Teen Helps Collapsed Rival But It’s The Runner Behind Her Who Makes Headlines

Every muscle in her body ached. Her lungs burned and every part of her wanted to quit. She was going on pure determination now. Her body had nothing left. It happened while she was in mid-air. She felt a horrible twinge and her body tightened up with pain.

The pain in her mind was worse than the physical pain as she hit the ground hard. Muffled sounds of shock ran through the crowd as the girl behind her ran towards her. No one could tell what she was actually going to do.

Made For This

Madeline Adams was a freshman in college. While her peers fretted over which courses to take and worried about their future careers, Madeline knew exactly where her destiny lay.

All she’d ever wanted to do was run. In some ways, she felt like she was born for it. It was this passion that led her to the track that day. Now as she lay there in pain and feeling humiliated, everything before seemed so unimportant.

She Had Talent

The athletic team coaches at Boston University knew Madeline was something special when she first tried out for the track team. had encouraged Madeline when it came to her athletic abilities. She had even beaten her own record and could now run a 1500-race in under 5 minutes.

Her ability to keep pushing her own limits spurred her on. She was determined to go forward with running as a career and eyed her college record next. Unfortunately, Madeline didn’t know that all the talent in the world could not prepare a runner for every eventuality.

A New Challenge

The ACC Championship race came to Madeline’s attention soon and she knew she had to win this. Her training regiments were brutal and tested every mental and physical fiber of her being.

All the training and conditioning were to have her mind, body, and muscles in peak shape for the race. However, muscles could be tricky parts of the body as many athletes had discovered in their careers.

Race Day

In Madeline’s pre-race interview, she oozed confidence and felt like a shoo-in for the win. Even when she was asked about the infamous incline portion of the track, Madeline brushed it off as just another challenge.

She lined up on the track beside the other girls. There was a steely look in her eyes and a determination in her heart to run the race of her life. This was it and she was ready.