hour 42
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the us has taken what seems to be a commanding lead.
it isnt the margin,
it is the number of runners still active.
.
but no one will quit.
and i think the sight of us on the leaderboard
hour after hour with 14
then 13 runners
became discouraging to the other teams.
.
i dont think they realized the story behind the numbers
how beat up our guys were.
the team heroes so far have been our 13-14-15 runners,
still in the race on the 42nd hour.
.
sometimes the backyard comes down to how much you are willing to hurt.
you can win if you are willing to hurt more than anyone else..
.
our 13-14-15 runners were willing to pay the price.