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I didnt pay atteniton to times or distance, instead focusing on how it felt just to be in motion, knowing it wasn't about the finish line but how I got there that mattered.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Times
Finish
Felt
Distance
Line
Pay
Instead
Wasn
Mattered
Lines
Focusing
Knowing
Motion

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