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No one is a Loser

Rahul retied his running shoes for the third time. All the month he had

been talking about his first 5K race and how he was going to come in f irst

in his age group. Several of his friends from school had come out to watch

or run the race too.

“Are you ready?” Sonu asked.

“Yes, no problem.” Rahul did a few warm-up stretches to cover up the fact

that his hands were trembling . He had been trained for this race, but there

were so many people who participating

in the race and watching it. What

if he didn't win in his age

group? What if he

tripped and fell?

A whistle blew

and the coach

called everyone

to the starting

line.

“I’ll try to keep you in sight,” Sonu said, “but you're much faster than I am.”

He leaned closer. “I’m kind of just hoping I can f inish the race without

having to stop.”

several – many times, warm up – preparing for a physical competition by exercising, stretches –

straightening one's body or, trembling – shaking a part of body, tripped – caught foot on something
and fell, leaned – move into a sloping position.
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