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.)1star>c.e run~ers have to persevere
throug" fT'ent and phys1cal obstacles to
coMpete a race We asked them to
The descnbe the hardest adv rs1t1es !'ley have
overcome wh e runn1ng for the teal"'l
Lo t

• After I was m a car crash, I "I ve been on the team all
had to stop runn1ng for a few four years of h1gh school, and
weeks, and 1t really pushed I've run the last two years
me back as far as runnmg. wrt" an InJury My team has
Eventually, I got back 1nto t been there for me 1ke a
w h the help of my coaches family. Cross country 1s great
teammates, and the fam1ly because it helps me
I ve found m hel"""." phys1cally and mentally •

RECORD

·.ra\,~mhe
ek These star athletes
(lth ran like the w1nd 1n a
spec1al post humcane run.

The team felt rested
and ready to blast
that day. The hard
work was put m by
everyone on the
team. Once I broke
17, my personal
record I knew I was
ap b n, g
Yassin Raffay (12)

1. The g1rls team lines up at the startmg line.
2. looks to the fimsh
clock while complet1ng a race. 3.
(1 sprints for a strong f1nish. 4.
C flies across the ground
toward the fm1sh. 5. (10)
passes other runners. 6.
coming down the final stretch. 7.
puts on his game face
we got to run 1n n1ce
weather and the running for the finish line. 8.
sett1ng could not be moving swift 9. k (10)
better. It was a great runs through a field at a race. 10. rlstlan
day for everyone to D pulls out a strong fin1sh.
run fast and ga n
conf dence for the

Burch Greene (11)

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N col Marrero ( 12)