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CrossingtheFinishLineByReadWorks

Runningamarathonisnoteasy.Ittakeshardwork,

practice,andpatience.Afterall,torunamarathon,you

havetorun26.2milesbyfoot!Thinkaboutitthisway:

26.2milesisthesameasrunningthelengthofafootball

fieldmorethan460times.Ittakesmostpeoplefouror

fivehourstofinish.In2013,theworld’sfastestmarathon

runnerfinishedtheracein2:03:23.Imaginerunningfor

overtwohourswithoutabreak!

LeaTambellinihasrunsixmarathonsandhasnoplans

tostop.Shehasalwaysbeenanathlete.Whenshewasin

highschool,sheswamonherschool’sswimteamand

rantostayhealthyandactive.Hermomanddadran

marathons,andwhenshewas22,theyhelpedhertrain

forherfirstmarathon.

Lea’sfirstmarathontookplaceinCincinnati,Ohio,and

wascalled“TheFlyingPig.”

“Iwasverynervous,”shesaid,“butIhadmymom

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there,sothathelped.”

Runningtheracewashard,butthehardestpartwas

whensheranpastacookiefactoryandsmelledcookiesat

mile18.“Ijustwantedtobedone,”shesaid.“Iwas

spent,butmymomkeptmegoing.Itwasalreadyher

15 marathon.”

Theword“marathon”comesfromaGreeklegend.Inthe

legend,abravesoldierranallthewayfromthe

battlefieldofMarathontoAthens,Greecetotelleveryone

theGreekshadwonthebattleagainstthePersians.Itis

saidthatherantheentirewaywithoutstopping—a

distanceequaltoamodernmarathon.

Today,thousandsofpeoplerunmarathonseveryyear.

Runnerstrainformonthstogetready.Toprepareforher

mostrecentmarathon,Learanfourtofivetimesevery

week.Onweekdays,shecompletedshorterruns,fiveor

sixmilesatmost.Butontheweekendssheranlong

distances–13miles,15miles,and20miles!

“Idon’tmindtrainingbecauseIgetexcitedabout

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workingtowardsomething.AndIloverunningwitha

groupoffriendsandworkingtowardthegoaltogether.

Butitdoestakealotoftime.”

Runningamarathonisagreatachievement.“It’sagreat

feelingofaccomplishmentandnothingfeelsas

wonderfulasreachingmygoalwhenIcrossthefinish

line,”Leaexplains.“Ican’twaitforthenextone!”



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LessonsfromFishingByReadWorks

Morganhasalwayslovedfishing.Heisabouttograduate

fromhighschoolandhasbeenfishinghisentirelife.His

entirefamilylovestogofishing—evenhisgrandmother!

Morganstartedlearninghowtofishbeforehecouldeven

walk.

“Mydadwouldhavetoholdthepole,”hesaid,“andI’d

reel.”

BythetimeMorganwastwo,hecouldholdthefishing

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poleallbyhimself.Nowheiseighteenyearsoldandstill

goesfishingalot.Hetriestomakesurehecangoatleast

onceeveryfewmonths.Hehasgottenevenbetteratit

thanhisfatherandhisgrandfather!

WhenMorganwastenyearsold,hecaughtthebiggest

fishofhislife.Itwas4:45a.m.,andhewasoutinhis

boatathisfavoritefishingspot.Buthejustwasn’t

catchinganything.Suddenly,hefelthisfishingpolebend

forward,andthereelstartedspinning!Hehadcaughta

fish,anditwastryingtogetaway!Thefishkepttrying

andtryingtogetaway,butMorganheldontight.He

struggledwiththefishfor45minutesbeforehefinally

caughtit!WhenMorganfinallypulledthefishintothe

boat,itwasalmostasbigashewas!

Thefishwas42incheslong,just5inchesshorterthan

Morgan,andwiderthanhim.Thefishwassobig,

Morganevengottohavehispictureonthecoverofa

magazine!

However,Morgansaysnoteveryfishingexperienceturns

outsowell.Once,whenhewas12,hehadafishing

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experiencehewillneverforget!Hewasoutfishingone

morning,anditwasverycold.Tomakemattersworse,

healsowasn’twearingenoughclothes.However,hehad

caughtafish,anditwasoneofthelargesthehadever

caught.Aftercatchingit,heattachedittohisboatusing

astringer,whichisadeviceusedtoattachthefishtothe

boatwhilestillkeepingitinthewater.

