~:[CH13 - Day 107]:~ Survival
The extra time and effort these students put in is amazing. After a full day of school, there with me until five or six working hard and on meet days, sometimes we'll get back as late as 10 or 11pm. They balance all their work with the work they have to do here and they definitely deserve to be commended for it. Still yet, as grueling as it is, it also means that it's a war of attrition. Many try to do it, but slowly through the year, there are less and less until we have those who survive. As we approach our final weeks of the season, those who have survived are here and now their performances will determine how much further they go. Every day seems to be "their last" as we head towards the close of the year. Today was our last interval workout of the regular season and just like the season, the workout was a bout of survival. We end with survival of the fittest to see who can withstand the grueling workout. There is a cutoff, but we do last person standing and often times, they're on the floor by workouts end. In any case, I truly appreciate them all the work that they put in, because I know it's not easy and they have other choices, but they choose to be right here with us, hoping to survive until the very end. I can't wait to see them all at the finish line.
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