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<Challenging is beautiful> Do you know 'Hwang young Jo', 'Lee Bong Joo'? Of course you do.  They are Korean marathon players. Have you ever experienced a marathon? Until this year, I had never thought that I would have a chance to marathon. But one day in April, one of my friends called me and said, "YeJee, I have something to tell you. You are taking part in the marathon competition."   She said that the competition was hosted by a famous sport brand and an accessory brand, and up to 7000 people could apply and just a woman whose age is 20s could apply for it.  At first, I didn't believe what she said. I thought it was a joke. But it was true. She secretly applied for the marathon race. The reason she did this was that she wanted that I could have more experience and by having this experience, I could increase patience.   I hesitated because I don't like running too much. But as my friend said, I thought it could be a good experience in my life and I could learn how to be more patient through this chance. So I decided to run in the race. It was in May 26 when the marathons competition was held in Sang-Am World Cup Ground. When I arrived there, there were a lot of participants. Before the race, at the starting point, entertainers 'Haha', 'No Hong Chul' came here to cheer up the participants. They made players laugh by dancing and saying funny jokes. And then, the competition began. There were too many players and the road was quite narrow so I couldn't run well at first. So many participants including me just walked fast. The route led to the 'Han-eul Park' out of Sang Am World Cup Ground. And the destination was the same place as one where we started. So it was total 7km. In the middle of the competition, more many participants started to run faster. So the gap between participants was getting bigger. I didn't want to be behind others so I tried to keep the pace with others as far as I could. But the road was so dust-blowing that I had to run covering the mouth with my hand. Or, there was also a hill. I was becoming out of breath. Besides, my right ankle was a little bit painful when I run faster.   But in front of me a lot of woman participants were running so I thought I could not give up here. And I thought "even some women who look weaker than me are running hard, so if I give up here, I will regret forever." So, I repeated running and walking fast. Soon, I could hear a staff saying, "Cheer up, you guys almost arrived. Run! Run!" I felt excited when he said that. So I run faster and faster.   And finally I arrived at destination in 59minutes. What a relief! Hand some guys were standing in a row and welcomed us at the destination giving us cool water. And as a present for finishing the race, I received a necklace, the collaboration piece by the two brands I mentioned. Even though it was hard, it was really exciting and I though it would be unforgettable memory. I thought I could not do this. Because I thought it is really difficult to run 7km in a certain time. But I made it. So I realized before we try something, we don't have to worry if we make mistake or fail. Trying itself is important. In the future, whenever I try a new thing, I will not worry first. I will be brave as I was.