WhenMorganwenttopullthefishoutofthewater,it

escapedwiththestringerandstartedswimmingaway!

Heimmediatelyjumpedinafterit,rightintothecold

water!Ofcourse,hecouldn’toutswimthefish,soitgot

away.“Weneversawthefishagain;Iwasfreezing,andI

lostmystringer,”saidMorgan.“Butit’sfunnyifyou

thinkaboutit.”Morganalwaystriestohaveapositive

attitudewhenheisfishing.Hethinksbeingafisherman

hasalsotaughthimsomeimportantlessonsaboutlife.

“FishinghascreatedthepersonIam,”hesaid.“It

bringsoutthebetterinme,anditshowsmethere’s

moretolifethanwhatgoesonimmediately.Somedays

you’llgetnothing,andthenextdayyou’llgooutand

catchthebiggestfish.”

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OralHistoriesBySamanthaGross

Everyonehasstoriestotell.Whenweshareourstories

withothers,wegivethemapeekintohowwehave

becomewhoweare.

CoralieCarlsonwasajournalist.Forherjob,she

researchedimportantthingsthatwerehappeningand

wroteaboutthem,soeveryonecouldknowaboutwhat

wasgoingonintheworld.Oneofthereasonssheliked

herjobwasthatshegottoaskpeoplequestionsandhear

themtelltheirstories.

"It’saninsightintowholeotherworldsthatyounever

wouldhaveknownexistedbefore,”shesaid.“Ifindit

fascinating.”

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It'snotjustjournalistswhoaskpeoplequestionsand

listentotheirstories.Anyonecaninterviewanother

personabouthisorherexperiences.Whenapersondoes

thisandrecordstheanswers,it'scalledcollectinganoral

history.Anoralhistorycanberecordedwithanaudio

recorder,avideocamera,orbywritingdownwhata

personsays.

Ms.Carlsoncollectedanoralhistoryfromhermother-

in-law.Shelearnedaboutthe71-year-old’smemoriesof

growingupinBulgariaduringWorldWarII.Withoutthe

oralhistory,thosememoriescouldbelost.

“It’snotuntilyougetdowntothelevelofaperson’s

storythatyoureallyunderstandwhathappened,”Ms.

Carlsonsaid.“Itbringsthingstolife.”

OnefamousoralhistorianwasnamedStudsTerkel.He

interviewedmenandwomenfromallwalksoflife.Inone

ofhisbooks,Working,heinterviewedawidevarietyof

peopleabouttheirjobs.Hespoketothemaboutwhat

theydidforworkandhowtheyfeltaboutit.Inthebook,

hewrotedowntheirwordsexactlyastheyweresaid.

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Heinterviewedafarmerwhospokeaboutworryingthat

theweathermighthurthiscrop.Asanitationworker

talkedabouthowexhaustedhisjobmadehim.Awelder

spokeabouthowmuchheenjoyedworkingwithhis

hands.

Mr.Terkelsaidhewasespeciallyinterestedinthe

uncelebratedpeoplewho“nevermadethetraditional

historybooks”whenhewasinterviewedbytheChicago

HistoryMuseum.

Mr.Terkelbelievedthatlearningaboutpeople’s

experienceswasimportant.Hesaiditcouldhelpusavoid

repeatingpastmistakes.

Oneorganization,StoryCorps,encourageseveryoneto

becomeanoralhistorian.StoryCorpsoperatesrecording

studioswherepeoplecanbringsomeonetheyknowor

wouldliketoknowbetter,andinterviewthatperson.

StoryCorpssendsacopyofeachinterviewtotheLibrary

ofCongressinWashington,D.C.,whereitisarchived.

Asof2013,StoryCorpshadcollectedmorethan45,000

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interviews.Theorganizationsaystheinterviewshelp

peoplebecomemoreconnectedandremindthemoftheir

“sharedhumanity.”Historiansofthefuturewillbeable

tousethearchivetounderstandtheexperiencesof

peopletoday.

