At thebeginning of this term, my PE teacher suggested to me that I should take partin the marathon (马拉松赛跑). I was very surprised because I was never a good runner. In orderto1me, he said that if I took part in therace, I would get the highest mark for the term's PE class. Therefore, Idecided to have a try because I had2to lose.

    I preparedfor the race very3. I ran every day in the morning beforeschool. And after school, I practised running with many other runners on thesports ground. I even had the special diet (饮食) for athletes (运动员). I heard that thespecial diet could4me to get good results.

    When the5ofthe marathon arrived, I was very nervous. As usual, I got up in the morning,had my breakfast, and listened to some music. Then my father gave me a6tothe sports ground. All my family wished me good luck because they knew how7thisrace was for me and how much effort I had put into its preparation.

    Mycompetitors looked like athletes. I was8that I would be the last.However, when I started to run, I thought only about the race. As I paid muchattention to the race itself, I did not remember when I9theother runners. Suddenly I realized that I had come first. I was very happy whenI won the race. From the experience, I learn that10alwayscomes out of hard work.