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Running for a Dream I will never forget that November day. It was hotter than normal. This was the __36__ my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come __37__ me. I saw worry  and __38__ on my father  ’s face. Then the race began! For the first two and a half miles. I felt __39__. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race  were filled with controlled __40__ and a strict diet. My friends hadn ’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the __41__ required to makemy dream a reality. As in all of myraces ，I didnt __42__ out in the front ，I loved  the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed. Then without warning ，my strength began to decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I __43__ see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into __44__ when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them __45__ weight. I watched as runners rushed by me. __46__ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed. I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the __47__ left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled ( 爬), inch by inch, across the finish line. Voices, both __48__ and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep __49__ until the very end. The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him.  There was only  one person I  wanted to  __50__ to.  I whispered,  “I ’m so sorry  , Dad, Im so sorry  I __51__ you. ”  He looked at  me, saying,  “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just __52__. All that matters is that you did your best. ” “But we worked so __53__ . What about our dream ” He reached over for my hand and said, “Dont you know that you are my dream and it has cometrue ” It wasnt long before my running shoes were back on,