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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
th
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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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