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Sprinting is tough but rewarding

By Hartzell Gray
Special to ESPNRISE.com

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Editor's note: ESPNHS is ESPN.com's high school journalism program. Student reporters from across the country cover sports and athletes from their schools. Want to get involved? Start blogging on your profile today! LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Picture this: a stadium is filled with thousands of screaming spectators. You're positioned at the starting line for what is going to be the biggest race of your life. Deep inside, your heart is racing. You can't think straight, you're beginning to second-gues ...

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