... in an elementary school a mile away from Prospect Park. By the time I got to Prospect Park it was almost 9am and the race was about to begin. The New York Road Runners event coordinators told me to just run it because it was only a "friendly race" and said when I"m done maybe they can help me out by giving me a Turkey Trot shirt ... or something. It was a beautiful warm and sunny morning which was perfect for a marathon. The marathon was full of runners. Definitely in the hundred range. At 9am I joined the crowd at the start line and ran with them. Everybody was full of energy and prepa...

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... the time when I decided to become more involved and join the track team with the impression that running was a God-given talent held by all. Many track runners seemed to think otherwise, but the possibility that running could fit well with one group of people over others just never occurred to me. The world turned upside down ... and my perception changed as quickly as the snap of a finger with the progression of the tryouts. Only then did I realize that runners seemed to be flickering in and out of existence like fireflies on the field only because of dedication and hard work. I though...

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... was a game we liked to play at night. The way to play the game is to find a place to hide right near a road. One person is the caller, and everyone, including the caller, are runners. Everyone waits for a car to come, and as it gets closer the caller calls it. The caller continuously says "red light," ... until the car is real close. Then at the last second he or she yells green light and everyone bolts across the road in front of the car. The ... point is to run across the road fast enough so the car slams on the brakes, but also out in front of the car so one gets run over ... much at...

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