StoryCorpssuggeststhatparticipantspreparealistof

questionstoaskduringtheirinterviews.Forexample,a

soncanaskhismotherwhathasbeenthehappiest

momentinherlife.Hecanaskherwhatpersonhashad

thebiggestinfluenceonherandhowherlifehasturned

outdifferentlyfromwhatsheexpected.

Someyoungpeopleusetheinterviewstolearnmore

abouttheirfamilyhistory.Oralhistorycanbeagreatway

tolearnaboutfamilymembersyouneverhadthechance

tomeet.

Eachyear,StoryCorpsorganizesaNationalDayof

ListeningonthedayafterThanksgiving.Peoplewho

participaterecordaninterviewwithsomeonetheycare

about.Theorganizerssayitisagoodwaytocelebrate

theholidayseason.Theysaysharingmemoriescanbea

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bettergiftthanthekindsofpresentsyouwrapin

wrappingpaper.

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Child'sPlayAkidinventorcreatesabest-sellingboardgame.

Asafirstgrader,thelastthingonKylieCopenhagen's

mindwasbecominganinventor.Whenshecreateda

boardgameaboutladybugsforascienceproject,the

studentfromPleasanton,California,thoughtitwouldbe

justafunwaytoearnagoodgrade.Butwhatstartedon

posterboardisnowtheLadybugGame,whichisflying

offshelvesatBarnesandNoblestoresnationwide.Now

11,Kyliewasnot"bugged"totalktoWR Newsabouther

invention.

WRNews:Howdidyoucomeupwiththeideaforthe

LadybugGame?

KylieCopenhagen:Wehadtodoaninsectprojectfor

Mrs.Ditto'sfirst-gradeclass.Ididladybugs.Wehadto

makeavisual.Ireallylikeboardgames—Ihaveawhole

closetfullofthem.SoImadeagameoutofposterboard

andmarkers.

WRNews:Whyladybugs?

Kylie:Iliketheircolors,andIthinktheyhaveacoollife

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cycle.BeforeIdidthereport,Ididn'tknowthatthere

weresomanydifferentcolorsofladybugs.

WRNews:Yourdadtookyourgametoafamilyfriend

whoworksinthetoyindustry.Howdidyoufeelwhen

youheardthatyourgamewasgoingtohitstoreshelves?

Kylie:[Thegame]isgoingallaroundthenation,soit

wasreallycool.WhenIgointothestore,sometimesthe

peoplesay,"Oh,Iknowyou.You'reonthesideofthe

box!"

WRNews:Doyouthinkyoumighttrytoinvent

somethingelsesomeday?

Kylie:Idon'tknow.Itwouldbefun,though.

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ThePreciousMetalsByReadWorks

InEdmonton,Alberta,publictransportationisnota

greatoptionforgettingaround.Upuntilearly2013,there

wasonlyonesubwaythatwentalongasingleroute,back

andforth.Thebussystemwascomplicatedandnottoo

reliable.Ifyouwereayoungladywholikedtogoplaces

inthecity—seefriendsandmusic,andhavefun—the

bestoptionwasoftenabicycle.ThisishowThePrecious

Metalscametobe.

TheywerealmostcertainlyEdmonton’sfirstandonly

all-girlbicyclegang;Katie,Marissa,Amanda,and

Caycee.Whitneywastheunofficialfifthmember;her

housewasoftenagatheringplacebeforeandafterrides.

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CayceeandAmandaweretheleaders.

Afterclassesatuniversity,thegirlswouldgotothe

EdmontonBicycleCommunitytorepairbikesandlearn

abouthowtheyworked.Eachofthemendedupbuilding

acustombicyclefromthesparepartsofothermodels.

Theydecoratedeachonewithtassels,glitterpaint,

panniersandbaskets.Thebasketswereespeciallyuseful

forcarryingboomboxes.

ThePreciousMetalsdidn’thavemuchofauniform.They

usuallybikedindressestheygotfromastorecalled,

Nokomis,whichistheCreewordfor“grandmother.”

“Wealsohadmatchingdenimjacketsthatnooneever

gotaroundtoembroidering,”remembersCaycee.They

wererecognizablewherevertheywent;imitatorssoon

followed,butitwasimpossibletorecreatethespiritof

loyaltythatheldthemtogether.

