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  On the Right Track

  By Edward L., Ozone Park, NY

  I was a short, scrawny boy standing in a sea of tall, muscular men. I watched their sinewy arms with apprehension. A gunshot sounded, and I watched eight bodies of solid muscle fly down the track, arms pumping furiously. I gulped. I was about to compete in the freshman 100-meter heats of the Bru...