"We aren’t there yet," I kept saying to myself and the dogs, as the darkness settled, the cold drew closer, and the headlamp behind us diminishing and then disappearing. I didn’t let myself accept our lead, our first place spot, until we crossed the last driveway, less than half a mile from the finish, and that short cruise down the ski hill, when I burst into tears.
We had won, won our first big race, won a Can Am race, the Can Am 100.
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