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Kimberly LaBonte

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Please Don’t Hit the Wall

Kimberly LaBonte

Submitted to Contest #235

Please Don’t Hit the Wall… By Kimberly LaBonte Man come on, come on ….dig deep flip the switch. I kept waiting for the streets to thin out, but not a chance. All that keeps going through my mind is don’t slip and fall on those Dixie cups at the aid station. The air is still crisp,and I can see my breath. I take out another piece of Eclipse gum. It has always been my “lucky” gum and it is always the spearmint flavor. Runners, or at least myself in particular can be a bit superstitious. I always wear the same black shorts, white tank...

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