Not every competition allows the competitors to actually see the finish line. A friend of mine used to row in the Oxford crew. You’ve seen those long, sleek, beautiful shells, filled with sweating and straining men, whose movements are so amazingly synchronized as they pull those longs oars through the water. Those men have their backs to the finish line! So how can they possibly finish strong? How do they pace themselves and how do they know when to sprint? If they can’t see the finish line and
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