"You can do it Ronin!"my coach yelled at me encouragingly on the last lap of my cross country meet. I just HAD ONE MORE LAP around the Roosevelt lake. i was already huffing and puffing.last lap, last lap, last lap it kept repeating in my head.every time my foot hit the ground my cramp hurt more and more. I had to persevere i had to.this is were all my training pays off.this is were all the long tiresome laps around the practice field pays off.
Finally i screamed in my head 1/4 of a mile left of the race. yes, yes, yes now i just had to sprint down the finish line. "come on Ronin run right through!" my coach cheered me on.
finally the race is over! i feel like my lungs are going to come out my throat. i came in 5th place, its not the most impressive place, but its good enough for me. "you did great Ronin" my coach called out , and in my head i new it was true.
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