Hurdle
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Last published Sun, Apr 8, 2012
Tara Kinski is sixteen with college scholarships lined up for track and field. When a serious fall on the hurdles breaks her leg and forces her out of competition, the doctor says that she may never be able to return. Tara ignores him ,and begins building back, with midnight runs and secret times on her treadmill. Who says that she'll never compete again? Tara Kinski is determined to prove them wrong.
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