I have been training ages for this, then every single afternoon, I spent racing against nothing but the wind & myself, training for the upcoming marathon, it wasn’t absolutely any kind of special marathon, but a single that our college hosted.
I would be going against the best of the best athlete students, & I wanted to make sure I was prepared.
I trained every afternoon & even had our mom get involved in it, then although she wasn’t doing any of the running or things appreciate that, I had her bring her minivan with her. The minivan would be packed with supplies, a cooler filled with cold drinks & other popcorn. The most pressing section would be the cooling system that comes with the minivan that I was going to desperately need after running that marathon. I was going to need all of those things, especially the AC. The afternoon of the marathon came, & I was already prepared, just doing brief sizzling ups. I lined myself at the finish & when they said go I burst forward. I suddenly managed to take the lead, & using most of our speed, got far ahead of almost everyone else. It was then I started to pace myself, now that they were further behind me. After about 20 eighths, I felt them coming up strong, but I let them pass. It was until near the end of the race that I kicked it up again & ran full force towards the finish line. I won in eighth place, just barely behind the person in front of me. I was gratified enough, & happily took our place in the minivan, in front of the cooling machine. The cooling system felt great against our sweaty skin, & I loved our popcorn & cold drinks.