Annie Wright School’s Will Carroll had already won the 2024 1A state cross-country championship when two runners came barreling toward the finish line at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Running shoulder to shoulder, just feet from the end, were Bush School senior Duncan Frisbie-Smith and Vashon Island sophomore Josh Healey.
My smartwatch showed that the qualifying time (COT) was only a few seconds away. There was about one kilometer (km) to go until the finish line (FL). Unfortunately, both my thighs were sore after several muscle cramps. I wanted to choose not to finish the race (DNF), but I couldn't! All I could do was walk to keep going. While ...