The+Race+-+Sam+R

**Sam Russell ** Running is like a long term project or goal. At first, the going is easy, just set your pace. You know not to be too confident, time will test you.  You come to a hill. The hill is long and hard, but you don’t walk it. You know that if you run, there will be a reward.  Next you come to a fork in the road. You know a shortcut, yet you do not take it. While shortcuts may help you now, they will only hurt you later. You go the longer, but safer way, and prepare for the future.  You can see the finish line. It’s the final sprint, the last seconds, You feel the wind; you speed up and cross the line. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The prize is yours. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The people who sprinted at first eventually fell back. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The people who walked the hills, you passed on the hills. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The people who took the shortcut lost the way. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">You went steady. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">You are the champion. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> ||  ||
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