107到1011不等。
I've had something wrong with my leg for some months, so wasn't able to run in any Marathons this season.
我的大腿出了点问题，已经好几个月了，所以我最近无法参加任何马拉松比赛。
Yours Prof
你的教授
An injury to his hip had put paid to his chances for the Olympic marathon team, for which otherwise he might have qualified, and to his regret, prevented any further development in serious long-distance running.
图灵臀部受伤，使他失去了参加奥运会马拉松比赛的机会，否则的话，他很可能会得到参赛资格。更令他遗憾的是，这次受伤，使他在长跑方面无法再有任何发展了。