Asagang,theiractivitieswereprettyinnocent.Mostly,

theyrodetoandfromevents,playingmusicandhaving

adventures.Sometimestheywouldmakestencilsand

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wheatpastings,andgoouttodecoratetheoldabandoned

industrialbuildings.Thestencilsweremostlyimages,

likeapairofcowboyboots,butsometimestherewere

messages,too.Amandawouldwrite,“Iloveyoutothe

bone.”Nexttoit,Cayceewouldwrite,“Iloveyoutothe

marrow.”

Sometimesboyswouldridewiththem,butasCaycee

remembersit,“thewholeideaofThePreciousMetals

wastobeindependent.Nobodyneededtowalkushome

orofferusaplacetostayifitgottoolate.Wehadour

bikesandeachother.”Thiswasabigdealforagirlof

anyagelivinginEdmonton.Withoutmanygoodoptions

forgettingaround,itwaseasytoenduprelyingongood

luckandthegoodwillofothersforgettingaroundtown.

Beingabletogoplacestotallyonyourownsteamwasa

specialthing,anditbroughtwithitauniquefeelingof

power.“IfyouwereaPreciousMetal,yourjourneywas

alwaysyourown,”saidCaycee.“Inacomplicatedworld

fullofthingsthatwereimpossibletocontrol,having

yourownwheelsandyourbestfriendsridingwithyou

reallymadeadifference.”

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WhenAmandamovedtoVancouver,thegangdisbanded,

butthedenimjacketsandthebikesarestillinfine

condition.

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UnderAttack!ChrisEstes,12,ofNorthCarolinaknowsallaboutthe

dangersofpaintballguns.Asaprank,agroupofteens

firedpaintballsatChris.ApelletnailedChrisintheface.

Itcausedhimtolosesightinoneeye.

Storieslikethatarebecomingmorecommon.That's

becausethegunsarebeingusedmoreandmoreas

weaponsoutsideofpaintballgamefields.

Anewstudyshowsthatthenumberofinjuriesfrom

paintballhastripledinrecentyears.Thatcouldbe

becausemorepeopleareplayingthegame.Itmightalso

beduetopeopleusingpaintballgunsasweapons.

Somepeopleareshootingpaintballsatcarsandhomes.

Othersareusingpaintballgunstofireatpeopleand

animals.

"We'vehadsomepeoplewhosecarsor[bodies]have

beenhitbypaintballs,"saidthemayorofLakeForest,

Illinois.Asaresult,thattownhasjoinedagrowing

numberoftownsthathavebannedpaintballguns.

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Somepaintballfansthinkthebansareunfair."What

they'vedoneispenalizepeoplewho'vedoneit

responsibly,"onepersonsaid.

Whatdoyouthink?Shouldtownsbanpaintballguns?

Readbothsidesofthedebate.Thendecideforyourself.

Yes!Paintball-GunBansHittheMark.

Astheirnamesuggests,paintballgunsareguns.They

shouldbehandledwithcare."Idon'tthinkpeoplerealize

howdangeroustheyare,"saidthemotherofayoungboy

hurtbyapaintball."Everybody'sgotthem,andthey're

notusingthemastoys."

Paintballgunsareintendedtobeusedinplacesthatare

supervised.Atpaintballgamecenters,playersmustwear

gogglesandfacemasksforsafety.Playersalsomust

followstrictrules.

Onthestreets,however,thosesafetymeasuresdon't

apply.Manytimes,bulliesusepaintballgunstohurt

peopleandtodamageproperty.

Toprotectthepublic,townshaveeveryrighttoban

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paintballguns.

No!BanningPaintballGunsIsOffTarget.

Peopleshouldlightenup.Theyarepickingonpaintball

becauseit'sstillanewsportmanyadultsdon't

understand.

AllenFaircloth,ofBlackRiverPaintballinNorth

Carolina,said,"Justlikeskateboardingorin-line

skating,anytimeakidfellandbrokehisarm,itcasta

badlightonthesport."

"Ifyou'replaying[thegame]thewayit'smeanttobe

played,it'snotreallydangerous,"saidJeremyofNorth

Carolina."Whensomebodytakesabaseballbatand

bashesoutacarwindow,youdon'thearanybodysaying

'Banmajor-leaguebaseball.'"

Townsshouldbackoff.Banningpaintballgunssolves

nothing.

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